Drone Pilot Canada vs Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab

Drone Pilot Canada

My Appatory
App Store
$480/mo
~$5.8K/yr · 400 installs
VS

Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab

Cornell University
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 16.2M installs
Revenue winner Drone Pilot Canada wins +48000% vs other
Installs winner Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab wins +4039700% vs other
MAU winner Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab wins +3004710% vs other
Rating winner Drone Pilot Canada wins +3% vs other

Why Drone Pilot Canada is winning

Top 1 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Drone Pilot Canada earns roughly 480× more per month than Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab - $480 vs $0.

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Side-by-side metrics

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Drone Pilot Canada
vs
Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$480
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$5.8K
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
400
16.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
48.4
1.5M
App Store rating
5.00★
4.86★
Total ratings
2
108K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
=
No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

Drone Pilot Canada

My Appatory
App Store
Category
Reference
Price
USD44.99
Released
May 4, 2019
Last updated
Apr 1, 2026
File size
45.1 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
3.9.1
Languages
English, French
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Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab

Cornell University
App Store
Category
Reference
Price
Free
Released
Dec 11, 2013
Last updated
Apr 7, 2026
File size
360.9 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
3.8.4
Languages
AF, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, French +20 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Drone Pilot Canada or Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab? v
Drone Pilot Canada earns about $480 per month, while Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$480 more per month for Drone Pilot Canada). Annual revenue: Drone Pilot Canada ≈ $5.8K/year, Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Drone Pilot Canada or Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab? v
Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab leads with about 16.2M estimated downloads vs 400 for Drone Pilot Canada - a 40398.0× gap. Drone Pilot Canada's App Store downloads are estimated from 2 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab's App Store downloads are estimated from 108K ratings.
Are Drone Pilot Canada and Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Reference category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
Do Drone Pilot Canada and Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab have in-app purchases? v
Drone Pilot Canada does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Drone Pilot Canada runs "Paid app ($44.99)", Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)".
Which has better ratings, Drone Pilot Canada or Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab? v
Drone Pilot Canada edges ahead with ★ 5.0 vs ★ 4.9 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Drone Pilot Canada 2 ratings, Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab 108K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Drone Pilot Canada vs Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $480 for Drone Pilot Canada and $0 for Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Reference) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Drone Pilot Canada or Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab to a different App Store app? v
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