eBird Alert! vs Birdwise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eBird Alert!
Discover rare bird sightings in your vicinity using data from a global bird record database. Customize your search by distance, recency, and location, and access identification details and photos to aid in spotting. Easily open sighting locations in your preferred map application.
- View rare and local bird sightings
- Customize sighting proximity and recency
- Select specific nearby counties
- Open sighting locations in maps
- Access identification details and photos
- Add sightings to eBird checklists
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eBird Alert! shows rare bird sightings in your area, found from the checklists your fellow birders have submitted to eBird -- a global online database of bird records used by hundreds of thousands of birders around the world. Features - Select how nearby and how recent the sightings can be. - Select which nearby county in which to find birds. - See rarities or all local birds. - Open a sighting location in Apple or Google Maps. - See all sighting comments for a particular location. - Get identification details and photos to help you spot the bird,. - If you spot it, add it to your checklist in the eBird app. Privacy - eBird Alert! requires your location to find nearby birds. It will never upload your location, or any other data, to any server.
Birdwise
Enhance your bird identification abilities with interactive decks of bird images and audio. Engage in various modes like Ranked, Training, and Learn to test and improve your knowledge.
- Bird image and audio decks
- Ranked mode for timed challenges
- Training mode for accuracy checks
- Learn mode for guided study
- Improve bird identification skills
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Improve your bird ID skills by training with decks of bird images and audio Modes: - Ranked: Get as many right as you can in 60 seconds and see your rank - Training: Answer cards to check your accuracy - Learn: Flip through cards while seeing the correct answer Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eBird Alert! at none against Birdwise's 1. Birdwise's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Birdwise sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. eBird Alert! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Birdwise holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
eBird Alert! ships an update monthly, Birdwise fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eBird Alert! | Birdwise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colin Rafferty | Trevor Pennington |
Customer experience
eBird Alert!
Birdwise
In-app purchases
eBird Alert!
No in-app purchases
Birdwise
- Birdwise pro$11.99
