Marine Debris Tracker vs Solvata
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Report litter and debris
- Contribute to citizen science
- Track inland and marine pollution
- Access open-data platform
- Generate scientific findings
- Inform policy decisions
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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.
Solvata
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Modern field scouting and recordkeeping, as it should be. No maps, no paperwork. Just voice. Save hours of admin work and stop trying to memorize every detail observed in the field. Use Solvata to ensure the work gets done, even when you're offline. Solvata is the voice-first interface that eliminates the data entry burden in the field. Start speaking naturally to capture detailed field observations, scouting records, and crop monitoring notes. Capture context with photos and precise Google Maps locations, saved instantly. We structure your short observations or brain dumps into organized Notes to keep your farm records digitized, and Tasks so you can assign, set reminders, and never lose track of them. It works for any operation size and in any language you speak. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Solvata at weekly against Marine Debris Tracker's every 2 months. Marine Debris Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Marine Debris Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Solvata weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marine Debris Tracker | Solvata |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyle Johnsen | Solvata Technologies LLC |
In-app purchases
Marine Debris Tracker
No in-app purchases
Solvata
No in-app purchases
Questions
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