eTrips/mobile 2 vs ER Buoy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eTrips/mobile 2
This application supports electronic trip reporting and catch tracking for commercial fishermen. It utilizes device GPS for location tracking to facilitate reporting for member states of the ACCSP.
- Electronic trip reporting
- Catch and effort tracking
- GPS location tracking
- Support for ACCSP member states
- Second generation version
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SAFIS eTrips/mobile 2 is the second generation version of the SAFIS eTrips/mobile application. SAFIS eTrips/mobile 2 supports catch and effort tracking and electronic trip reporting for For-Hire and Commercial fishermen in the member states of the ACCSP. SAFIS eTrips/mobile uses your device's GPS facilities to track your location. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
ER Buoy
This application displays anonymized fishing gear locations in real-time to help fishermen deploy their gear safely and avoid conflicts. It indirectly contributes to reducing whale entanglements and mortality by minimizing gear interaction.
- Real-time location sharing
- Anonymized fishing gear display
- Minimizes gear conflict
- Reduces whale entanglements
- No login required
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This app enables users with an iOS or iPadOS device to automatically send their location to the EarthRanger platform so that anonymized on-demand fishing gear within 5 nautical miles of the user's location can be shown on the map in real-time. This app makes it easier for fishermen to deploy their ropeless gear while minimizing gear conflict with other fishermen, and indirectly reduces whale entanglements with fishing gear and reduces whale mortality There is no login required to use this app. All gear data shown is completely anonymized to ensure data privacy. Terms of use are governed by the EarthRanger End User License Agreement (EULA), which is available at https://EarthRanger/EULA. For more information about Al2's policy on location data, please visit https://www.earthranger.com/privacy-policy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ER Buoy at 5.0 against eTrips/mobile 2's 2.9. eTrips/mobile 2's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
ER Buoy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eTrips/mobile 2 has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
eTrips/mobile 2 ships an update monthly, ER Buoy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eTrips/mobile 2 | ER Buoy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 234 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ACCSP | Allen Institute for AI |
Customer experience
eTrips/mobile 2
ER Buoy
In-app purchases
eTrips/mobile 2
No in-app purchases
ER Buoy
No in-app purchases
