Comparison

Marine Debris Tracker vs Cookie Management

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

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About

Marine Debris Tracker

Contribute to a global citizen science movement by reporting litter and plastic pollution. Your data helps build a comprehensive understanding of environmental issues, informing research and policy.

Highlights
  • Report litter and debris
  • Contribute to citizen science
  • Track inland and marine pollution
  • Access open-data platform
  • Generate scientific findings
  • Inform policy decisions
Features
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Debris Tracker is an open data citizen science movement, powered by Morgan Stanley. Join us in creating a bigger picture of the plastic pollution crisis by using the app to report litter wherever you find it, from our oceans to your backyard. Every day, dedicated educational, non-profit, and scientific organizations and passionate citizen scientists from all around the world use the Debris Tracker app to record GPS data on inland and marine debris. To date, Debris Tracker users have contributed 2 million items to our open-data platform, hosted at the University of Georgia and accessible to researchers and curious citizens everywhere. Together we can create a more comprehensive understanding of marine debris and plastic pollution by collecting and sharing data, generating scientific findings, informing policy, and inspiring upstream solutions. See our website for more information on how to get started or to download data: http://www.marinedebris.engr.uga.edu/. Debris Tracker is a joint effort of the NOAA Marine Debris Program and the Southeast Atlantic Marine Debris Initiative (SEA-MDI) out of the University of Georgia College of Engineering. Continued use of GPS in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Cookie Management

Manage Girl Scout cookie sales and inventory for an entire troop or individual scouts. Track orders, booth sales, payments, and transfers in real-time across devices. Facilitates data entry for other platforms and supports various payment methods.

Highlights
  • Real-time inventory tracking
  • Order and booth sale management
  • Troop and individual sales tracking
  • Payment and transfer management
  • Data synchronization across devices
  • Reporting for eBuddy, COCO, Snap
  • Square payment integration
Features
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The Cookie Management app provides an easy and convenient way to track your Girl Scout cookie inventory and sales across the entire troop. It supports actions such as orders, pickups, booth sales, transfers, and many more. This is your one-stop shop for all your cookie season needs - no need to buy multiple apps! The data is sync'd across devices so all members in the troop will see the same real time data. This app can also be used by a single Girl Scout in case the entire troop does not want to adopt it. See the app in action! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUcKRFoa35EjPcyF2nB_9VHHVlh6v-MLQ Feature summary: - Both TCMs and parents can use it - Supports both Little Brownie Bakers and ABC Bakers with the ability to customize cookie list and pricing - Real time inventory breakdown - TCMs can manage orders, Girl Scouts (including parents), warehouse pickups, Girl Scout pickups, individual & troop booth sales, cookie transfers (both Girl Scout and troop), and payments - Parents can manage their orders and individual booth sales, as well as see all the Girl Scouts in the troop along with parent contact information - Convenient reports to facilitate entering data into eBuddy, COCO, or Snap - Supports paying with Square - And much more. Inventory features: - Single page to get an overview of inventory distribution between all Girl Scouts and the troop - Includes a breakdown by Girl Scout of owed/paid to the troop - Includes a breakdown of individual cookie counts (inventory/sold) - Numbers are real time - when members of your troop enter their orders/booth sales, the inventory is automatically updated on your device. Girl Scout profile features: - Upload a picture of your Girl Scout - Add multiple users for each Girl Scout - each one will be able to log into the app for free and enter orders for that Girl Scout. This is great for also letting grandmas, uncles, etc. enter orders for you as well. - Parents can be assigned to multiple Girl Scouts - See a breakdown of each Girl Scout's inventory, sold, and payment statuses - Ability to call or text parents/Girl Scout directly from profile page - Set goals per Girl Scout Cookie order features: - Back-order support so you can keep track of what customers want when you don't have the cookies in stock - Digital Cookie / Smart Cookie support - Filter orders by delivered, paid, and back ordered statuses - Ability to search orders - TCMs can view orders for every Girl Scout in the troop - Color coded order list to quickly identify order statuses - Track troop donations and troop to troop donations - Track which orders are delivered and which are paid (including payment method) - Optional notes for each order Booth sale features: - Multiple parents can use the app at the same time at the same booth sale and it will automatically synchronize between all devices - See a history of all sales with the ability to modify or delete any of them - Auditing - track starting and ending inventory and the app will tell you if your counts are off or sales are unaccounted for - Capture signatures for both cookie pickups and returns - Track which Girl Scouts attended troop booth sales along with their start and end times - Intuitive UI for quickly entering sales - Also track troop donations/tips, troop to troop donations, and payment method Cookie pickup features: - Warehouse pickups to represent picking up cookies from the warehouse - Girl Scout pickups to represent picking up cookies from the TCM - Auto-emails a receipt to all TCMs and parents of the Girl Scout when a Girl Scout pickup is created - Capture a signature for Girl Scout pickups - Filter Girl Scout pickup list by individual Girl Scout Payment features: - Track payments to the troop - See how much each Girl Scout has paid and how much they owe - Capture signatures for payments Transfer features: - Transfer cookies between Girl Scouts - Transfer cookies from Girl Scouts back into the troop - Transfer cookies between troops

