Comparison

StraboField vs ODNscan

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

ODNscan

Features
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The application offloads data from Moana Bluetooth sensors. Location data (latitude, longitude from place of offload) is included.

Screenshots

StraboField4 screens
ODNscan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: StraboField at every 9 days against ODNscan's every 10 months. 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 9 days, ODNscan every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
StraboField versus ODNscan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStraboFieldODNscan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe University of KansasOcean Data Network

In-app purchases

None

StraboField

No in-app purchases

None

ODNscan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StraboField free?
StraboField is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ODNscan free?
ODNscan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StraboField or ODNscan have ads?
Neither StraboField nor ODNscan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StraboField or ODNscan?
StraboField ships an update every 9 days, and ODNscan every 10 months. Most recently, StraboField was updated on October 6, 2026 and ODNscan on September 12, 2026.

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