Connected Earth vs FieldKit.org
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Connected Earth
Explore global transportation and communication networks. Visualize roads, railways, shipping lanes, and flight routes, along with submarine internet cables, to understand Earth's interconnectedness. Gain a unified perspective of our planet and the systems that link us.
- Global transportation visualization
- Communication network mapping
- Interactive Earth view
- Submarine cable layer
- Unified planet perspective
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Discover how we travel and communicate across the globe. Planet Earth is interconnected in countless ways. Explore this connectedness from a global perspective. Visualize overlaying roads, railways, navigable rivers, shipping lanes, and flight routes to uncover how we move across the planet. Dive into the intricate relationships between transport and communication networks. Activate the internet connection layer to reveal submarine cables and see how the world's populated areas interact. Gain insight into the incredible systems that link us together and raise awareness of the amazing planet we call home. Learn to see the world as one unified planet, where we are all interconnected and together.
FieldKit.org
This app provides low-cost hardware and a mobile platform for environmental sensing, data management, and community engagement. It allows users to monitor and advocate for their surroundings by collecting, analyzing, and sharing environmental data.
- Easy-to-use environmental sensors
- Data management and analysis platform
- Real-time sensor data visualization
- Customizable data collection schedules
- Data download in multiple formats
- Community engagement and discussions
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Friendly, reliable, low-cost tools to monitor and advocate for the world around you. FieldKit is three things: 1. Easy to use, low-cost hardware for environmental sensing • Accurate environmental sensors can be expensive, and complicated to operate. FieldKit stations are built to be easily deployed, and our mobile app makes configuration and maintenance simple. 2. A platform for managing, analyzing and sharing data about the world around you • FieldKit isn’t just about data collection. Our platform lets you quickly and easily visualize station data, discover trends and patterns, and share your findings with anyone. We make it easy to download your data in a variety of useful formats, so that FieldKit can play nicely with your existing tools. 3. A community of environmental care, using data to document change and work for a better future • Data works better together. FieldKit is dedicated to supporting a strong community of users and developers, building both local and global connections. On the FieldKit platform, you can engage in discussions with scientists, educators, tech experts and curious individuals – all working to better understand and advocate for the world around them. Use the FieldKit app to: • Interface with your FieldKit hardware to change settings and monitor the status of your sensors • Set custom data collection schedules, modify network settings, and manage your sensor fleet • Download readings collected by your FieldKit sensors and view sensor data in real time • Upload data to the FieldKit portal for in-depth analysis
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FieldKit.org at 5.0 against Connected Earth's 4.0. FieldKit.org also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 91 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FieldKit.org holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.
Connected Earth ships an update every 91 months, FieldKit.org every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Connected Earth | FieldKit.org |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 91 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Celestial Dynamics AG | Conservify |
Customer experience
Connected Earth
FieldKit.org
In-app purchases
Connected Earth
No in-app purchases
FieldKit.org
No in-app purchases
Questions
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