Comparison

Wood Identifier vs Pathly

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

Head to head
About

Wood Identifier

Instantly identify wood types using just a photo. Access a premium database with detailed characteristics and uses for DIY projects, antiques, or furniture. Save your discoveries for future reference.

Highlights
  • AI-powered wood identification
  • Photo scanning for recognition
  • Premium wood species database
  • Detailed characteristics and uses
  • Discovery history saving
  • Suitable for DIY and collectors
Features
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Wood Identifier helps you instantly recognize wood types with just a photo. Identify various woods for DIY projects, antiques, or furniture. Access our premium database of wood species with detailed characteristics and uses. Save your discoveries in the history section for future reference. Perfect for craftsmen, collectors, and woodworking enthusiasts. This app is using the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pathly

Features
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Want to check a sliced 3D print before you send it to the printer? Pathly opens a G-code file on your iPhone and shows the toolpath in 3D, layer by layer, with print time, filament and size at a glance. Tap Open a G-code File and pick a .gcode, .gco or .nc file from Files, or open one straight from another app. Pathly reads it on your iPhone and draws the path. • 3D TOOLPATH — extrusion moves in color, travel moves in grey, over a soft ground plane. Pinch to zoom and drag to rotate. • LAYER SCRUBBER — slide through the print to see it build up layer by layer, with the current layer number and Z height. • PRINT STATS — estimated print time, filament used, model size (X × Y × Z), layer count, extrude and travel moves, total path length and maximum feed rate. • READS REAL SLICER OUTPUT — G0/G1 moves and G2/G3 arcs, absolute or relative positioning and extrusion, millimeter or inch units, and files up to 80 MB. • SHARE / EXPORT — send the G-code file on to another app, AirDrop or Files. Honest scope: Pathly is a viewer — it doesn't slice, edit or send jobs to a printer. The time estimate uses path lengths and feed rates without acceleration, so your slicer's estimate may differ; filament volume assumes 1.75 mm filament. Binary G-code (.bgcode) isn't supported, and CNC or laser files without extrusion show every move as travel. Very dense files are thinned for display; the stats still count every move. Your files are opened on your iPhone only — nothing is uploaded and no account is needed. Viewing is free and unlimited. The free version shares or exports 3 files; a one-time $4.99 purchase unlocks unlimited exports. No subscription, no ads. Questions: overlapmarr@gmail.com

Screenshots

Wood Identifier3 screens
Pathly2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pathly at every 2 days against Wood Identifier's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Wood Identifier sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Pathly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wood Identifier ships an update every 5 months, Pathly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Wood Identifier versus Pathly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWood IdentifierPathly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer金红 李Jhomar Maravillas

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Wood Identifier

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Unlimited access$24.991 Year
1 purchases

Pathly

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Wood Identifier free?
Wood Identifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pathly free?
Pathly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wood Identifier or Pathly have ads?
Neither Wood Identifier nor Pathly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wood Identifier or Pathly?
Wood Identifier ships an update every 5 months, and Pathly every 2 days. Most recently, Wood Identifier was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pathly on October 25, 2026.

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