Comparison

Bird Identifier & Recognizer vs Flyway Birding

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

Head to head
About

Bird Identifier & Recognizer

Features
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Instantly Recognize Birds with Your Camera! Discover the world of birds with Bird Identifier, your smart birdwatching companion. Instantly identify any bird you see—just snap a photo and let advanced AI reveal the species, details, and fun facts. Perfect for nature lovers, hikers, and curious minds! Key Features: -- Instant Bird Identification: Take a photo or upload one to get fast, accurate results. -- Detailed Bird Profiles: Learn about habitat, behavior, and unique traits. -- Birdwatching History: Save and revisit your identifications. -- User-Friendly Design: Simple, intuitive interface for all ages. -- Multi-Language Support: Enjoy the app in your preferred language. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert birder, Bird Identifier makes exploring nature easy and fun. Download now and start your birdwatching adventure! Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XwDadF6JJHfwI_phvYKJfuZs0m5Gg0wYWCV6F9bWUrk/edit?usp=sharing Terms Of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cYmxDJgq0Lm-35nDgEQ4RbLOtlffnoMROq1Nt8jiNEE/edit?usp=sharing

About

Flyway Birding

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Flyway Birding helps you decide where to go, what to chase, and how to get there. Built for active birders, Flyway combines live eBird sightings, eBird's historical archive, and your own birding history in one fast, map-first field companion. See birds reported near you, spot notable sightings, plan a birding drive, and check every report against the birds you still need. NEW IN 1.4 • Your Route: one screen with numbered stops, hotspots along the drive you can add in a tap, and Start driving always on screen • Smart Trip: pick a goal and a start, and Flyway picks the hotspots and plans the drive • Find a Species history: the hotspots with the most all-time records, with grouped pins and a heat map • Finish & Export opens eBird's import page with your checklist attached FREE • Birds Near You with distance and recent-days filters • Notable Sightings around you or across up to 3 saved regions • Find a Species, recent and historical, with map pins and a heat map • Find a Hotspot by state and county, with hotspot detail and seasonality • Your Patch: track one favourite home birding spot • Target Species with nearby matches (up to 15 targets) • Saved bookmarks: up to 15 sightings, 10 hotspots, and 5 routes • Hotspot Checklists for offline reference (up to 3) • Field checklists: voice entry, photos, hotspot or custom location, a Live Activity, Big Day recap, and one-step export to eBird's import page • Inline weather at hotspots and routes • One free monthly preview of Migration Forecast and Target Probability Forecast • iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, with home-screen and Watch widgets FLYWAY BIRDING PRO Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription for planning, alerts, forecasts, offline use, and backup: • Route Planner: plan a multi-stop birding drive and add hotspots along the way • Smart Trip: Flyway chooses the best hotspots for your goal, targets, and time • Route Checklist: tick off expected species as you drive • Trip Mode: group checklists into multi-day trips with shared targets • Bird Alerts: rare birds, targets, and life birds nearby, plus Apple Watch alerts • Life List import from My eBird CSV, with life, state, year, and month lists • Up to 5 Notable regions at once • Migration Forecast, Hotspot Heat Index with a heat map, and Target Probability Forecast, built on eBird's archive via GBIF • Year-Pace Tracker with Big Year milestones • Offline Data for off-grid hotspots and species lists • iCloud Sync to back up and restore your lists • Explorer: tap anywhere on the map for its hotspots and recent species • Tide Times at coastal hotspots • Unlimited targets, saved sightings, hotspots, routes, patches, and hotspot checklists If a Pro subscription ends, your data is kept; you just can't add new items past the free limits. PRIVACY No accounts and no Flyway servers. Your eBird token stays in the iOS Keychain and your life-list history stays on your device. No advertising, analytics, or tracking SDKs. PRICING • Flyway Birding Pro Monthly: $3.99 / month • Flyway Birding Pro Annual: $29.99 / year, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. GOOD TO KNOW • No sign-in needed. An optional free eBird API token (ebird.org/api/keygen) gives you your own request quota. • Checklists upload on eBird's own import page; eBird has no public submission API. • Location and notifications are optional and used only for features you turn on. • Bird data from eBird (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) and GBIF (eBird Observation Dataset, CC BY 4.0). Weather from MET Norway. Maps by Mapbox. Flyway is not affiliated with eBird or the Cornell Lab. Privacy Policy: https://nature-tools.com/privacy/ Terms (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bird Identifier & Recognizer3 screens
Flyway Birding4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flyway Birding at none against Bird Identifier & Recognizer's 2. Flyway Birding also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Bird Identifier & Recognizer's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bird Identifier & Recognizer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Flyway Birding asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Bird Identifier & Recognizer versus Flyway Birding: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBird Identifier & RecognizerFlyway Birding
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBulent HanciMARTY RADD ICENOGGLE

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bird Identifier & Recognizer

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Annual Subscription$9.991 Year
None

Flyway Birding

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bird Identifier & Recognizer free?
Bird Identifier & Recognizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flyway Birding free?
Flyway Birding is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bird Identifier & Recognizer or Flyway Birding have ads?
Neither Bird Identifier & Recognizer nor Flyway Birding shows ads.

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