Comparison

EPA NWCA vs GeoShift

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

EPA NWCA

Features
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National Wetland Condition Assessment field collection app.

About

GeoShift

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Convert coordinates between 600+ systems — UTM, US State Plane, national grids and latitude/longitude — right on your iPhone, with no internet. Then take them to the field with GNSS survey, stakeout, maps and Live Layers for your team. GeoShift is a geodesy toolkit for land surveyors, civil engineers, GIS users and field crews. It picks your country's national system automatically, and "Convert My Location" shows your position in any system with one tap. ► COORDINATE CONVERTER • 600+ EPSG systems: WGS84, all UTM zones, US State Plane (NAD83, in each state's official unit: US survey feet, international feet or meters), NAD83 UTM, NAD27, NAD83(CSRS) and MTM, ETRS89, ED50, British National Grid, Lambert-93, GDA2020 MGA, JGD2011, SIRGAS, CGCS2000, Pulkovo 1942 and many more • Official NTv2 grids for Germany, France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Spain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand • See the EPSG transformation code and its accuracy for every conversion • Search by name, EPSG code or country; pick a point on the map • DMS ↔ decimal degrees, QR sharing and PDF reports ► GNSS SURVEY (PRO) • Multi-epoch averaging with outlier rejection (MAD) and Kalman filtering • Quality metrics: horizontal standard deviation, 2DRMS (~95%), CEP50 and convergence • Site calibration to local coordinates (Helmert, residuals and RMS) ► STAKEOUT + AR (PRO) • Navigate to target points with compass, map, distance and bearing • Augmented reality: target arrow and distance on the camera view • True north with the WMM2025 magnetic model ► LIVE LAYERS • Work on the same map with your crew: pins, lines and areas sync within seconds • Invite by link or code as editor or viewer; changes made offline are sent when you reconnect • Creating a layer and inviting require PRO; joining is free (sign-in required) ► MAP, DRAWING & EARTHWORK • Measure distance and area; draw points, lines and polygons; move, rotate and undo • Elevation profile and cut/fill volumes (PRO) • Standard, satellite and terrain maps; HD satellite imagery (PRO) • Download map regions for offline use ► FILES • Open KML/KMZ with their folders, styles and labels, plus GPX, GeoJSON, Shapefile (.zip), DXF, CSV, Excel (.xlsx), LandXML and GML — even files with thousands of points • Export to PDF, DXF, KML/KMZ, GPX, GeoJSON, Shapefile, CSV, LandXML and NCN • Batch conversion of CSV/TXT/NCN files (PRO) ► MORE TOOLS • COGO: inverse, forward, intersection and area • Grid ↔ Ground scale factor • GeoCamera: photos and videos with a GPS + UTM watermark • Track recording with distance and speed (PRO) • Cloud sync across your devices • App languages: English, Turkish, Spanish, French, Hindi and Simplified Chinese Features marked (PRO) require GeoShift PRO; everything else is free. Position accuracy depends on your device's GPS and on site conditions. — Subscription info — GeoShift PRO is offered as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://tclabs.app/geoshift/terms-en.html Privacy Policy: https://tclabs.app/geoshift/privacy-en.html Support: geoshift@tclabs.app

Screenshots

EPA NWCA1 screens
GeoShift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EPA NWCA at none against GeoShift's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GeoShift sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. EPA NWCA asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EPA NWCA ships an update fortnightly, GeoShift every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
EPA NWCA versus GeoShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEPA NWCAGeoShift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnited States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)AYSE CIFTCI

In-app purchases

None

EPA NWCA

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

GeoShift

Subscriptions2
  • GeoShift Pro Monthly$2.491 Month
  • GeoShift Pro Yearly$24.901 Year
One-time1
  • GeoShift Pro Lifetime$97.90

Questions

Is EPA NWCA free?
EPA NWCA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GeoShift free?
GeoShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EPA NWCA or GeoShift have ads?
Neither EPA NWCA nor GeoShift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EPA NWCA or GeoShift?
EPA NWCA ships an update fortnightly, and GeoShift every 3 weeks. Most recently, EPA NWCA was updated on November 6, 2026 and GeoShift on October 31, 2026.

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