Comparison

eOceans vs FortiSOAR

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

Head to head
About

eOceans

Manage environmental projects from anywhere with this all-in-one app. Collect standardized data in the field, collaborate with teams, and transform observations into instant insights without needing spreadsheets or coding skills. Scale your initiatives smarter and faster.

Highlights
  • Field data collection with GPS and timestamp
  • Standardized data logging for biodiversity, pollution, and more
  • Real-time maps, time series, and trend analysis
  • Secure team collaboration and data sharing
  • Project management without coding or GIS skills
  • Integration with global conservation priorities
Features
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Start your environmental project and manage it from anywhere—land or sea—with no spreadsheets, R code, or GIS skills required. Run your science, monitoring, or conservation project from your mobile device. Collect data, track change, engage teams, and power decisions—instantly. ALL-IN-ONE APP: Biodiversity + Pollution + Socio-economic and cultural values + Environment + Policy + Education COLLECT STANDARDIZED DATA IN THE FIELD • Record observations in real-time using your phone’s GPS and timestamp • Log efforts, species, pollution, conditions, events, or impacts in just a few taps • Use sampling methods from our catalogue • Add photos and field notes for added context and engagement COLLABORATE AND SHARE SECURELY • Collaborate with projects, teammates, volunteers, or communities by ‘joining’ or ‘following’ • Create and Download standardized data • Choose to ‘Broadcast’ your most important observations • Set roles and permissions to manage who gets access to your data • Control your data, your way—always TRANSFORM OBSERVATIONS INTO INSIGHTS • Get instant maps, time series, and trends of your effort and observations — no data wrangling needed • See what’s happening across ecosystems, projects, organisations, and more • View real-time data or summaries across regions and projects SCALE SMARTER, NOT HARDER • Use one app for all dimensions. • Align local data with global efforts priorities (SDGs, ESGs, blue carbon, etc.) • Expand projects without expanding workflows or effort • Keep all your field data organised, managed, clean, and ready to use anytime POWERED BY SCIENCE Built by scientists and practitioners, eOceans simplifies field data workflows—no spreadsheets, R coding, GIS, or extra tools required. It’s the app that lets anyone, anywhere, contribute to real-time science and decision-making. Whether you’re investing in conservation, in charge of a protected area, consulting on a development of restoration site, surveying a fishery, or engaging in citizen scientist, eOceans helps you build and run better projects—easier and faster. Because better data with timely insights leads to better decisions. Review from Liz F., Ocean Science Analytics “eOceans offers invaluable tools that we use for collaboration and seamless data collection-to-analysis, enabling unprecedented collaboration and insights. Review from Darren H., Ocean Explorer “I’m so happy to be able to contribute to monitoring by simply logging observations from my dives using the eOceans app.” ABOUT EOCEANS eOceans is a Canadian data science company founded and led by PhD scientists to support ethical, timely, and cost-efficient monitoring, research, and decision-making. The eOceans mobile app is designed to power any nature-based initiative—from community science to national- or international-scale programs. Whether you're tracking species, impacts, or trends, eOceans provides the tools to log, manage, and analyze data in real time using your phone’s date, time, and GPS. Built for field teams, scientists, fishers, and explorers, the app ensures data are standardized, secure, and immediately ready for collaboration or analysis—across projects, organisations, and geographies. Start your project today with the only platform built to scale environmental efforts from the ground up.

About

FortiSOAR

This mobile app extends a web-based security platform, allowing users to perform critical actions and manage urgent tasks remotely. It provides immediate approvals, notifications, and the ability to view and reassign records on the go.

Highlights
  • Remote approvals
  • Urgent notifications
  • Critical action execution
  • Record viewing
  • Record reassignment
Features
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FortiSOAR mobile application is an extension to the FortiSOAR's Web interface, which facilitates important and urgent actions such as immediate approvals, notifications, critical actions on the go, and viewing and reassigning records.

Screenshots

eOceans4 screens
FortiSOAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FortiSOAR at 5.0 against eOceans's 4.2. FortiSOAR also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). eOceans's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FortiSOAR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eOceans has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
eOceans versus FortiSOAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereOceansFortiSOAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopereOceans Research and Consulting Inc.Fortinet

Customer experience

eOceans

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

FortiSOAR

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

eOceans

No in-app purchases

None

FortiSOAR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eOceans free?
eOceans is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FortiSOAR free?
FortiSOAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eOceans or FortiSOAR?
FortiSOAR is rated higher. eOceans averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while FortiSOAR averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do eOceans or FortiSOAR have ads?
Neither eOceans nor FortiSOAR shows ads.

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