Tree Browser vs TreeSnap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tree Browser
Identify trees native to Utah and the Intermountain West with this educational application. Learn about various species and their characteristics.
- Tree identification
- Utah and Intermountain West focus
- Educational content
- Species information
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Tree Selection App for Trees in Utah and the Intermountain West
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 rating: Tree Browser at 5.0 against TreeSnap's 4.6. Tree Browser also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.1). TreeSnap's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Tree Browser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. 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.
Tree Browser ships an update every 3 months, TreeSnap every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tree Browser | TreeSnap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Utah State University | University of Tennessee |
Customer experience
Tree Browser
TreeSnap
In-app purchases
Tree Browser
No in-app purchases
TreeSnap
No in-app purchases
