COOLFLY:Free Bird ID&Community vs Waypoint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
COOLFLY:Free Bird ID&Community
Connect with fellow bird enthusiasts worldwide. Share photos and videos of your backyard visitors, manage bird feeders, and explore a global community of nature lovers. Discover new species and learn through shared experiences.
- Bird feeder management
- Photo and video sharing
- Global birdwatching community
- Explore birding stories
- Participate in challenges
- Connect with enthusiasts
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COOLFLY is a global community where bird lovers share the joy of backyard birdwatching with the world. With COOLFLY, you can seamlessly manage your bird feeders, capture beautiful photos and videos of your feathered visitors, and share them with an interactive community of fellow enthusiasts. COOLFLY is more than a feeder management app — it is a window into nature, a companion for your backyard discoveries, and a playground for sharing and learning about birds. Even without a feeder, you can still join the community: explore birdwatching stories from around the globe, enjoy stunning videos, and connect with others by uploading content, leaving comments, and participating in fun challenges and activities. 【COOLFLY Membership Package Details】 COOLFLY is free to use. For those who want enhanced features, you can upgrade to one of the following membership plans: - VIP Plus Yearly - VIP Pro Yearly 【Purchase Rules】 - Cancel Subscription: Please turn off auto-renewal in your iTunes/Apple ID settings at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. - Renewal: Your iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the subscription expires. Once the payment is confirmed, the subscription will automatically renew for the next period. - Privacy Policy: https://coolflycloud.com/coolfly/pp/privacy_policy_en_us.html - Smart Service Agreement: https://coolflycloud.com/coolfly/isp/intelligent_services_protocol_en_us.html - Continuous Subscription Service Agreement: https://coolflycloud.com/coolfly/cssa/continuous_subscription_service_agreement_en_us.html
Waypoint
This app helps hunters improve their skills through a structured system. It offers a community feed for sharing insights, tools for logging harvests, and educational resources like webinars and lessons.
- Community feed for sharing and discussion
- Harvest logging with details and photos
- Live and recorded webinars
- Lesson library for skill development
- User profile with membership details
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Waypoint is the community app for Process Based Hunter — built for hunters who want to get better through a real system, not guesswork. Connect with other hunters in the community feed, share what you're seeing, and post replies. Log your harvests — animal, weight, notes, and photos — and keep a running record of your season. Join live webinars and catch up on past recordings, and work through the lesson library to sharpen your process-based approach in the field. Your profile keeps your contact info and purchase history in one place, so everything about your Process Based Hunter membership travels with you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Waypoint at none against COOLFLY:Free Bird ID&Community's 6. Waypoint also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). COOLFLY:Free Bird ID&Community's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. COOLFLY:Free Bird ID&Community sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Waypoint asks for nothing beyond the download.
Waypoint holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: COOLFLY:Free Bird ID&Community has 1.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
COOLFLY:Free Bird ID&Community ships an update weekly, Waypoint every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | COOLFLY:Free Bird ID&Community | Waypoint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.7K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 256 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Coolfly Inc | Process Based Hunter LLC |
Customer experience
COOLFLY:Free Bird ID&Community
Waypoint
Bugs and requests
COOLFLY:Free Bird ID&Community
Reported bugs
12 issues- App timeout and internal server errors
- Verification code emails not arriving during signup
- App won't connect to WiFi despite troubleshooting
- Videos not saving to local SD card properly
- Audio out of sync when downloading or sharing videos
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- App constantly loading and unresponsive after updates
- iPad version non-functional
- Missing bird/pet/person detection alerts
- Camera won't reconnect after initial pairing
- App crashes when trying to delete videos
- Recent update removed ability to change camera sensitivity
- Notification system broken - doesn't lead to live view
Requested features
10 requests- Multi-camera live view simultaneously
- Automatic bird identification without posting to community
- Delete all videos option (recently restored)
- Better camera angle to see birds inside feeder
- Improved app navigation and user interface
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- Ability to mark/tag videos by bird type
- Adjustable camera sensitivity settings
- Local SD card storage without cloud dependency
- Instant notifications with live view access
- Better documentation and tutorial videos
Waypoint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
COOLFLY:Free Bird ID&Community
- Watcher VIP Monthly$2.991 Month
- Plus VIP Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Pro VIP Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- Plus VIP Quarterly7 Days trial$17.993 Months
- Plus VIP Yearly7 Days trial$59.901 Year
- Pro VIP Yearly7 Days trial$105.991 Year
Waypoint
No in-app purchases







