Tree Browser vs City Trees
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
City Trees
Identify trees in your vicinity by leveraging city landscaping data and your current location. This application provides species information for millions of trees across numerous supported cities. Users can also request their city be added to the database.
- Tree species identification
- Uses current location
- City landscaping data integration
- Supports over 23 cities
- Database of 3.5 million trees
- City request feature
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Just walk up to a tree, and this app will display its species, using city landscaping data and your current location. Includes data for 23 cities, and over 3.5 million trees! Currently supported cities: Austin, TX Berkeley, CA Cambridge, MA Denver, CO London, England Los Angeles, CA Montreal, Canada New York, NY Oakland, CA Pasadena, CA Philadelphia, PA Portland, OR Sacramento, CA San Francisco, CA San Jose, CA Santa Monica, CA Seattle, WA Toronto, Canada Victoria, Canada Washington, DC Waterloo, Canada West Hollywood, CA Don't see your city here? Email me to request it, and I might be able to add it if data is available from your city.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tree Browser at 5.0 against City Trees's 4.7. Tree Browser also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 17.6). City Trees's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
Tree Browser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: City Trees has 54 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tree Browser ships an update every 3 months, City Trees every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tree Browser | City Trees |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (54 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 54 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Utah State University | Cricket Technology |
Customer experience
Tree Browser
City Trees
In-app purchases
Tree Browser
No in-app purchases
City Trees
No in-app purchases
