TreeRings vs FireIntel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TreeRings
Analyze tree cross-sections to estimate age and understand past growing conditions. Discover historical climate patterns by comparing data from multiple trees.
- Estimate tree age by counting growth rings
- Analyze yearly growing conditions
- Discover historical climate patterns
- Simple photo analysis
- Insights for hikers and foresters
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TreeRings helps you explore the hidden history of trees. By analyzing a photo of a tree’s cross-section, the app estimates the tree’s age by counting its growth rings. Beyond age, TreeRings also gives an indication of how favorable each year was. Wider rings may reflect years with good growing conditions — for example, a rainy summer — while narrower rings can hint at harsher times. These are always approximations, but they can provide fascinating insights when you’re on a hike, studying forestry, or working as a forest ranger. By comparing results from multiple trees in a region, TreeRings can even suggest patterns about the local climate over time. Simple to use: just point to the center of the cross-section and let TreeRings do the rest
FireIntel
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FireIntel empowers users to find the latest fire weather reports through the NWS API. The NWS website was never designed for mobile phone users. This app provides an easy, mobile-friendly route to find, and save the official tubular fire weather forecasts in your area.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FireIntel at Free against TreeRings's $0.99. FireIntel also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.4). TreeRings's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
FireIntel is free to download; TreeRings costs $0.99 up front. FireIntel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TreeRings asks for nothing beyond the download.
TreeRings ships an update every 5 months, FireIntel every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TreeRings | FireIntel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Abdelsalam | Matthew Elms |
In-app purchases
TreeRings
No in-app purchases
FireIntel
- FireIntel Premium$1.99
