Comparison

Identify Insect vs Insect Identifier

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

Head to head
About

Identify Insect

Instantly identify insects with a photo using advanced AI. Explore detailed profiles, track your discoveries, and organize them into custom collections. Ideal for gardeners, nature enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the insect world.

Highlights
  • Instant AI insect identification
  • Detailed insect profiles
  • Track insect discoveries
  • Organize with custom collections
  • View geographical distribution
  • Learn about ecological importance
Features
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Your Ultimate Insect Guide – Bug Finder Stop searching — Bug Finder has everything you need to become an entomology expert! Whether you're keeping pests out of your garden or admiring butterflies in the park, our insect identifier has you covered. What Can You Do with Bug Finder? - Identify insects instantly Ever spotted a bug and wondered if it's a pest or a helpful insect? No need to memorize species details—just snap a photo of any bug, butterfly, spider, or slug, and our advanced AI will identify it instantly. Each insect profile includes: - Detailed description - Effects on people, animals, plants, and other insects - Geographical distribution - Ecological importance - Life-cycle stages - Characteristics - Habitat and distribution - Active seasons - Behavior and diet - Fun facts Track Your Discoveries Never lose track of the insects you identify! All your finds are automatically saved in Snap History, so you don’t have to manually record every pest or rare butterfly you encounter. Create and Manage Collections Organize your insect discoveries effortlessly with custom collections. Our intuitive interface lets you categorize bugs and spiders, ensuring quick access to essential information anytime, anywhere. Create wishlists of the rare species you want to find. Start Exploring Today! Download Bug Finder and dive into the world of insects now. Upgrade to Bug Finder Premium for Unlimited Access - Choose from weekly or annual subscription plans. - Auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Terms of Use - https://www.brilliantapps.se/bug-finder#terms-of-use Privacy Policy - https://www.brilliantapps.se/bug-finder#privacy-policy

About

Insect Identifier

Features
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Point your camera at a bug and Cicara tells you what it is. A ladybird on the roses, a wasp by the bin, something with too many legs under a plant pot. Take a photo and you get the name, the scientific name, and the one thing you actually want to know: does it bite or sting, and what should you do about it. WHAT YOU GET • The name, in your language, in a few seconds • A clear risk level: harmless, caution, or dangerous • What it can actually do to a person, in plain words • What to do about it in a house or a garden • Size, family, habitat and season • One genuinely interesting fact about it A COLLECTION THAT STAYS YOURS Every bug you identify is saved with its photo and the day you found it. Over a season the garden becomes a list. Your collection lives on your phone, and the photo sent for identification is not kept afterwards. AN OFFLINE FIELD GUIDE Forty common species come with the app: butterflies, beetles, spiders, bees and wasps, ants, flies and mosquitoes, household pests. Searchable, readable on a plane, and it works whether or not you turn identification on. BUILT TO BE HONEST Cicara tells you when it is not sure, and shows you what else it could be. Identifications from a photo can be wrong, and the app says so instead of pretending otherwise. The risk notes are general information, not medical advice. PRIVACY YOU CAN CHECK Before a single photo leaves your phone, the app tells you what is sent and asks. Decline and the encyclopedia keeps working. Turn it back off any time in Settings. No name, no email, no account, no location, no tracking. CICARA PRO Taking the photo is free. Cicara Pro is what opens the answer: the name, the risk level and what to do about it, for as many bugs as you meet. The offline encyclopedia of forty species stays free either way. SUBSCRIPTION AND TERMS Cicara Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and it renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html Privacy Policy: https://cicara-app.web.app/privacy

Screenshots

Identify Insect4 screens
Insect Identifier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Identify Insect at none against Insect Identifier's shown. Insect Identifier's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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. Identify Insect sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Insect Identifier sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Identify Insect ships an update every 11 days, Insect Identifier every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Identify Insect versus Insect Identifier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdentify InsectInsect Identifier
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (31 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrilliant Apps Sweden ABCEM EMRE TAN

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Identify Insect

Subscriptions7
  • Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium$19.991 Year
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  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Insect Identifier

Subscriptions2
  • Cicara Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Cicara Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Identify Insect free?
Identify Insect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Insect Identifier free?
Insect Identifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Identify Insect or Insect Identifier have ads?
Insect Identifier shows ads; Identify Insect does not.
Which is updated more often, Identify Insect or Insect Identifier?
Identify Insect ships an update every 11 days, and Insect Identifier every 6 days. Most recently, Identify Insect was updated on November 4, 2026 and Insect Identifier on October 29, 2026.

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