PCS Field Data Collector vs PET Personal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PCS Field Data Collector
This application streamlines field data collection for surveys and troubleshooting. It enhances operational efficiency and ensures data integrity, saving time and reducing costs associated with resurveys due to errors.
- Periodic surveys
- Close-interval surveys
- General troubleshooting
- Increased operational efficiency
- Maintained data integrity
- Time savings
- Cost savings
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PCS Field Data Collector is our next-generation field data collection software used to perform periodic surveys, close-interval surveys, and general troubleshooting. PCS Field Data Collector increases operational efficiency and maintains data integrity. Users will see time savings since this software will facilitate performing close interval and periodic surveys and cost savings because it ensures data quality is preserved throughout the data lifecycle, from the point where it is captured to the final database of record thus reducing the chance of having to resurvey areas due to user errors or errors in data.
PET Personal
Track employee payroll details directly from the field. Record work start and end times, pieces produced, and associated job information. Includes GPS location tracking and receipt printing for detailed work summaries.
- Collect payroll information in the field
- Record work start and end times
- Track pieces produced
- Include field, job, crew, and GPS location
- Supports barcode scanning
- Manual data input
- Print receipts for employees
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PET Personal collects payroll information in the field for an individual employee. It records start of work, end of work and pieces. The data includes field, job, crew, and GPS location. It can be collected for individuals. Supports bar code scanning (with an external scanner) and manual input. Supports Printing receipts with the details of the work done for Employees.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PCS Field Data Collector at 3.6 against PET Personal's 2.5. PCS Field Data Collector also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 2). PET Personal's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). 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.
PCS Field Data Collector holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PCS Field Data Collector | PET Personal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (9 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Innovations | Orange Enterprises, Inc. |
Customer experience
PCS Field Data Collector
PET Personal
In-app purchases
PCS Field Data Collector
No in-app purchases
PET Personal
No in-app purchases
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