Screenshots

Marine Debris Tracker4 screens
Cookie Management4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Marine Debris Tracker at 5.0 against Cookie Management's 3.8. Marine Debris Tracker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Cookie Management's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 39%) and ratings volume (58 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cookie Management sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Marine Debris Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Marine Debris Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cookie Management has 58 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of Marine Debris Tracker's written reviews are positive against 62% of Cookie Management's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marine Debris Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Cookie Management fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Marine Debris Tracker versus Cookie Management: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarine Debris TrackerCookie Management
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.8 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews38.9% of reviews62.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings158 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyle JohnsenMichael Berman

Customer experience

Marine Debris Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive38.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative50.0%

Cookie Management

All ratings55 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative25.5%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative31.1%

Bugs and requests

Marine Debris Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cookie Management

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Cannot access the app
  • Won't let me login
  • Won't let me reset password
  • No email received for password reset
  • App is not working
Show 12 more
  • Developer's site is down
  • Error occurred fetching information from the server
  • Charged 3 times for the app
  • Cannot re-edit some things
  • Cannot delete account
  • Reports are useless and do not update
  • Prices are wrong for some cookies
  • Selected family app, still had to use troop format
  • Individual users not able to sign in
  • Forgot password link never sent an email
  • Cannot get single family to work
  • Needs update for new cookie types

Requested features

23 requests
  • Update for Android users
  • Allow families to make girl-to-girl transfers
  • Make email optional
  • Add credit card swipe functionality
  • Sync with GS software like Digital Cookie or Smart Cookies
Show 18 more
  • Ability to export reports to Excel
  • Improve reports functionality
  • Add dark mode
  • Develop a meeting/troop management app that works with cookie app
  • Automated 'add your troop' wizard
  • Ability to do starting and ending inventory without entering sales
  • Allow users to pay per season instead of annually
  • Improve user interface for families
  • Add ability to delete account
  • Allow re-editing of entries
  • Support for pre-orders
  • Improve individual user sign-in
  • Fix password reset email delivery
  • Make app free for troop use
  • Improve app description regarding costs
  • Better support for booth sales tracking
  • Allow users to bypass email entry
  • Integrate with GSUSA

In-app purchases

None

Marine Debris Tracker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Cookie Management

One-time3
  • Girl Scout Slot$0.99
  • Family Account$1.99
  • Troop Account$5.99

Questions

Is Marine Debris Tracker free?
Marine Debris Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cookie Management free?
Cookie Management is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Marine Debris Tracker or Cookie Management?
Marine Debris Tracker is rated higher. Marine Debris Tracker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Cookie Management averages 3.8 from 58 ratings.
Do Marine Debris Tracker or Cookie Management have ads?
Neither Marine Debris Tracker nor Cookie Management shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marine Debris Tracker or Cookie Management?
Marine Debris Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and Cookie Management fortnightly. Most recently, Marine Debris Tracker was updated on October 23, 2026 and Cookie Management on October 24, 2026.

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