StraboField vs Trashporter
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.
Trashporter
Track your trash pickup in real-time and receive notifications when your Trashporters are en route or have completed the service. Explore exclusive partner restaurants, entertainment, and services available through your TrashPortal.
- Real-time trash pickup tracking
- Notifications for pickup status
- Access to partner restaurants
- Exclusive entertainment and services
- TrashPortal integration
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Know when your Trashporters are on the way and when your trash has been picked up. Access all the partner restaurants, entertainment and services offered through your TrashPortal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trashporter at 5.0 against StraboField's 4.5. Trashporter also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). StraboField's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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.
Trashporter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StraboField has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
StraboField ships an update every 9 days, Trashporter every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StraboField | Trashporter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The University of Kansas | Easy & Convenient Trashporter, Inc. |
Customer experience
StraboField
Trashporter
In-app purchases
StraboField
No in-app purchases
Trashporter
No in-app purchases









