Comparison

Beach Explorer vs BirdRing

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

Head to head
About

Beach Explorer

Features
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Amber, sunfish, message in a bottle... Many interesting things are washed upon the Northsea shores. But hardly anyone has recorded so far what is being stranded. Using the Beachxplorer-app you can identify more than 2000 different finds directly on the beach. You can report all these finds to the BeachExplorer database. In case of species that are rare or difficult to identify a proof picture is requested. This allows verification of the determination and serves as proof if you collect observation scores as "species hunter". If you are interested in marine protection you are invited to find additional informations in our web portal www.beachexplorer.org

About

BirdRing

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BirdRing is intended for bird observers that read colour rings, bands and metal rings for scientific purposes. With BirdRing you can easily save your observation. BirdRing will help you with Location, Date, Time and determining the correct ring code. You can email observations to yourself in Excel (csv) format. Optionally, the app can upload observations of geese to your account on www.geese.org, submit.cr-birding.org and www.griel.nl. You can view the life history of the observed bird in the app.

Screenshots

Beach Explorer4 screens
BirdRing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BirdRing at every 4 weeks against Beach Explorer's every 3 months. Beach Explorer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beach Explorer ships an update every 3 months, BirdRing every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Beach Explorer versus BirdRing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeach ExplorerBirdRing
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size127 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCode for NatureMario Huizinga

In-app purchases

None

Beach Explorer

No in-app purchases

None

BirdRing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beach Explorer free?
Beach Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BirdRing free?
BirdRing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beach Explorer or BirdRing have ads?
Neither Beach Explorer nor BirdRing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beach Explorer or BirdRing?
Beach Explorer ships an update every 3 months, and BirdRing every 4 weeks. Most recently, Beach Explorer was updated on October 7, 2026 and BirdRing on September 29, 2026.

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