Comparison

Birdfy vs Adapet CGM V Plus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Birdfy

Monitor your backyard visitors in real-time with live streaming and automatic video capture of birds and animals. Organize clips by species, track nesting processes, and share your discoveries with a global community. Optional cloud services offer advanced AI recognition and extended recording.

Highlights
  • Live stream bird and animal activity
  • Automatic video capture of detected moments
  • Categorize clips by bird species
  • Track nesting and hatching processes
  • Community sharing of observations
  • AI-powered species identification (cloud service)
  • Customizable highlight reels (cloud service)
Features
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The Bird Side of Life 1. Live Stream: Real-time Bird Visitor Tracking - View the device's live feed anytime, anywhere to track birds or animals visiting your backyard. 2. Moment Auto-Capture: Automatically Record Wonderful Moments - The device automatically records short video clips when it detects birds or other creatures, saving key moments without manual operation. You can view these directly within the app. 3. Categorized Collection: Manage Wonderful Clips by Bird Species - Sort videos by bird species based on recognition results or your manual selection, allowing you to easily find, manage, and browse your collected video content. 4. Community Sharing: Explore Other Users' Fascinating Observations - Share or browse wonderful content of bird visits with users worldwide. Enjoy an immersive video stream experience that supports Browse by bird species, expanding your birdwatching horizons. 5. Bird Nesting & Hatching Process Tracking (for Birdhouse Devices) - Automatically identify and record the complete process of birds from nest building, laying eggs, hatching, to fledging. The process is automatically archived by stages, allowing you to browse the entire lifecycle on a timeline. Finally, a merged video is generated, fully presenting the precious process of nesting and raising young. 6. Cloud Services (Optional Paid Premium Features) - AI Recognition Cloud Service: When enabled, it supports more intelligent video analysis and content organization, including: * Accurate Identification: 6000+ bird/animal identification, accurately recognizing species like birds, squirrels, and other visiting animals in your device's footage. * Highlights: Automatically generates daily highlights, selecting the most exciting moments of the day. * Monthly/Annual Recap: The system organizes and generates monthly and annual highlight video compilations for easy review and saving. * Birdfy Data: Records bird visit times, frequency, and species, generating data reports. * Smart Moment List Filtering: Supports quick filtering of interesting bird videos by recognition results, improving Browse efficiency. - MVR Cloud Service * Standard recording is 20 seconds. Subscribing provides longer moment recording times (30 seconds+) and longer moment preservation times. - Collection Cloud Service * Standard users have only 5GB of collection memory. Subscribing increases collection memory to 20GB+.

About

Adapet CGM V Plus

Features
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Ensure your pet’s optimal health with our intuitive, comprehensive Pet Health Tracker! Our app simplifies glucose monitoring, health management, and veterinary communication, providing you peace of mind and actionable insights at your fingertips. Key Features: Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM): Track your pet’s glucose levels in real-time, view easy-to-read graphs, and receive instant alerts if levels go beyond the safe range. Activity & Diet Logging: Effortlessly record your pet’s meals, exercise routines, and health-related activities to correlate behaviors and glucose fluctuations. Customized Pet Profiles: Maintain detailed health profiles including breed, weight, age, and medical data for personalized care. Vet Connectivity: Quickly find and connect with veterinary clinics, simplifying appointments and professional consultations. Detailed Health Reports: Export comprehensive health data reports directly from the app, aiding in informed veterinary assessments. Protect your pet’s well-being with proactive care. Download today and revolutionize the way you manage pet health! Ideal for: Pet owners managing diabetes or other glucose-related health conditions. Pet parents seeking an easy way to document diet and activities. Veterinary professionals needing reliable, continuous health data.

Screenshots

Birdfy4 screens
Adapet CGM V Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Adapet CGM V Plus at none against Birdfy's 10. Adapet CGM V Plus also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). Birdfy's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Birdfy sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.39 per month. Adapet CGM V Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birdfy ships an update every 10 days, Adapet CGM V Plus every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Birdfy versus Adapet CGM V Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirdfyAdapet CGM V Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (3.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size290 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNETVUE, INC.Adapet Medical LLC

Bugs and requests

Birdfy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to delete devices
  • Unreliable live view and video uploads
  • Unexpected app logout and account deletion

Requested features

5 requests
  • Batch editing for misidentified birds
  • Favorites/frequently spotted section
  • Landscape mode support
  • Customizable notification sounds
  • Motion detection sensitivity adjustments

Adapet CGM V Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Birdfy

Subscriptions9
  • Collection Storage Basic mo.$2.391 Month
  • MVR - Basic - Monthly$2.391 Month
  • MVR - Plus - Monthly$3.591 Month
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  • Hummingbird Recognition mo.$4.691 Month
  • Bird Recognition Basic mo.$5.891 Month
  • Collection Storage Pro mo.$7.091 Month
  • Collection Storage Basic ann.$23.491 Year
  • MVR - Basic - Annual$23.491 Year
  • Bird Recognition Basic ann.$57.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bird Recognition Lifetime Plan$99.99
None

Adapet CGM V Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Birdfy free?
Birdfy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Adapet CGM V Plus free?
Adapet CGM V Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Birdfy or Adapet CGM V Plus have ads?
Neither Birdfy nor Adapet CGM V Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Birdfy or Adapet CGM V Plus?
Birdfy ships an update every 10 days, and Adapet CGM V Plus every 2 days. Most recently, Birdfy was updated on November 7, 2026 and Adapet CGM V Plus on October 30, 2026.

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