Comparison

Pocket Field Notes vs qsomate

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Field Notes

Capture and organize field notes with automatic geo-tagging and time stamps. Add photos to your notes and easily share them via email or by viewing their location on a map. Create project folders for efficient management of your field data.

Highlights
  • Automatic geo-tagging
  • Time and date stamping
  • Add photos to notes
  • Create project folders
  • Email notes with attachments
  • View location on map
  • Includes compass
Features
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Pocket Field Notes allows you to quickly take notes while in the field. Notes are automatically geo-tagged (location services required) and stamped with time and date. You can add pictures to notes with your device's camera (device camera required). Notes can be emailed (email client on device required) with the pictures as attachments. You can easily share with others or send to yourself, so you can cut-and-paste info into another application. You can create project folders and then add notes to it for easy management. View the geo-tagged location on a map, in a web browser (device web browser required). This app is ideal for geologists, wildlife biologists, surveyors, rangers, architects, agriculturalists, engineers, hunters, contractors, maintenance personnel, real estate agents, urban planners, landscapers, naturalists and many others out in the field. + Quick And Easy To Use + Create Project Folders + Add Notes To Project Folders + GEO-Tags Each Note (location services required) + Take Pictures And Add To Notes (device camera required) + Notes Are Time And Date Stamped + Email A Note (email client on device required) + View Location On Map In A Browser (device web browser required) + Great For Anyone Needing To Take Notes In The Field + Compass (heading services required)

About

qsomate

Log your ham radio contacts on iOS and macOS with this integrated logger. Supports POTA/SOTA activations, SKCC integration, and QRZ/HamDB lookups. Syncs automatically across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • iCloud synchronization
  • POTA/SOTA activation logging
  • ADIF export
  • SKCC integration
  • QRZ/HamDB lookups
  • Spotting feature
  • QRZ.com, eQSL, LOTW uploads
Features
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QSOMate is a modern ham radio logger built exclusively for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. No hype. No claims. Just a fast, reliable Apple‑native logger. • iCloud integration means your QSOs are automatically synced across all your devices. • Create POTA/SOTA activations, log your contacts then export as ADIF when you're done. • Optional Straight Key Century Club (SKCC) integration - SKCC information always at your fingertips, even if you have no network. • QRZ and HamDB lookups shows name and more for contacts for supported countries. Requires an active network connection. Other lookup integrations coming soon. • Spotting feature lets you hunt and seamlessly log POTA and SOTA contacts - even during your activations. • Optionally upload contants to QRZ.com, eQSL and LOTW • CAT control for currently popular radios (macOS version only)

Screenshots

Pocket Field Notes4 screens
qsomate3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: qsomate at 4.0 against Pocket Field Notes's 3.0. qsomate also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Pocket Field Notes's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Pocket Field Notes costs $1.99 and qsomate $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

qsomate holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Pocket Field Notes's written reviews are positive against 67% of qsomate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Field Notes ships an update every 3 months, qsomate every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pocket Field Notes versus qsomate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Field Notesqsomate
Price$1.99 — better$4.99
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike HempflingPutercraft LLC

Customer experience

Pocket Field Notes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

qsomate

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Field Notes

No in-app purchases

None

qsomate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Field Notes free?
Pocket Field Notes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is qsomate free?
qsomate costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Field Notes or qsomate?
qsomate is rated higher. Pocket Field Notes averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while qsomate averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pocket Field Notes or qsomate have ads?
Neither Pocket Field Notes nor qsomate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Field Notes or qsomate?
Pocket Field Notes ships an update every 3 months, and qsomate every 5 weeks. Most recently, Pocket Field Notes was updated on October 10, 2026 and qsomate on September 28, 2026.

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