Airlist vs NMDC Field Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Airlist
Organize your thoughts, ideas, and tasks with an intuitive outliner. Create nested lists for groceries, projects, or anything else, and sync them across all your Apple devices. Features include widgets, dark mode, and advanced search.
- Infinitely nested lists
- Cross-device syncing
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Dark Mode support
- Advanced saved searches
- Easy export and import
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A delightful outliner for your dreams, ideas, lists, and projects. == Native iOS app - Built natively for iPhone, iPad and Mac == Delightful, beautiful lists - Easily create beautiful infinitely nested lists of groceries to buy, movies to watch, books to read, projects to complete, or anything you can dream of. - Zoom in on any note, showing only what you need to focus on. == Sync everywhere and stay organized on all your devices - Airlist syncs across all your iOS devices. == Dates Done Right - Start and Due Dates? Yes. - Start and Due TIMES? You bet. - Repeat after complete or custom schedule? Of course. == Loaded with features not distractions - Get in, get out. Beautiful design. Intuitive UI. - Airlist is simple at its core and advanced where you need. == Plus so much more - Widgets (Home and Lock Screen) - Unlimited Items. Infinite Zoom. - Dark Mode - Automatic Sync - Drag and Drop - Backlinks and References - Keyboard Shortcuts - Tags - Easy export and import - Beautiful formatting - Advanced Saved Searches Privacy Policy: https://airlist.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://airlist.app/terms
NMDC Field Notes
This app allows microbiome researchers to record biosample metadata directly in the field. It streamlines data documentation at the point of collection, offering features like ORCID login and automatic syncing with a web portal. Designed in collaboration with researchers, it provides a mobile alternative to browser-based submission.
- Record biosample metadata in the field
- Streamline data documentation
- ORCID login
- One-tap entry of user info, coordinates, and dates
- Dynamic UI forms from LinkML schema
- Automatic syncing with NMDC Submission Portal
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Notice: Due to a shift in program budget and priorities for 2026, the NMDC is not actively developing or maintaining the Field Notes Mobile App. Please visit the NMDC website for more information about our other products to submit, access and share microbiome data. --- NMDC Field Notes is an iOS/iPadOS app microbiome researchers can use to record metadata about the biosamples they collect while they are working in the field. It is a mobile alternative to the browser-based NMDC Submission Portal web app, designed specifically to streamline the process of documenting metadata at the time of biosample collection. Its features (all of which were designed in collaboration with microbiome researchers) include: ORCID login, entry of study and biosample metadata, one-tap entry of user information, geographical coordinates, and dates, user interface forms that are dynamically generated from a LinkML schema, and automatic syncing of study and biosamples metadata with the NMDC Submission Portal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NMDC Field Notes at none against Airlist's 2. NMDC Field Notes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Airlist's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Airlist sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. NMDC Field Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
NMDC Field Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Airlist has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Airlist ships an update monthly, NMDC Field Notes every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Airlist | NMDC Field Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Logerhaus, LLC | LAWRENCE BERKELEY |
Customer experience
Airlist
NMDC Field Notes
In-app purchases
Airlist
- Airlist Premium Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Airlist Premium Yearly1 Month trial$24.991 Year
NMDC Field Notes
No in-app purchases









