Comparison

Bubatzkarte vs FreeTree

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

Head to head
About

Bubatzkarte

Discover visibility areas and prohibition zones for protected places under German Cannabis law. Interactive maps show distances and time regulations for pedestrian zones, with 3D visualization and GPS tracking for precise location awareness.

Highlights
  • Interactive prohibition zone maps
  • Line of sight distance calculation
  • Timed pedestrian zone display
  • Integrated Cannabis law text
  • 3D map visualization
  • GPS tracking for current position
  • Dark mode support
Features
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The Bubatzkarte app is your digital companion for cannabis consumption in Germany, showing you interactively where consumption is permitted. Plus, discover interesting spots in your area! CHECK CONSUMPTION RULES Tap a point on the map to see which protected site creates the restricted zone: schools, daycares, playgrounds, sports facilities, youth centers, or military areas. Each zone indicates the reason for the restriction and the required distance. LINE-OF-SIGHT AID Legally, a direct line of sight to a protected site counts as a restriction. Bubatzkarte maps this out and displays the distance in meters, helping you determine if consumption is allowed despite the marked zone. NEARBY LOCATIONS Cannabis Social Clubs, shops, pharmacies, and Eventsβ€”sorted by distance from your current location. Access comprehensive details for every entry. TIME-BASED PEDESTRIAN ZONES In pedestrian zones, the ban applies only during specific hours. Bubatzkarte factors this in and shows you the time remaining until the ban lifts. PARK BENCHES Every park bench in your area is marked on the map: handy when you're looking for a permitted spot to sit. INTEGRATED CANNABIS LAW Read the key legal sections without leaving the app. Source: recht.bund.de/bgbl/1/2024/109/VO.html 3D VIEW Buildings are displayed as 3D models, helping you navigate through densely built-up areas. DARK MODE The map and app switch to a dark theme for nighttime use, reducing eye strain in low-light conditions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FreeTree

Features
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There is free fruit growing on your street. FreeTree shows you where. FreeTree maps publicly accessible fruit and nut trees β€” apples, pears, cherries, plums, mirabelles, quinces, walnuts, sweet chestnuts and more β€” using the open tree registers that cities publish themselves. Over 1.3 million trees across more than 200 cities. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Browse the map. Every tree is a pin, coloured by what it bears. Filter by apples, pears, stone fruit, berries, nuts, or the rare finds. β€’ See what is ready now. Harvest windows are worked out per species and per climate zone, so a walnut in Hamburg and one in Vienna do not claim the same week. β€’ Save the trees you care about and get a notification when one comes into season. β€’ Search by species or place, or just look at what is near you. β€’ Report what you find: that a tree is ripe, already picked, or identified wrongly. Add a tree the city does not know about. β€’ Watering advice during dry spells, for the young street trees that need it. BUILT ON PUBLIC DATA Every tree comes from a municipality's own open register, and every source is credited in the app with its publisher, licence and vintage. Nothing is scraped from somewhere it should not be. WORKS WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Exploring, saving and reporting all work signed out. Your saved trees live on your device. An account is optional and exists so your list survives a new phone. NO ADS, NO TRACKING No advertising, no advertising identifiers, no analytics SDKs, and we never sell your data. Your location is used to answer the question in front of you and is not stored against your device. Servers are in Germany. PICK RESPONSIBLY Some of these are young trees with little to give yet. Take what you will use, leave some for the next person and for the birds, and do not damage branches. Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.

Screenshots

Bubatzkarte4 screens
FreeTree4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bubatzkarte and FreeTree are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bubatzkarte versus FreeTree: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubatzkarteFreeTree
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews85.7% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size45 MB54 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLEA SYSTEMS KGAvenzaSoft UG

In-app purchases

None

Bubatzkarte

No in-app purchases

None

FreeTree

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bubatzkarte free?
Bubatzkarte is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FreeTree free?
FreeTree is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bubatzkarte or FreeTree have ads?
Neither Bubatzkarte nor FreeTree shows ads.

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