StraboField vs Outcropedia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Outcropedia
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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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | StraboField | Outcropedia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The University of Kansas | WEBMAPP SRL |
In-app purchases
StraboField
No in-app purchases
Outcropedia
No in-app purchases








