Comparison

Eco vs WhotsUpBOX

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

Head to head
About

Eco

This tool allows users to map plants and animals, record detailed attributes for each find, and display them on a map. It includes preset international databases and supports custom attribute definitions for tailored data collection.

Highlights
  • GPS-enabled location tracking
  • Customizable data attributes and forms
  • Integrated international species databases
  • Data export in CSV, KML, GPX, and Darwin Core formats
  • In-app photography with slideshow
  • Limited field trips and finds for Lite version
Features
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Eco:Map is a professional tool for mapping plants and animals as well as for biomonitoring with surveys on iPhone, iPad or iPod. Devices with a GPS unit determine the coordinates of each find automatically. For each find you can store a number of additional attributes e.g. the sex of a species. Each find can immediately be displayed on a map. Users who want to define their own attributes are able to do so by defining them while editing data. An easy-to-use editor supports enables you to design entire new forms which can be shared with other users. Eco:Map comprises fifteen preset international, German and European databases among them the „Catalogue of Life“ released by Species 2000 and ITIS. The latter one contains more than 2.34 million scientific names and synonyms and 70,000 English names of all organisms world wide. Besides that Eco:Map is able to import user defined databases. For further processing in other databases and applications you can export your data in the formats CSV, Simple Darwin Core, KML (Google Earth), and GPX. You decide whether you transfer a field trip's data to your computer via e-mail, via a browser in a local area network or via iTunes. Eco:Map enables you to take photographs within the app which you can view in a slide show. These photographs can be transferred to your computer just like any other data. Eco:Map Lite can save up to 3 field trips with 5 finds and 5 photographs per field trip. It is possible to import up to three own databases: the maximum number of species per database is 50. The maximum number of user defined templates is 3. The Catalogue of Life database contains only plants and funghi.

About

WhotsUpBOX

Features
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WhotsUpBOX enables Corporate/VIP aircraft passengers and crew to connect their iPhone or iPad to the existing aircraft satellite data link. Once connected the App can send and receive Chat messages and enable Live WhatsApp access so passengers can use their own native WhatsApp App.. Chat operates over Bluetooth and requires minimal data, it requires setting up links to users on the ground before flying.

Screenshots

Eco4 screens
WhotsUpBOX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Eco at none against WhotsUpBOX's 1. Eco also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 11.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WhotsUpBOX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Eco asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eco ships an update every 4 months, WhotsUpBOX every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Eco versus WhotsUpBOX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEcoWhotsUpBOX
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin SeifertASiQ

In-app purchases

None

Eco

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

WhotsUpBOX

One-time1
  • GetMailFree

Questions

Is Eco free?
Eco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WhotsUpBOX free?
WhotsUpBOX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Eco or WhotsUpBOX have ads?
Neither Eco nor WhotsUpBOX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eco or WhotsUpBOX?
Eco ships an update every 4 months, and WhotsUpBOX every 2 months. Most recently, Eco was updated on October 9, 2026 and WhotsUpBOX on October 15, 2026.

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