eTrips/mobile 2 Evaluation vs ER Buoy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eTrips/mobile 2 Evaluation
This application is designed for testing fishing trip data submission functionality for commercial fishermen. It allows users to evaluate the system using test data without making live submissions. The app utilizes device GPS for location tracking, which may impact battery life.
- Electronic trip reporting
- Catch and effort tracking
- Test data submission
- GPS location tracking
- ACCSP data warehouse integration
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eTrips/mobile 2 Evaluation is the second generation of the SAFIS eTrips/mobile application. 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. eTrips/mobile 2 Evaluation is a special release of eTrips/mobile 2 which allows users to test the functionality of the application against test data in ACCSP's data warehouse, without actually making submissions of trip data. eTrips/mobile 2 Evaluation 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 update cadence: eTrips/mobile 2 Evaluation at every 2 weeks against ER Buoy's every 6 weeks. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for eTrips/mobile 2 Evaluation against 5.0 for ER Buoy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
eTrips/mobile 2 Evaluation ships an update every 2 weeks, ER Buoy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eTrips/mobile 2 Evaluation | ER Buoy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — 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 Evaluation
ER Buoy
In-app purchases
eTrips/mobile 2 Evaluation
No in-app purchases
ER Buoy
No in-app purchases
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