Comparison

StraboField vs Outcropedia

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

Head to head
About

StraboField

This mobile application helps geologists record field observations, capture data like photos and sketches, and create geologic maps. It supports various geological subdisciplines and allows for offline use with data syncing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Record field data with photos, sketches, and notes
  • Collect georeferenced orientation and spatial data
  • Use custom or built-in basemaps offline
  • Create multi-scale observations with nested Spots
  • Organize and back up data locally or to StraboSpot.org
  • Fully functional offline for remote fieldwork
Features
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StraboField is a powerful, all-in-one mobile app designed to streamline your geological fieldwork. Record observations, capture photos and sketches, collect orientation data, create geologic maps and stratigraphic sections — all from a single, map-centered platform. Easily collect spatially referenced data using point, line, or polygon-based Spots. Work across multiple scales using nested Spots and high-resolution image basemaps. Designed by geologists, for geologists, StraboField supports workflows across subdisciplines including structural geology, sedimentology, petrology, volcanology, and geomorphology. ** Key Features: ** * Capture field data with photos, sketches, and notes * Collect georeferenced orientation and spatial data * Use custom or built-in basemaps offline * Create multi-scale observations with nested Spots * Organize and back up data locally or to StraboSpot.org * StraboField is fully functional offline, making it ideal for remote fieldwork. Once online, your data can be synced to the StraboSpot digital data system at StraboSpot.org — an open- source platform supported by the National Science Foundation.

About

Outcropedia

Features
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OutcropediApp is an initiative run by TecTask, the Commission on Tectonics and Structural Geology of the IUGS (International Union of Geological Sciences). It aims to valorize geological field data and to freely share the best outcrop photos among Geology professionals and lovers. OutcropediApp makes it very easy to share photos of geological outcrops and to create geo-tours. This app will allow you to: - share photos of the outcrops directly from the field, using your smartphone - easily find information on the best outcrops worldwide or those close to your position - have a freely available database of geological structures, also for teaching and informative purposes A final remark! Please, do not destroy the outcrops, take a photo and use your hammer only for scale!

Screenshots

StraboField4 screens
Outcropedia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: StraboField at every 2 weeks against Outcropedia's every 2 months. Outcropedia's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StraboField ships an update every 2 weeks, Outcropedia every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
StraboField versus Outcropedia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStraboFieldOutcropedia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe University of KansasWEBMAPP SRL

In-app purchases

None

StraboField

No in-app purchases

None

Outcropedia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StraboField free?
StraboField is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Outcropedia free?
Outcropedia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StraboField or Outcropedia have ads?
Neither StraboField nor Outcropedia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StraboField or Outcropedia?
StraboField ships an update every 2 weeks, and Outcropedia every 2 months. Most recently, StraboField was updated on September 18, 2026 and Outcropedia on September 12, 2026.

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