EDDMapS Biocontrol vs TreeSnap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EDDMapS Biocontrol
This app serves as a reference and reporting tool for invasive plants and their biological control agents. It connects to EDDMapS to assist agencies in tracking the release and occurrence of biological control agents for noxious weeds.
- Invasive plant reference
- Biological control agent reporting
- Noxious weed tracking
- Agency data integration
- Occurrence tracking
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Reference and Reporting for Invasive Plants and their biological control agents. This free application uses EDDMapS (www.eddmaps.org) to help county, state and federal agencies track releases and occurrences of biological control agents of noxious weeds.
TreeSnap
Contribute to vital tree research by identifying and tagging healthy trees in your area. Your data helps scientists study genetic diversity and develop better tree breeding programs to combat invasive diseases and pests.
- Identify and tag trees
- Contribute to scientific research
- Support forest health initiatives
- Locate trees for genetic studies
- Aid tree breeding programs
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Help Our Nation’s Trees! Invasive diseases and pests threaten the health of America’s forests. Scientists are working to understand what allows some individual trees to survive, but they need to find healthy, resilient trees in the forest to study. That’s where concerned foresters, landowners, and citizens (you!) can help. Tag trees you find in your community, on your property, or out in the wild using TreeSnap! Scientists will use the data you collect to locate trees for research projects like studying the genetic diversity of tree species and building better tree breeding programs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TreeSnap at every 3 weeks against EDDMapS Biocontrol's every 4 months. TreeSnap also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 3). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for EDDMapS Biocontrol against 4.6 for TreeSnap. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TreeSnap has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
EDDMapS Biocontrol ships an update every 4 months, TreeSnap every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EDDMapS Biocontrol | TreeSnap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles T. Bargeron | University of Tennessee |
Customer experience
EDDMapS Biocontrol
TreeSnap
In-app purchases
EDDMapS Biocontrol
No in-app purchases
TreeSnap
No in-app purchases
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