Comparison

ArboRefD vs TreeCanopy

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

Head to head
About

ArboRefD

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ArboRefD helps evaluating the breakage safety of trees with localized defects whose trunk still has an intact cross-section higher up. This is one of the practical applications of Allometric Self-Referencing (ASR) for evaluating the breakage and uprooting safety of defective mature trees. To document the results for a specific tree, we recommend saving a screenshot after entering all data in the current version. Additional features are currently being developed for the app. If you buy the app with a one-time purchase and enclose the corresponding app invoice with your next order of a measuring device (ABT, DNT, RES) from RINNTECH, you will receive a discount.

About

TreeCanopy

Features
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TreeCanopy is the tree survey and job app for tree service companies. Talk the tree in. Send the estimate. Run the job with your crew. Send the invoice. It all starts from one survey. BUILT FOR THE FIELD β€’ Big buttons and big type, made for gloves, sunlight and wet hands. β€’ One orange button shows the next step. Nothing else on the screen competes with it. β€’ Talk a tree in. Species, height, stem, condition and work fill in as fields. Too loud for the mic? Tap "By hand" beside it. β€’ Drop a pin on every tree, GPS-anchored. β€’ Photograph the tree. Pl@ntNet suggests three species. You confirm one. NO SIGNAL, NO PROBLEM Pins, photos and recordings are saved on your phone first and sent when signal returns. A recording made offline is turned into notes once you are back online. The sync pill shows what is still waiting. FROM SURVEY TO INVOICE β€’ Quotes and estimates: the survey's recommendations become a quote. Send it to the customer from the app. β€’ Jobs: when the customer accepts, the job is drafted for you. Book it and assign a crew. β€’ Crew mode: your crew sees their own jobs. Risk assessment first, then before photos, the work, after photos. The crew lead taps "On my way" and the customer gets an email. β€’ Invoices: invoice the finished job and mark it paid when the money lands. β€’ Reports: tap "Generate report". A PDF drafts from your voice notes. You edit, sign, send. STANDARDS WHEN YOU WANT THEM Standards packs are opt-in, so the simple survey stays simple. A complete BS 5837 pack ships today for UK work. ANSI A300 and TRAQ packs are on the roadmap. Tell us which you need. PRICING β€’ Free trial: 14 days, no card. 20 voice notes and 2 reports, enough for one full survey. β€’ Solo: one seat, 200 voice notes and 20 reports a month. Monthly or annual billing. β€’ Practice Crew: one flat price for 5 office seats. The crew in the field join free, with no limit. β€’ Boost packs: +100 voice notes or +10 reports when you need them. β€’ Enterprise: contract-only for larger teams, councils and consultancies. Contact us. Prices are shown in your local currency at checkout. Annual billing saves at least a third. After the trial, TreeCanopy stays open in read-only mode: every survey you have created stays viewable and exportable, forever. You only pay when you want to create new work. PRIVACY Full policy at treecanopy.app/privacy. WHO IT'S FOR Tree service companies and tree care crews of 1 to 10 people, solo arborists, and consulting arborists doing tree inventories, inspections and reports. ABOUT Made by Aurenia Group, with working and consulting arborists. Short sentences, no jargon, work that earns afternoons back. Questions: support@treecanopy.app Privacy Policy: https://app.treecanopy.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Full subscription terms: https://app.treecanopy.app/terms

Screenshots

ArboRefD3 screens
TreeCanopy4 screens

Verdict

The call

ArboRefD and TreeCanopy are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. ArboRefD sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and TreeCanopy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ArboRefD versus TreeCanopy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArboRefDTreeCanopy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size58 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrank RinnAurenia Group Limited

In-app purchases

8 purchases

ArboRefD

One-time8
  • 1 Day$0.99
  • 1-Day-Pass$0.99
  • 1-Week-Pass$4.99
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  • Full version (Week)$5.99
  • Full version (Month)$11.99
  • 1-Month-Pass$12.99
  • Full version (Year)$49.99
  • 1-Year-Pass$59.99
4 purchases

TreeCanopy

Subscriptions2
  • TreeCanopy Solo$24.991 Month
  • TreeCanopy Solo Annual$199.991 Year
One-time2
  • Voice Boost Pack$5.99
  • Report Boost Pack$5.99

Questions

Is ArboRefD free?
ArboRefD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TreeCanopy free?
TreeCanopy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ArboRefD or TreeCanopy have ads?
Neither ArboRefD nor TreeCanopy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArboRefD or TreeCanopy?
ArboRefD ships an update every 4 weeks, and TreeCanopy every 4 weeks. Most recently, ArboRefD was updated on November 5, 2026 and TreeCanopy on October 31, 2026.

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