Working Trees App vs Guardião
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Working Trees App
This app helps users quickly measure trees to estimate carbon sequestration. It manages sample plots, planting campaigns, and tree data collection, even offline. Features include a visual interface for measurements, data management, and a map tool for planting locations.
- Estimate carbon sequestration in woody biomass
- Manage sample plots and tree data
- Record tree diameter and height
- Geolocation and photo capture
- Offline data collection
- Map tool for planting locations
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Working Trees App provides a way to simply and quickly acquire the measurements needed to estimate carbon sequestration in woody biomass. Measure the parameters needed to estimate the carbon stored in trees. Manage sample plots, tree planting campaigns, and tree data collection efforts. Use structure-from-motion analysis to record tree diameter and tree height, geolocation, photos, and more. Don’t have cellular service? No problem - your data will get uploaded once you’re back in range. Features include: - Visual interface to measure trees - Data management for sample plots - Map tool to record tree planting locations
Guardião
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Guardião helps Indigenous Communities keep watch over areas at risk of deforestation: - Receive alerts when satellite imagery shows signs of forest loss - Review and contribute to deforestation reports from other users - Use the map to get overview and track deforestation over time
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Verdict
Working Trees App and Guardião are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Working Trees App ships an update monthly, Guardião every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Working Trees App | Guardião |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WORKING TREES, INC. | capacity foundation |
In-app purchases
Working Trees App
No in-app purchases
Guardião
No in-app purchases
