ARC Data Mobile vs AABA 2026
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARC Data Mobile
Streamline archaeology research with this user-friendly app. Automatically transfer measurements via Bluetooth to reduce data entry and transcription errors. Export your findings directly to Excel for easy database integration.
- Bluetooth measurement transfer
- Reduced data entry
- Transcription error reduction
- Excel data export
- Customizable research parameters
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The ARC Data mobile app is user-friendly and customizable, allowing users to meet their specific archaeology research parameters. It uses Bluetooth technology to automatically transfer measurements to the app from the ARC Tech POD, which greatly decreases data entry time and transcription errors. Users can download data into an Excel spreadsheet to allow for the quick transfer of data into their database.
AABA 2026
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This is the official meeting app for the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists. Use this app to make the most of you meeting experience: Meet virtually and network with other attendees, build a personal schedule, receive notifications of the latest program updates and schedule changes. Keep up on all of the events and Tweet using the event hashtag #AABA2026.
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Verdict
ARC Data Mobile and AABA 2026 are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | ARC Data Mobile | AABA 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Advanced Research Collection Technologies LLC | AAPA |
In-app purchases
ARC Data Mobile
No in-app purchases
AABA 2026
No in-app purchases
Questions
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