CitSci vs Mushroom Observer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CitSci
Empower your community with a tool for collecting and uploading scientific observations. This app facilitates citizen science projects, allowing users to contribute valuable data directly to a central platform.
- Data collection for citizen science
- Upload observations to CitSci.org
- Empowers community science projects
- Syncs with web platform
- Facilitates observation contribution
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The CitSci mobile app is a data collection app for citizen scientists that syncs up with CitSci.org. The app augments the web site by empowering users to collect and upload observations to CitSci.org. The app helps people and communities do great citizen science.
Mushroom Observer
Document fungi discoveries directly from your mobile device. Record detailed observations and contribute to a community-driven database of fungal life. Ideal for naturalists and researchers documenting specimens in the field.
- Record fungi observations
- Document field discoveries
- Contribute to a database
- Mobile specimen recording
- Fungal life documentation
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Record observations of fungi found in the field on the Mushroom Observer mobile app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mushroom Observer at fortnightly against CitSci's every 6 weeks. Mushroom Observer also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CitSci ships an update every 6 weeks, Mushroom Observer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CitSci | Mushroom Observer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Greg Newman | Mushroom Observer, Inc. |
Customer experience
CitSci
Mushroom Observer
In-app purchases
CitSci
No in-app purchases
Mushroom Observer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CitSci free?
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Do CitSci or Mushroom Observer have ads?
Which is updated more often, CitSci or Mushroom Observer?
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