Fieldguide vs Nature's Notebook
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
Nature's Notebook
Record observations of plant and animal life cycles, such as flowering and migration. Mark observation sites, create species lists, and log seasonal changes in nature.
- Record plant and animal life cycle events
- Mark observation sites
- Create species lists
- Log seasonal observations
- Citizen science program
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Nature's Notebook is a program for observing and recording plant and animal life cycle events, like flowering and bird migration. Use this app to mark your sites, create a list of plants and animals, and going into the field to record observations throughout the seasons. Find out more at www.usanpn.org/nn/guidelines.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fieldguide at 3.8 against Nature's Notebook's 3.1. Fieldguide also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Fieldguide holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 26 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Fieldguide's written reviews are positive against 40% of Nature's Notebook's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fieldguide | Nature's Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (12 ratings) — better | 3.1 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Change Theory Corp | National Phenology Network |
Customer experience
Fieldguide
Nature's Notebook
In-app purchases
Fieldguide
No in-app purchases
Nature's Notebook
No in-app purchases
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