FeralScan Pest Mapping vs FrogID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FeralScan Pest Mapping
Record the location and impact of pest animals, along with control actions taken. Your data contributes to a community-driven map to monitor populations and target control efforts effectively.
- Record pest animal locations
- Document pest-related problems
- Log pest control actions
- Contribute to community mapping
- Monitor pest populations
- Target pest control programs
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Pest animals cause significant damage to our environment, the economy and society. This App can be used at any time to record the location of pest animals in your local area, record the problems they are causing, and record control actions you undertake. Your records will be submitted to the FeralScan community pest animal mapping website www.feralscan.org.au, to help develop and maintain an up-to-date picture of pest animals throughout your region. This information can be used to monitor populations, and to better target pests through coordinated pest control programs. Future versions of this app will include additional species, and more advanced mapping and data recording features. Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
FrogID
This app allows users to identify Australian frog species by recording their calls. It contributes to a national citizen science initiative, helping experts track frog populations and monitor waterway health.
- Record frog calls
- Identify frog species
- Citizen science project
- Submit records for verification
- Track frog populations
- Monitor waterway health
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FrogID is Australia’s first national citizen science frog identification initiative – a project led by the Australian Museum in partnership with Australia’s leading natural history museums and IBM. Use the App to create a profile, record frog calls and match your calls to the frog calls on the app. Then upload your records to the Australian Museum frog experts for species verification. With your help we can put more frog species on the map and track changes to their species and habitats over time, and therefore monitor our waterway's health.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FrogID at 3.6 against FeralScan Pest Mapping's 1.0. FrogID also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 31%) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FrogID holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FrogID has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of FeralScan Pest Mapping's written reviews are positive against 52% of FrogID's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FeralScan Pest Mapping | FrogID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 3.6 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | 51.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Invasive Animals Limited | Australian Museum |
Customer experience
FeralScan Pest Mapping
FrogID
Bugs and requests
FeralScan Pest Mapping
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FrogID
Reported bugs
43 issues- App crashes constantly
- Database updating hangs
- Recording issues (cutting out, no results)
- App freezes
- App logs off frequently
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- Photo upload fails or disappears
- Password issues
- Cannot record with Bluetooth
- App crashes on opening/explore screen
- Lost recordings
- App not loading
- Microphone not working
- Notes section behind keyboard
- Submit icon frozen
- Null frogs error
- App closes itself
- Cannot submit recordings
- App crashes when accessing Profile
- Recording page issues
- Cannot send recordings
- Submit status 'not submitted'
- App crashes frequently
- No way to match new frogs
- App closes down when accessing Profile
- Cannot record without audio
- App hangs and hangs
- Verification is very slow
- App is deaf unless frog is close
- Assumptions on species based on habitat
- Upload doesn't work
- No way to know if recording submitted
- Frustrating bugs
- No feedback on submissions
- App keeps logging off
- Photos too small
- Cannot identify rare species
- App is useless if not working
- No expert or community verification
- Primitive app, needs work
- Limited to Australia
- Long wait for confirmation
- No photo search
- Discouraging lack of feedback
Requested features
12 requests- Add photo search functionality
- Include other countries (e.g., US, Minnesota)
- Allow photo submission without audio
- Add a short list function
- Add a call playlist function
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- Show user status (e.g., Tadpole)
- Add a stats page showing population changes
- Allow uploading audio from video/audio clips
- Option to upload photo for identification
- Filter based on location
- Add dark mode
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
FeralScan Pest Mapping
No in-app purchases
FrogID
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FeralScan Pest Mapping free?
Is FrogID free?
Which has better reviews, FeralScan Pest Mapping or FrogID?
Do FeralScan Pest Mapping or FrogID have ads?
Which is updated more often, FeralScan Pest Mapping or FrogID?
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