Epicollect5 vs Cartographer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Epicollect5
This platform enables easy mobile data collection through custom forms and project websites. Gather data, including GPS and media, across multiple devices and view it centrally via maps, tables, and charts. Export your collected information in CSV and JSON formats.
- Custom form generation
- Mobile data gathering
- GPS and media capture
- Centralized data viewing
- Data export (CSV, JSON)
- Project websites for data collection
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Epicollect5 is a free and easy-to-use mobile data-gathering platform developed by the CGPS Team of Oxford BDI and publicly available at https://five.epicollect.net It provides both web and mobile applications for the generation of forms (questionnaires) and freely hosted project websites for data collection. Data are collected (including GPS and media) using multiple devices and all data can be viewed on a central server (via map, tables, and charts). Data can be exported in CSV and JSON format The User Guide can be found at https://docs.epicollect.net To report issues and bugs or just for more info, go to our community page https://community.epicollect.net About Us https://www.pathogensurveillance.net/our-software/
Cartographer
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Cartographer helps environmental professionals and volunteers collect geospatial data and upload it to our cloud platform for analysis, publication, and collaboration. Record surveys in the field, with or without a network connection, and upload them to our servers when you're back on wifi. Browse and share maps of your data from our web site, and export datasets to GIS and spreadsheet apps for analysis. Please note that use of the app requires a Cartographer user account. Contact our support team or your project coordinator to find out more.
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Verdict
Epicollect5 and Cartographer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Epicollect5 ships an update every 3 months, Cartographer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epicollect5 | Cartographer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | University of Oxford | Cartographer Studios Ltd |
In-app purchases
Epicollect5
No in-app purchases
Cartographer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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