eBird vs BirdPro

eBird Mobile makes it easy to record the birds you see in the field, and seamlessly link these observations with eBird--a global online database of bird records used by hundreds of thousands of birders around the world. This free resource makes it easy to keep track of what you see, while making your data openly available for scientific research, education, and conservation. eBird Mobile is the only app that passes information directly from the iOS device to your eBird account on the web. Features - Enter bird observations from any location around the world. - Full global taxonomy based on The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. - Common names available in local languages (e.g., Portuguese names in Brazil or in Portugal). - Checklists customized for your location and time of year, showing most likely species based on eBird data. - Rare species flagged during data entry and on the checklist. - "Record as you go" functionality for incremental list keeping and counting while birding. - GPS enabled location plotting to ensure accuracy. - Map tools that enable selecting from hundreds of thousands of eBird "Hotspots." - Full offline functionality, enabling use in places with limited or no Internet connection. - Trip and Day list functionality that makes it easy to keep track of your species list on a particular outing. - Support for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. - Entire app translated to German, Mandarin, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Turkish, and Dutch.

BirdPro is the ultimate app for identifying and appreciating the birds of South Africa. You can download and test the app for free with a limit sample of 100 birds, and when you are ready you can upgrade to bird of: - Southern Africa - South Africa - Kruger National Park - Namibia - Botswana - Zimbabwe - Mozambique You can also purchase the Southern African version which includes all of the above. BirdPro boasts an award winning identification tool and has a vast source of information: - Over 8000 beautiful and diagnostic images from various angles and of all variants, e.g. immature, males, females, dark and light morphs - Over 3000 comprehensive and clear bird calls - Over 70 videos showing bird behaviour or Jizz - Informative and comprehensive information on each bird - Interactive and accurate bird distribution maps, showing the migration patterns per month where applicable. - Names of birds in 16 languages, including most native South African languages as well as Scientific, German, French and Portuguese. The SmartSearch function allows you to select your current, or any other location and the birds at that location will be filtered. Over and above the GPS location, you can search by shape, type, colours, size, where seen, bird calls and more. There are 100's of attributes you can choose from, which makes identifying a bird accurate and easy. As a first ever bird app achievement, the resulting bird list is sorted by relevance with the most probable birds matching your search criteria at the top, which makes it extremely quick and accurate. The ability to remove birds from the results is a game-changer. It even has a section for hard to identify birds (LBJ's, etc) In addition to the SmartSearch function, BirdPro contains the Call and Image Recognition for South African birds. You can upload images or calls from your device or take a photo or record a sound with the device, which will then be used for the recognition of the bird. This function has a 2-week evaluation period. BirdPro also offers the most accurate location filter available. You can select current location, location from a map or any of over 1200 South African reserves. You can also log your sightings with trip descriptions, date, photos and notes, which are then indicated as pins on the distribution maps. Sightings lists can be viewed and can even be synced to a website and shared between devices. BirdPro also offers a Similars functionality. It not only ranks the similars, it also gives preference to your location selection. When using a location filter, similars at that location will be ranked higher and similars outside of your selected location will be displayed last. Both these features are a first for any bird app! No internet connectivity is required to operate the app after it is installed which makes it possible to use the app in the most remote locations. All updates are regular and free.  Major functional additions, like Image Recognition, is charged for additionally.