# Eco:Map Lite > Professional tool for mapping and biomonitoring of plants and animals with GPS and custom attributes. (iPhone/iPad app by Martin Seifert.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ecomap-lite/id389354646 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Martin Seifert](https://appshunter.io/developer/381078324) - Category: Productivity, Education - Price: Free - Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 3 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 9.3 · 213 MB - Languages: American English, German (Germany) - Released: 2010-08-30 - Data updated: 2026-06-05 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ecomap-lite/id389354646/reviews.md ## What is Eco? Eco:Map is a professional tool for mapping plants and animals as well as for biomonitoring with surveys on iPhone, iPad or iPod. Devices with a GPS unit determine the coordinates of each find automatically. For each find you can store a number of additional attributes e.g. the sex of a species. Each find can immediately be displayed on a map. Users who want to define their own attributes are able to do so by defining them while editing data. An easy-to-use editor supports enables you to design entire new forms which can be shared with other users. Eco:Map comprises fifteen preset international, German and European databases among them the „Catalogue of Life“ released by Species 2000 and ITIS. The latter one contains more than 2.34 million scientific names and synonyms and 70,000 English names of all organisms world wide. Besides that Eco:Map is able to import user defined databases. For further processing in other databases and applications you can export your data in the formats CSV, Simple Darwin Core, KML (Google Earth), and GPX. You decide whether you transfer a field trip's data to your computer via e-mail, via a browser in a local area network or via iTunes. Eco:Map enables you to take photographs within the app which you can view in a slide show. These photographs can be transferred to your computer just like any other data. Eco:Map Lite can save up to 3 field trips with 5 finds and 5 photographs per field trip. It is possible to import up to three own databases: the maximum number of species per database is 50. The maximum number of user defined templates is 3. The Catalogue of Life database contains only plants and funghi. ## Key features - GPS-enabled location tracking - Customizable data attributes and forms - Integrated international species databases - Data export in CSV, KML, GPX, and Darwin Core formats - In-app photography with slideshow - Limited field trips and finds for Lite version ## Recent user reviews (3 of 3) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ecomap-lite/id389354646/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Simple to use - but needs more Australian species! *2012-01-28* This could be very handy, however it doesn't have a full list of Australian species. Unfortunately it's not particularly useful for me in the current form. ### 5/5 — Very Good app *2012-01-06, version 1.3.0* I designed an app in my mind before getting an iphone. This was to be the sole reason for the phone. Then I found bot:map and realized I didn't need to write the app myself. Thank you for this app, it does everything I wanted and more. Definitely getting the full version when I can afford it. Now I can catalogue the plants in my neighborhood! ### 4/5 — Almost perfect *2010-11-20, version 1.1.0* I work in a university herbarium, we collect and store plant specimens from various places to create a record of the vegetation in those areas. Along with the plants we collect notes about each specimen, location, characteristics of the plant, and the habitat it was found in (i.e. type of soil, exposure to sunlight, etc.) This program is made specifically for this purpose. While this app doesn't have specific fields for recording each of these details, it does have fields for some and there is a note section into which I can enter the other information. This app also allows for photos of collected specimens to be stored with the entry, which is something the herbarium I work for is currently working on doing in future trips as we are in the process of digitizing our database. There are some things I would like to see added to this app before I would want to drop $50 of my own money (the university is a little pressed for cash right now). The major thing I would want to see added is an actual field guide to help identify plants. Currently you must already know what you are collecting before you can enter it into the app. That's fine for someone who has been a botanist for many years, but for a second year Botany student like me, it's very difficult. If this app doubled as an identification guide and provided me with a naming authority and pictures with the taxonomic info, I think it would become a staple tool for ecologists and botanists everywhere. This app searches a MASSIVE database of species and I could not think of a plant name