Comparison

eBird Alert! vs Chirp Widget

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Chirp Widget

Identify birds from your photos and create a personalized digital sanctuary. Save discovered species, collect realistic artwork, and customize your sanctuary with various elements. Track your bird sightings and profile statistics.

Highlights
  • Identify birds from photos
  • Save sightings to sanctuary
  • Collect realistic bird artwork
  • Customize digital sanctuary
  • Track bird collection stats
Features
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Chirp helps you identify birds from your photos and build a personal sanctuary from the species you discover. Take or upload a bird photo, review the identification, and save the bird to your sanctuary. Chirp keeps the bird's common name, scientific name, rarity, sighting details, and generated bird artwork together so your collection feels alive instead of buried in a camera roll. Use Chirp to: - Identify birds from photos - Save sightings to your sanctuary - Collect realistic bird artwork - Customize your sanctuary with birds, branches, and habitats - Track your bird collection and profile stats Chirp is built for bird lovers, casual nature walks, backyard discoveries, and anyone who wants a more playful way to remember the birds they have seen.

Screenshots

eBird Alert!4 screens
Chirp Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: eBird Alert! at 100% against Chirp Widget's 0%. eBird Alert! also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Chirp Widget's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Chirp Widget sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. eBird Alert! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eBird Alert! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of eBird Alert!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Chirp Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eBird Alert! ships an update monthly, Chirp Widget weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
eBird Alert! versus Chirp Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereBird Alert!Chirp Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColin RaffertyHenry Hill

Customer experience

eBird Alert!

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chirp Widget

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

eBird Alert!

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Chirp Widget

One-time5
  • 100 worms$1.99
  • 250 worms$2.99
  • 500 worms$4.99
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  • 1000 worms$7.99
  • The Golden Worm$24.99

Questions

Is eBird Alert! free?
eBird Alert! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chirp Widget free?
Chirp Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, eBird Alert! or Chirp Widget?
eBird Alert! is rated higher. eBird Alert! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Chirp Widget averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do eBird Alert! or Chirp Widget have ads?
Neither eBird Alert! nor Chirp Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eBird Alert! or Chirp Widget?
eBird Alert! ships an update monthly, and Chirp Widget weekly. Most recently, eBird Alert! was updated on October 14, 2026 and Chirp Widget on October 7, 2026.

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