Comparison

Mobile Data Collection vs CyberTracker

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

Head to head
About

Mobile Data Collection

This app allows users to collect and update field data in real-time using custom digital forms on mobile devices. It supports offline data capture, various field types including media and signatures, and integrates with a web platform for data analysis and collaboration.

Highlights
  • Custom form builder
  • Offline data capture
  • Real-time synchronization
  • Media-rich data collection
  • Electronic signatures
  • Data analysis and export
Features
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GIS Cloud Mobile Data Collection is a solution for recording and updating data in the field with mobile devices in real time, also allowing instant data access from the office. Digitize your workflow and eliminate errors and time-consuming paperwork! The mobile app enables you to accurately record data, online or offline, by filling in digital custom survey forms. You can create an unlimited number of your own unique forms in the user-friendly form builder, in the connected web app (Mobile Data Collection Portal). Continue working on your data, edit, share, and collaborate through GIS Cloud powerful web Map Editor app. Find everything you need for your workflow in one platform, no need for integrations. Collect points, lines, or polygons! Use GPS to capture data on the go, or switch to manual and use pinpoint and drawing tools for even better precision. Form fields are fully customizable and you can choose from text fields, selects lists, radio buttons, checkboxes, electronic signature, autofill, barcode, photo and audio, hidden fields, and much more. To control data accuracy and eliminate errors, make your form fields required, conditional (dependent on other form fields or data input), or persistent. Manage your field staff and share projects with custom forms to field workers by assigning them the collect and update permissions, and they can instantly start collecting data in the field. Simply sign into your GIS Cloud account (or sign up for free) and send collected data directly to your GIS Cloud app in the cloud. Data is immediately represented on a map, just click on any map feature to access collected data. Generate reports from the web app. Access data through GIS Cloud Map Editor, where you can further edit and style your data, overlay with additional data layers analyze data, share data with colleagues with different permissions to collaborate on projects. You can also export data and much more. Collect field data and conduct field surveys faster and easier than ever before. Start creating forms in the MDC Portal web app on https://giscloud.com and have your team out and about in a quarter of an hour! All you need in the field: - Offline data capture - Offline maps - Points, Lines, and Polygons geometry support - Media (photos & audio) enriched location information - QR code and barcode support - Electronic signature - Dropdowns, lists, input boxes, and comments based on custom forms - Review data attributes directly in the app - Search through data on the map - Control different layers in the map - Edit existing data - Listen to audio and view images - Real-time GPS location - View and explore maps in the field Prepare and analyze in the office: - Cloud-based web apps - Custom forms designer - Rich GIS symbology and visualization - Data editing and exporting - One-click map and data sharing - Real-time collaboration - Map publishing - Spatial Queries & Analysis - Account administration Note! This app will use GPS in the background to give you the most accurate and current location. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at support@giscloud.com. Privacy Policy: https://www.giscloud.com/wp-content/uploads/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.giscloud.com/wp-content/uploads/terms-of-use.html

About

CyberTracker

This software enables efficient data capture for environmental observations, particularly in conservation and disaster relief. It was initially designed for illiterate trackers and has evolved into a versatile system for data collection and visualization.

Highlights
  • Handheld data capture
  • Environmental observation recording
  • Data visualization system
  • Accessible for low-literacy users
  • Wildlife biology data collection
  • Disaster relief data management
Features
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CyberTracker is software from a South African non-profit company, CyberTracker Conservation, that develops handheld data capture solutions. The software was first developed as a way to allow illiterate animal trackers to communicate their environmental observations. A prototype was used in 2002 to record details of animals killed in an outbreak of ebola. It has since evolved to become a general purpose data capture and visualization system. However, it retains the ability to be used by illiterate and low-literate users. CyberTracker's primary user base is wildlife biologists, conservationists and disaster relief workers.

Screenshots

Mobile Data Collection4 screens
CyberTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CyberTracker at none against Mobile Data Collection's 1. CyberTracker also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Mobile Data Collection's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 4). 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. Mobile Data Collection sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per month. CyberTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CyberTracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobile Data Collection has 41 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Mobile Data Collection's written reviews are positive against 100% of CyberTracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mobile Data Collection ships an update every 2 months, CyberTracker every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 9, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mobile Data Collection versus CyberTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobile Data CollectionCyberTracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (41 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB190 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGIS Cloud Inc.CyberTracker Conservation

Customer experience

Mobile Data Collection

All ratings41 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

CyberTracker

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mobile Data Collection

Subscriptions1
  • 1 month subscription$39.991 Month
None

CyberTracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mobile Data Collection free?
Mobile Data Collection is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CyberTracker free?
CyberTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mobile Data Collection or CyberTracker?
CyberTracker is rated higher. Mobile Data Collection averages 4.8 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while CyberTracker averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Mobile Data Collection or CyberTracker have ads?
Neither Mobile Data Collection nor CyberTracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mobile Data Collection or CyberTracker?
Mobile Data Collection ships an update every 2 months, and CyberTracker every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mobile Data Collection was updated on September 9, 2026 and CyberTracker on September 9, 2026.

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