Comparison

MyUU vs ObsIdentify

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

Head to head
About

MyUU

This app provides Utrecht University students with easy access to their personal timetables, study results, and essential quick links. Designed for mobile use, it simplifies accessing crucial academic information at a glance.

Highlights
  • Personal timetable access
  • Manage multiple timetables
  • View module timetables
  • Check study results
  • Digital student card
  • Quick links to university resources
Features
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Checking your personal timetable, study results and useful quick links of Utrecht University has never been this easy! Two taps are needed to examine all the information you need. The MyUU app is the official app of Utrecht University. Check your timetable, study results and useful quick links of Utrecht University. The MyUU app displays the most important information for students. Making students’ lives easier is the main reason for the MyUU app. Every student of Utrecht University can check the most important information at a glance. The app interface is specially designed for making mobile usage easier. The MyUU app offers the following: • Check your personal timetable • Manage multiple timetables • Check timetables of different modules • Check your study results • Your digital student card • Consult Utrecht University's useful quick links

About

ObsIdentify

Instantly identify plants, animals, and mushrooms from photos taken in Europe or the Dutch Caribbean. Track your discoveries, earn rewards, and contribute to scientific research by sharing your observations.

Highlights
  • One-click species recognition
  • Collect wildlife observations
  • Tips for finding new species
  • Earn badges and join challenges
  • Create and share observations with groups
  • Contribute to biological research
Features
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Recognize nature in one click! Take a photo in Europe or the Dutch Caribbean and find out which species it is. Collect all your wildlife observations in the app. You'll be rewarded with tips to find new species, earn badges, and be invited to join challenges. Create groups with colleagues, family or friends, to share your stunning nature observations. Your observations, and those of others, contribute to biological research and knowledge about nature. Every observation counts! ObsIdentify only recognizes wild animals, plants and mushrooms in Europe and the Dutch Caribbean. Please do not use the app for selfies, people, pets, house or garden plants. The image recognition in ObsIdentify is made possible by millions of observations from thousands of users of Waarneming.nl, Waarnemingen.be and Observation.org. ObsIdentify is a product of the Observation International Foundation, in collaboration with Naturalis Biodiversity Center (The Netherlands) and Natuurpunt (Belgium).

Screenshots

MyUU4 screens
ObsIdentify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MyUU at 5.0 against ObsIdentify's 2.0. MyUU also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). ObsIdentify's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyUU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ObsIdentify has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyUU ships an update every 3 months, ObsIdentify every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MyUU versus ObsIdentify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyUUObsIdentify
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversiteit UtrechtObservation International

Customer experience

MyUU

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ObsIdentify

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral9.3%
Negative32.4%

In-app purchases

None

MyUU

No in-app purchases

None

ObsIdentify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyUU free?
MyUU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ObsIdentify free?
ObsIdentify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyUU or ObsIdentify?
MyUU is rated higher. MyUU averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ObsIdentify averages 2.0 from 5 ratings.
Do MyUU or ObsIdentify have ads?
Neither MyUU nor ObsIdentify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyUU or ObsIdentify?
MyUU ships an update every 3 months, and ObsIdentify every 3 weeks. Most recently, MyUU was updated on October 1, 2026 and ObsIdentify on October 14, 2026.

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