Comparison

BirdLasser vs Ting

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BirdLasser

Easily record bird sightings with GPS precision, even offline. Manage your trips and lifelist with automatic cloud backups. Share your discoveries with friends and contribute to conservation efforts.

Highlights
  • Record bird sightings with GPS
  • Offline sighting capture
  • Automatic cloud backup
  • Manage trip cards and lifelist
  • Share sightings with community
  • Contribute to conservation projects
Features
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BirdLasser is a fun, easy way to record your bird sightings and share with friends, your community and contribute to conservation. • Spot - Capture bird sightings painlessly with GPS precision, even when offline. • Plot - Effortlessly view and manage your trip cards. Automatically backup your trips and lifelist to the cloud. • Play a Part - Share your sightings with friends and seamlessly contribute to conservation causes. If you enjoy using BirdLasser, please take a minute to leave a nice review on the App Store; it really helps. Testimonials from our BirdLasser Facebook page: “We've been to Ngwenya Lodge for the first time and decided to try atlassing with the iPhone app for the first time - what a pleasure! Thank you to the team for the hard work, it was a pleasure to use!” “... just loaded - impressive features so far! That voice recognition you've been looking for is one of the features.... This app could convert a whole bunch of birders to atlassers.” “I am dying for this app....what will the cost be?” BirdLasser: “Hi John, no cost - free, gratis!” Rapidly capture sightings We endeavour to make it as quick and simple as possible to log your sightings. Whether in your garden, the Kruger Park or on the open seas, we will seamlessly tag your sightings with date, time and location. Share with the community Share that special sighting with your fellow birders in real-time via email, Facebook or Twitter, or post a trip report. Conservation causes Your passion for birds and birding has the additional benefit to contribute to a greater good. BirdLasser makes it simple share your sighting details with conservation programs such as the African BirdMAP Atlas Projects. Atlassers can enable boundary change notifications to make it even simpler. Note, that this feature uses the GPS in the background. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Download BirdLasser now to Spot. Plot. Play a Part!

About

Ting

This app offers two primary functions for home electrical safety. It can prevent electrical fires by detecting hazards with a smart sensor and coordinating repairs, or it can provide real-time power outage alerts and an interactive map for your neighborhood.

Highlights
  • Electrical fire prevention
  • Smart sensor for micro-arcs
  • Licensed electrician coordination
  • Up to $1,000 in covered repairs
  • Real-time power outage alerts
  • Interactive power outage map
Features
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Welcome to peace of mind, powered by Ting — one app with two ways to help protect your family and home from electrical problems. Pair with the sensor and service for proven electrical fire prevention, or use the free app for real-time power outage alerts. Ting helps stop electrical fires before they start through a smart sensor that detects tiny sparks and micro-arcs in wiring, outlets, devices, appliances, or even from the power coming into your home. If a fire hazard is detected, Ting coordinates a licensed electrician to fix it, with up to $1,000 in covered repair costs. Already trusted by over 1 million homes, Ting is proven to prevent 4 out of 5 electrical fires bringing safety and peace of mind to families everywhere. Ting also keeps you prepared and informed with real-time power outage alerts and an interactive power outage map for your neighborhood — a free benefit available to everyone, with or without the sensor. Download now to check power outages in your area. When you need to know about your electricity, you need Ting.

Screenshots

BirdLasser4 screens
Ting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ting at 4.8 against BirdLasser's 3.9. Ting also leads on ratings volume (109K vs 14) and review sentiment (72% vs 62%). BirdLasser's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ting holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ting has 109K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of BirdLasser's written reviews are positive against 72% of Ting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BirdLasser versus Ting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirdLasserTing
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (14 ratings)4.8 (109K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews72.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14109K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLejint Pty LtdWhisker Labs, Inc.

Customer experience

BirdLasser

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%

Ting

All ratings108,866 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews790 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral5.8%
Negative22.0%

Bugs and requests

BirdLasser

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ting

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Compatibility issues with certain router models
  • Delayed or missing notifications in some instances

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to switch WiFi networks without resetting the device
  • More detailed electrical usage and appliance monitoring
  • Integration with smart home systems and devices

In-app purchases

None

BirdLasser

No in-app purchases

None

Ting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BirdLasser free?
BirdLasser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ting free?
Ting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BirdLasser or Ting?
Ting is rated higher. BirdLasser averages 3.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Ting averages 4.8 from 109K ratings.
Do BirdLasser or Ting have ads?
Neither BirdLasser nor Ting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BirdLasser or Ting?
BirdLasser ships an update every 2 months, and Ting every 2 months. Most recently, BirdLasser was updated on October 2, 2026 and Ting on October 17, 2026.

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