Comparison

GeoFieldBook vs Galileo Data Entry

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Digital field notebook
  • GPS-enabled data logging
  • Image linking to records
  • Real-time map display
  • Export data in CSV format
  • Import existing datasets
Features
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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

About

Galileo Data Entry

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Galileo Data Entry4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GeoFieldBook versus Galileo Data Entry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGeoFieldBookGalileo Data Entry
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.514.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLafayette CollegeRobert L Zimmelman

In-app purchases

None

GeoFieldBook

No in-app purchases

None

Galileo Data Entry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GeoFieldBook free?
GeoFieldBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Galileo Data Entry free?
Galileo Data Entry costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do GeoFieldBook or Galileo Data Entry have ads?
Neither GeoFieldBook nor Galileo Data Entry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GeoFieldBook or Galileo Data Entry?
GeoFieldBook ships an update every 14 months, and Galileo Data Entry every 3 months. Most recently, GeoFieldBook was updated on June 5, 2026 and Galileo Data Entry on September 22, 2026.

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