GeoFieldBook vs Galileo Data Entry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GeoFieldBook
This app digitizes geological field mapping, replacing paper notebooks. It uses the iPad's GPS and camera to log structural and formation data, link images, and display real-time maps with oriented strikes and dips. Data can be exported for analysis.
- Digital field notebook
- GPS-enabled data logging
- Image linking to records
- Real-time map display
- Export data in CSV format
- Import existing datasets
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GeoFieldBook is designed for use in structural geology field mapping projects as a complement or replacement for the traditional paper field notebook and maps. The App integrates the iPad's GPS, camera, data management and mapping capabilities to allow geologists to record structural and formation information, automatically log geo-located data, link images to each record and input pre-defined formation names for different mapping areas. The records are then displayed in real-time on an image base (Apple) with strikes and dips displayed in the correct orientation and color-coded to the formation list. Field measurements and notes can be exported in csv format for integration into analysis software. Existing data sets (records and formation lists) can also be imported into the App. Record types currently supported (more are coming): - Bedding - Contacts - Faults - Joints - Other (generic entries) - Up to five additional user-defined record types with five additional fields per record. Depending upon the record type selected, inputs include: - Name (your entry) - Location (auto recorded) - Time/date (auto recorded) - Dip amount and direction (from your measurements) - Formations (scroll wheel entry) - Notes (your entry) - Five additional user-defined input fields
Galileo Data Entry
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This great App allows the social scientist to conduct surveys that all users of the app will see. The users fill out these surveys by reporting the differences (or distances) between a list of concepts. The user reports the distance of each concept to each other concept. This data creates a matrix of responses that can be reconstructed into a 3D map showing a 'conceptual space' using 'R' software, available for free download. This App can be also be used to collect any multidimensional scaling data such as that collected and mapped by SPSS, Statistics Package for the Social Sciences, an IBM product and a variety of other applications that are available for purchase. When the user is done filling out the survey, the user selects 'Exit and Send' and the data that was collected by the App is delivered to the social scientist as a list of pairs of concepts and the differences (or distances) between them. Any questions, contact the author on the support site! Need a custom version for your organization? Contact the author? This software can also be used to collect data for the Galileo System created by Rick Holmes and a variety of students over the years from Michigan State University, SUNY Albany and SUNY Buffalo including the author for Dr. Joseph Woelfel.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GeoFieldBook at Free against Galileo Data Entry's $0.99. Galileo Data Entry's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 14 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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GeoFieldBook is free to download; Galileo Data Entry costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GeoFieldBook ships an update every 14 months, Galileo Data Entry every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GeoFieldBook | Galileo Data Entry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lafayette College | Robert L Zimmelman |
In-app purchases
GeoFieldBook
No in-app purchases
Galileo Data Entry
No in-app purchases
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