Soundtrails vs QWildlife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Soundtrails
Experience places through immersive audio stories triggered by your GPS location. Explore history, culture, and myths as you walk, or listen from anywhere in manual mode. Discover the hidden narratives of a region with this innovative auditory journey.
- GPS-triggered audio stories
- Site-specific historical narratives
- Cultural and mythical soundscapes
- Manual listening mode
- Online listening option
- Regional focus in Australia
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Soundtrails - stories for your ears. Soundtrails takes you into the heart of a place through a rich mix of sonic stories. Walk the streets, follow the paths, and journey into sounds, history, culture, myths and music. Soundtrails brings an innovatively produced audio experience to the streets and regions of Australia. It uses GPS to track your location so as you walk, you trigger site-specific stories. For those who want to know more about a place than what can be seen, Soundtrails takes you deep beneath the surface. Download the Soundtrail closest to you, put on your headphones and walk in and out of stories. Alternatively, listen from your lounge room in manual mode or online at the Soundtrails website. Soundtrails is starting in regional New South Wales and growing to other areas.
QWildlife
Report sightings of native Queensland wildlife, including crocodiles, koalas, and cassowaries. Submit details, attach photos, and explore an interactive map of recent observations. Learn about local fauna and safety tips for exploring their habitats.
- Submit wildlife sighting details
- Attach photos to reports
- Interactive map of recent sightings
- Learn about native wildlife
- Offline reporting capability
- Supports conservation efforts
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Report wildlife sightings in QWildlife! QWildlife is the Queensland Government's official online reporting platform for crocodile, koala, cassowary, and marine wildlife sightings. It's a simple and easy way to let us know if you've seen these species in the wild. -- Key Features -- - Submit sighting details including time, date, location, and behaviour of the animal. - Attach photographs to support your sighting (optional). - Explore an interactive map of recent sightings and the Queensland Government’s response to them (certain species only). - Learn about Queensland’s native wildlife and how to stay safe while exploring their ecosystems. - Sightings can be recorded even if you are offline – the app will automatically submit them next time it is launched with an internet connection. -- What happens when I make a sighting report? -- This data helps support important research, conservation, and management actions in Queensland. The department takes all reports seriously and investigates each report it receives. Any actions taken in response to a reported sighting are guided by current policy, which can be viewed on the department’s website. Users are encouraged to supply contact details and photos with animal sighting reports, but this is optional. Personal details are not required by Wildlife app to submit a sighting report. Any personal information you provide will be stored in accordance with our privacy policy. See the Privacy page within the app for more details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Soundtrails at 100% against QWildlife's 25%. Soundtrails also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). QWildlife's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Soundtrails ships an update every 6 weeks, QWildlife every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Soundtrails | QWildlife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sound Trails Pty Ltd | DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, TOURISM, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION |
Customer experience
Soundtrails
QWildlife
In-app purchases
Soundtrails
No in-app purchases
QWildlife
No in-app purchases








