SiteNote vs NMDC Field Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SiteNote
This app helps you document and track small projects by combining notes, photos, contacts, reminders, and tasks into a single, organized platform. It's designed for fast, simple use, keeping all your project materials in one place, accessible even without an internet connection.
- Project documentation
- Photo and note integration
- Task and reminder management
- Local data storage
- Offline functionality
- Client tracking
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SiteNote is a lightweight Project Documentation and Tracking app. It combines a number of apps into one (Photos, Notes, Contacts, Reminders, Tasks) allowing users to keep all their project related materials in one place and organized by projects. The App aims to provide a fast, simple and easy to use solution for people to keep track of their small projects and to document site conditions using images and notes. All data is stored locally on your phone, so it is lightning fast and does not require cellphone reception to work. - Use SiteNote to keep track of your small projects, jobs and clients. - Document your work with Notes and Photos. - Stay organized with Tasks and Appointments. Try SiteNote today and stay Organized! Privacy Policy: http://www.sitenote.ca/privacypolicy.html Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: http://www.sitenote.ca/tutorial.html
NMDC Field Notes
This app allows microbiome researchers to record biosample metadata directly in the field. It streamlines data documentation at the point of collection, offering features like ORCID login and automatic syncing with a web portal. Designed in collaboration with researchers, it provides a mobile alternative to browser-based submission.
- Record biosample metadata in the field
- Streamline data documentation
- ORCID login
- One-tap entry of user info, coordinates, and dates
- Dynamic UI forms from LinkML schema
- Automatic syncing with NMDC Submission Portal
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Notice: Due to a shift in program budget and priorities for 2026, the NMDC is not actively developing or maintaining the Field Notes Mobile App. Please visit the NMDC website for more information about our other products to submit, access and share microbiome data. --- NMDC Field Notes is an iOS/iPadOS app microbiome researchers can use to record metadata about the biosamples they collect while they are working in the field. It is a mobile alternative to the browser-based NMDC Submission Portal web app, designed specifically to streamline the process of documenting metadata at the time of biosample collection. Its features (all of which were designed in collaboration with microbiome researchers) include: ORCID login, entry of study and biosample metadata, one-tap entry of user information, geographical coordinates, and dates, user interface forms that are dynamically generated from a LinkML schema, and automatic syncing of study and biosamples metadata with the NMDC Submission Portal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NMDC Field Notes at none against SiteNote's 1. NMDC Field Notes also leads on ads (none vs shown). SiteNote's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. SiteNote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. NMDC Field Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SiteNote against 5.0 for NMDC Field Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
SiteNote ships an update monthly, NMDC Field Notes every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SiteNote | NMDC Field Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ALEXANDER SOLOVYEV | LAWRENCE BERKELEY |
Customer experience
SiteNote
NMDC Field Notes
In-app purchases
SiteNote
- Ad free$2.991 Month
NMDC Field Notes
No in-app purchases









