Comparison

StraboField vs Trashporter

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

Head to head
About

StraboField

This app is a comprehensive tool for geologists to record field observations, capture data like photos and sketches, and create geological maps and stratigraphic sections. It supports offline functionality and data synchronization with a digital data system.

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

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time trash pickup tracking
  • Notifications for pickup status
  • Access to partner restaurants
  • Exclusive entertainment and services
  • TrashPortal integration
Features
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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.

Screenshots

StraboField4 screens
Trashporter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StraboField at none against Trashporter's shown. StraboField also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Trashporter's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trashporter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StraboField has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StraboField ships an update every 9 days, Trashporter every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
StraboField versus Trashporter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStraboFieldTrashporter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe University of KansasEasy & Convenient Trashporter, Inc.

Customer experience

StraboField

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Trashporter

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

StraboField

No in-app purchases

None

Trashporter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StraboField free?
StraboField is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trashporter free?
Trashporter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StraboField or Trashporter?
Trashporter is rated higher. StraboField averages 4.6 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Trashporter averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do StraboField or Trashporter have ads?
Trashporter shows ads; StraboField does not.
Which is updated more often, StraboField or Trashporter?
StraboField ships an update every 9 days, and Trashporter every 2 days. Most recently, StraboField was updated on November 6, 2026 and Trashporter on November 5, 2026.

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