Comparison

Pocket Field Notes vs Field Commanders

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

Field Commanders

Features
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A field service application to allow Field Service companies to manage their flow of work orders.

Screenshots

Pocket Field Notes4 screens
Field Commanders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Field Commanders at Free against Pocket Field Notes's $1.99. Field Commanders also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Pocket Field Notes's advantage is chart position (#195 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On 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

Field Commanders 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Field Notes ships an update every 3 months, Field Commanders monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Pocket Field Notes versus Field Commanders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Field NotesField Commanders
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#195 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB38 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMike HempflingAbraham Levine

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Field Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Field Commanders

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Field Notes free?
Pocket Field Notes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Field Commanders free?
Field Commanders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pocket Field Notes or Field Commanders have ads?
Neither Pocket Field Notes nor Field Commanders shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Field Notes or Field Commanders?
Pocket Field Notes ships an update every 3 months, and Field Commanders monthly. Most recently, Pocket Field Notes was updated on September 24, 2026 and Field Commanders on October 2, 2026.

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