OffShoot Solo vs CollectData
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OffShoot Solo
Easily transfer files between your external drives and iOS devices. Features checksum verification and detailed transfer logs for secure and reliable data management.
- External disk file transfer
- iPad and iPhone compatibility
- Checksum verification
- Transfer logs
- Secure data management
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Transfer files from external disks to and from your iPad and iPhone, with checksum verification and transfer logs.
CollectData
Contribute real-world data through guided video recordings and environment scans to advance AI technologies. Help researchers build better computer vision, robotics, and AI systems by completing simple tasks on your phone or compatible smart glasses.
- Guided data collection opportunities
- Phone-based environment scanning
- Video capture for AI research
- Smart glasses video import
- Secure contribution uploads
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CollectData is a platform for contributing real-world data that helps power the next generation of AI systems. Through guided opportunities, you can record short videos and capture real-world environments using your phone or compatible smart glasses. These recordings help researchers and developers build better computer vision, robotics, and AI technologies. How it works * Browse Opportunities * Discover guided data collection opportunities available to you Complete Simple Tasks * Follow step-by-step instructions to capture short recordings or scans using your phone Contribute Real-World Data * Your recordings help improve AI systems that interact with the physical world Features * Guided recording tasks * Phone-based environment scanning * Video capture for AI research * Optional import of videos recorded with compatible smart glasses * Secure upload of contributions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CollectData at Free against OffShoot Solo's $49.99. CollectData also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). OffShoot Solo's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.1). 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
CollectData is free to download; OffShoot Solo costs $49.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CollectData holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of OffShoot Solo's written reviews are positive against 50% of CollectData's.
OffShoot Solo ships an update every 4 months, CollectData every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OffShoot Solo | CollectData |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Sync Factory | Pulse Studio LLC WA |
Customer experience
OffShoot Solo
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In-app purchases
OffShoot Solo
No in-app purchases
CollectData
No in-app purchases
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