Comparison

Birdfy vs Mahjong Card Studio

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

Head to head
About

Birdfy

Track and record birds visiting your backyard with live streaming and automatic clip capture. Organize footage by species, share observations with a global community, and monitor nesting processes. Optional cloud services offer advanced AI recognition and extended recording.

Highlights
  • Live stream bird visitor tracking
  • Automatic moment capture
  • Categorized video collection by species
  • Community sharing of observations
  • Nesting and hatching process tracking
  • AI-powered bird identification
  • Cloud storage and extended recording
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

Mahjong Card Studio

Easily design and print custom American Mahjong cards for leagues, parties, or personal events. Choose from numerous holiday and life-milestone templates, personalize them with thematic elements, and export print-ready PDFs.

Highlights
  • Design custom American Mahjong cards
  • Print-ready PDF export
  • Holiday and life-milestone templates
  • Personalize with thematic elements
  • Trifold format for US Letter
  • Create 55-hand cards
Features
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Mahjong Card Studio Design and print your own American Mahjong card — beautifully, in minutes. Mahjong Card Studio is the simplest way to create a complete 55-hand American Mahjong card and print it as a true letter-size trifold. Whether you're running a league, hosting a themed party, or commemorating a once-in-a-lifetime moment, every card you make is yours — designed by you, printed by you, played at your table. 19 Holiday Templates, Ready to Personalize Each holiday template is a fully realized 55-hand card — complete with thematic section titles, emoji accents, a tagline, and a four-digit signature anchor that replaces the calendar year, so your card never feels dated. Christmas · New Year · Valentine's Day · St. Patrick's Day · Easter · Passover · Cinco de Mayo · Mother's Day · Father's Day · Memorial Day · Independence Day · Labor Day · Halloween · Thanksgiving · Veterans Day · Hanukkah · Lunar New Year · MLK Day · Presidents' Day 12 Life-Milestone Templates for Unforgettable Occasions The same meticulous 55-hand structure, thoughtfully themed for the moments that matter most: Weddings · Milestone Anniversaries · Engagements · Bridal Showers · Bachelorette & Bachelor Parties · Baby Showers · Milestone Birthdays · Graduations · Promotions · Retirements · Housewarmings · Health & Recovery Open any template, refine it to match the guest of honor, and print enough for every player at the table. Print-Ready, Every Time Export to a polished PDF formatted for US Letter, landscape, trifold — the exact format Mahjong players have been folding for decades. Print at home, or send the file to your local print shop. What you see in the editor is precisely what arrives in your hands. Made For- -League directors crafting custom cards for tournaments and special events -Hosts planning a Mahjong-themed wedding, shower, birthday, or holiday gathering -Instructors and clubs designing tailored practice cards for students -Players who want the joy of a card built entirely their way Design it. Print it. Play it. Mahjong Card Studio turns the card you've always imagined into the card on your table. Terms of Service https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Birdfy4 screens
Mahjong Card Studio3 screens

Verdict

The call

Birdfy and Mahjong Card Studio both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Mahjong Card Studio's written reviews are positive against 50% of Birdfy's. Mahjong Card Studio also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). Birdfy's advantage is ratings volume (4K vs 6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Mahjong Card Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mahjong Card Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birdfy has 4K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Birdfy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mahjong Card Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birdfy ships an update every 9 days, Mahjong Card Studio every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Birdfy versus Mahjong Card Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirdfyMahjong Card Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (4K ratings)4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size298 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNETVUE, INC.Lores Logic LLC

Customer experience

Birdfy

All ratings3,972 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative18.3%
Written reviews830 reviews
Positive49.6%
Neutral7.8%
Negative42.5%

Mahjong Card Studio

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Mahjong Card Studio

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
3 purchases

Mahjong Card Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Mahjong Card Studio Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Mahjong Card Studio Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mahjong Card Studio Print$0.99

Questions

Is Birdfy free?
Birdfy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mahjong Card Studio free?
Mahjong Card Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Birdfy or Mahjong Card Studio?
Mahjong Card Studio is rated higher. Birdfy averages 4.2 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while Mahjong Card Studio averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Birdfy or Mahjong Card Studio have ads?
Neither Birdfy nor Mahjong Card Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Birdfy or Mahjong Card Studio?
Birdfy ships an update every 9 days, and Mahjong Card Studio every 3 days. Most recently, Birdfy was updated on November 12, 2026 and Mahjong Card Studio on November 5, 2026.

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