this thing couldn't find. It's truly amazing and I will probably break and buy the full version once I use up my 3 free field trips because this is much more convenient and helpful than my regular paper notebook. I would highly recommend it to anyone who needs to record plant information in the field even without the extras I would like to see added. Thanks for this app, it's one-of-a-kind. Keep up the good work! ## Frequently asked questions about Eco ### What are the limitations of Eco:Map Lite? Eco:Map Lite allows saving up to 3 field trips with a maximum of 5 finds and 5 photographs per trip. It also supports importing up to three custom databases, each with a maximum of 50 species, and a maximum of 3 user-defined templates. ### Can I create my own data fields in Eco:Map Lite? Yes, Eco:Map Lite allows users to define their own attributes by creating custom forms. This editor enables you to design new forms that can be shared with other users for tailored data collection. ### What species databases are included in Eco:Map Lite? Eco:Map Lite includes fifteen preset international, German, and European databases. Notably, it features the 'Catalogue of Life' which contains over 2.34 million scientific names and synonyms, and 70,000 English names of organisms worldwide. The Catalogue of Life database in this version is limited to plants and fungi. ### How can I export my data from Eco:Map Lite? Data collected in Eco:Map Lite can be exported in several formats for further processing in other applications. Supported export formats include CSV, Simple Darwin Core, KML (for Google Earth), and GPX. ### Does Eco:Map Lite support taking photos? Yes, Eco:Map Lite enables users to take photographs directly within the app. These photos can be viewed in a slideshow and transferred to your computer along with other collected data. ### What devices is Eco:Map Lite compatible with? Eco:Map Lite is designed for Apple devices and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It requires iOS 4.0 or later. ### How often is Eco:Map Lite updated? Eco:Map Lite was last updated on September 18, 2016, to version 2.7.4. While the app has not received recent updates, it remains a functional tool for its intended purpose. ### What is the age rating for Eco:Map Lite? Eco:Map Lite has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for children aged 4 and older, with no mature content. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.7.4 — 2016-09-18 This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. - Bug fix: Eco:Map couldn't be started on devices running iOS 10. ### 2.7.3 — 2016-08-04 - HINT: You might encounter a loss of data warning when installing this version. This is not the case and can be safely ignored. - Selecting an entry in a large list of choices (>20) lead to a crash in iOS 9.3 and above. - User defined logical attributes were not exported. ### 2.7.2 — 2015-10-08 - iOS 9 support - Bugfixes - List of finds displays number of species ### 2.7.0 — 2015-08-25 - iPad support. - Biomonitoring with recurring surveys - Search of common and scientific names in one view. - Support of wildcard character '*' in order to search for arbitrary names. - Support of Dynamic Type. - Adding new attributes directly in dialogues. - Moving of attributes between sections is now possible. - New export format GPX. ### 2.6.0 — 2013-07-10 - Each map has a context menu 'GPS & Map'. - The concept of center coordinates has been enhanced. In Eco:Map's settings 'GPS & Map' there is a new entry 'Calculated center coordinate'. This coordinate is the center of minimum distance to all find positions. - Each find's position on a map can be modified by either dragging and dropping its pin or by using the coordinate editor. - The field trip's map contains a new button. It opens a small target window in the middle of the map. In this mode the selection of finds is only possible for those finds that lie within this window. This helps selecting finds which are very close to each other. - The area of finds on a field trip's map is now highlighted. - Users that have many field trips can now archive them. When pressing 'Edit' in the field trips' overview the button 'Archive' appears. After having pressed it the user can tap on the field trips he would like to archive. Archiving means that field trips are no longer visible. By repeating this procedure the user can reactivate them. - The context menu of a find contains the entry 'Duplicate'. This allows users to make a copy of a find. - The number of finds for each field trip is now shown in the overview of field trips. - Bug fixes ## Apps similar to Eco | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Küçük Adımlar](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kucuk-admlar/id1631550900) | — | Free | Productivity | | [Flexblocks - Time Blocking](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flexblocks-time-blocking/id1631938060) | 1.0 (1) | Free | Productivity | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-05.*