Comparison

EarthTrack vs Aber ePAD

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

Head to head
About

EarthTrack

Features
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EarthTrack has been developed to facilitate ground-level collection of land cover, habitats and change to support routine and continuous characterisation, mapping and monitoring of landscapes from Earth Observation (EO) data as well as assist future co-designed planning. EarthTrack is a component of the Living Earth system, that constructs past, current and future land cover maps from environmental descriptors retrieved from Earth observation data or predicted (e.g., through modelling). Examples are vegetation canopy cover (%) and height (m), water persistence (time) and plant species type and, as these have defined units or categories that are fully scalable in space and time, the classification system is applicable globally whilst maintaining local relevance. EarthTrack and Living Earth uniquely includes a new approach to classifying change that is based on the coupled descriptions of the causes and consequences, considering biotic, abiotic and human-influenced drivers. The maps generated are made publicly available to inform individuals, groups, organisations and even countries across multiple domains (policy, science, land management, society and health). Living Earth has been developed in Wales and Australia, with European effort, and applied at local, national and continental scales. For more information visit the Living Wales website at wales.livingearth.online.

About

Aber ePAD

Features
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Aberystwyth University ePAD app helps to provide our nursing students with remote access to their electronic Practice Assessment Document (ePAD) during their time on placement. The app helps to offer a quick and accessible alternative means of entering their student achievement data into their ePAD whilst the student is on practice placement with our allocated healthcare providers, which can then sync completed forms to their account when an internet connection is available. You must have an Aberystwyth University account to use this app.

Screenshots

EarthTrack3 screens
Aber ePAD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Aber ePAD at every 3 months against EarthTrack's every 14 months. EarthTrack's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EarthTrack ships an update every 14 months, Aber ePAD every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
EarthTrack versus Aber ePAD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarthTrackAber ePAD
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 3 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size57 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNatural ApptitudeMyKnowledgeMap Ltd

In-app purchases

None

EarthTrack

No in-app purchases

None

Aber ePAD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EarthTrack free?
EarthTrack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aber ePAD free?
Aber ePAD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EarthTrack or Aber ePAD have ads?
Neither EarthTrack nor Aber ePAD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EarthTrack or Aber ePAD?
EarthTrack ships an update every 14 months, and Aber ePAD every 3 months. Most recently, EarthTrack was updated on October 15, 2026 and Aber ePAD on October 19, 2026.

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