Comparison

Birding Map vs ChirpAlarm

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

Head to head
About

Birding Map

Features
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Birding Map - Record Every Encounter with Wings Birding Map is a tracking tool designed specifically for birding enthusiasts, preserving your birding stories through maps and photos. Core Features - Track Recording - Photo Map - Birding Logs - Map Sharing - Local Storage Use Scenarios Birding in the wild: Record routes and observation spots, making it easy to return next time Sharing & Communication: Generate beautiful maps to share your discoveries with fellow birders Personal Archive: Accumulate your birding footprints and witness your growth

About

ChirpAlarm

Wake up to authentic bird recordings and test your species identification skills to dismiss your alarm. This app helps birders start their day immersed in nature and improve their sound identification abilities.

Highlights
  • Authentic bird sound recordings
  • Species identification quiz to dismiss alarm
  • Customizable species lists
  • Quiz history and statistics
  • Bird information with images and descriptions
  • No ads or subscriptions
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When your alarm fires, you hear a real bird recording sourced from xeno-canto. To dismiss the alarm, you need to identify the species from the provided options. Start your day surrounded by birds, and sharpen your sound ID abilities every day! What's inside Real recordings — every alarm plays an authentic field recording from your list. Your species list — browse and search xeno-canto, preview recordings, and choose which birds wake you up each day. Multiple lists can be managed. Quiz to dismiss — multiple choice to ensure that you're awake, improve your sound ID skills. Stats — your quiz history, so you can track which species you've learned and which ones keep getting you. Bird Info — An image and a short description of the bird will be shown to you before you dismiss the alarm. No ads. No subscription. One purchase. Who it's for Birders who want to start the day with their hobby and improve their sound ID skills. Anyone for whom a blaring alarm is just a bad way to begin.

Screenshots

Birding Map3 screens
ChirpAlarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ChirpAlarm at daily against Birding Map's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birding Map ships an update every 3 months, ChirpAlarm daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Birding Map versus ChirpAlarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirding MapChirpAlarm
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer剑 金Jonathan Hu

In-app purchases

None

Birding Map

No in-app purchases

None

ChirpAlarm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Birding Map free?
Birding Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChirpAlarm free?
ChirpAlarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Birding Map or ChirpAlarm have ads?
Neither Birding Map nor ChirpAlarm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Birding Map or ChirpAlarm?
Birding Map ships an update every 3 months, and ChirpAlarm daily. Most recently, Birding Map was updated on October 25, 2026 and ChirpAlarm on October 10, 2026.

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