Comparison

Soundtrails vs QWildlife

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Submit wildlife sighting details
  • Attach photos to reports
  • Interactive map of recent sightings
  • Learn about native wildlife
  • Offline reporting capability
  • Supports conservation efforts
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Soundtrails4 screens
QWildlife4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Soundtrails versus QWildlife: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundtrailsQWildlife
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB180 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSound Trails Pty LtdDEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, TOURISM, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION

Customer experience

Soundtrails

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

QWildlife

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

Soundtrails

No in-app purchases

None

QWildlife

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soundtrails free?
Soundtrails is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QWildlife free?
QWildlife is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Soundtrails or QWildlife have ads?
Neither Soundtrails nor QWildlife shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soundtrails or QWildlife?
Soundtrails ships an update every 6 weeks, and QWildlife every 4 months. Most recently, Soundtrails was updated on October 24, 2026 and QWildlife on October 19, 2026.

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