Comparison

Pocket Field Notes vs FsPal

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

FsPal

Manage field service records, hourly reports, and ministry schedules in one app. Track visit locations and export data to docx format. Data is stored locally with a backup feature for restoration.

Highlights
  • Field service record management
  • Hourly report tracking
  • Ministry schedule organization
  • Geolocation for return visits
  • Local data storage
  • Data backup and restore
  • Export to docx
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FSPal is an all-in-one app that helps you manage and organise your field service records, hourly reports, and ministry schedules in one convenient place. Records created has its geolocation stored, enabling you to see where the nearest return visit is wherever you are in the ministry. Data is stored locally on your phone, and only you are responsible for it. Deleting the app will also delete your records. However, there is a backup feature which you can restore at anytime. Want a second set of records outside of FsPal? Sure!! Now, you can export to docx and open in your note taking apps. Happy field service!

Screenshots

Pocket Field Notes4 screens
FsPal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FsPal at 100% against Pocket Field Notes's 33%. FsPal also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.9 vs 3.0). Pocket Field Notes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

FsPal is free to download; Pocket Field Notes costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FsPal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Pocket Field Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of FsPal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Field Notes ships an update every 3 months, FsPal fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pocket Field Notes versus FsPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Field NotesFsPal
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike HempflingAlvin Wong Yeh Ming

Customer experience

Pocket Field Notes

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

FsPal

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Field Notes

No in-app purchases

None

FsPal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Field Notes free?
Pocket Field Notes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FsPal free?
FsPal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Field Notes or FsPal?
FsPal is rated higher. Pocket Field Notes averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while FsPal averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Pocket Field Notes or FsPal have ads?
Neither Pocket Field Notes nor FsPal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Field Notes or FsPal?
Pocket Field Notes ships an update every 3 months, and FsPal fortnightly. Most recently, Pocket Field Notes was updated on November 3, 2026 and FsPal on November 8, 2026.

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