Fieldguide vs Field Guide to Clouds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fieldguide
This app helps you identify species from your nature photos and record your observations. It automatically updates your records with taxonomic changes and allows you to share your collection data with a community of enthusiasts.
- Species identification from photos
- Automatic record updates
- Dynamic observation checklists
- Collection data sharing
- Connect with enthusiasts
- Web publishing of photos
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Fieldguide.ai is to the pocket field guide, what Wikipedia is to the encyclopedia—a crowd-sourced compendium of all natural and cultural things. Identify species ~ Fieldguide analyzes your nature photos to suggest possible IDs that can be later verified by experts. Record your observations ~ Fieldguide arranges your observations into a dynamic checklist. When taxonomic treatments change, your records update automatically. Showcase your collection ~ Sharing collection data builds a richer picture of flora & fauna morphology, phenology and distribution. Connect with enthusiasts ~ Follow people who share your curiosity and interests. You can also publish your nature photos on the web: https://fieldguide.ai
Field Guide to Clouds
Identify clouds with this portable guide. Learn their formation, names, and weather implications. Test your knowledge with interactive quizzes. Available in English and Spanish.
- Cloud identification
- Cloud formation details
- Weather prediction insights
- Interactive quizzes
- Bilingual support (English/Spanish)
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The UCAR Center for Science Education's Field Guide to Clouds is a portable guidebook to identifying clouds. Learn about the different clouds in the sky, including how they form, how they get their names, and what they can tell you about the weather. Test your cloud knowledge with quizzes. Available with English and Spanish text.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Field Guide to Clouds at 86% against Fieldguide's 38%. Field Guide to Clouds also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.8). Fieldguide's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Field Guide to Clouds holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Fieldguide's written reviews are positive against 86% of Field Guide to Clouds's.
Fieldguide ships an update every 3 weeks, Field Guide to Clouds every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fieldguide | Field Guide to Clouds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (12 ratings) | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Change Theory Corp | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research |
Customer experience
Fieldguide
Field Guide to Clouds
In-app purchases
Fieldguide
No in-app purchases
Field Guide to Clouds
No in-app purchases
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