Comparison

FieldMove Clino vs Geological Field Notes

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

Head to head
About

FieldMove Clino

This app transforms your iPhone into a digital compass-clinometer for geological data capture. It allows for efficient measurement of planar and linear features, georeferenced photo and note storage, and offline map support for fieldwork.

Highlights
  • Digital compass-clinometer
  • GPS location and orientation sensors
  • Capture georeferenced photos and notes
  • Offline map support
  • Stereonet display for analysis
  • Draw geological features on basemap
  • Export data as MOVE, CSV, or KMZ
Features
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FieldMove Clino Features: FieldMove Clino is a digital compass-clinometer for data capture on your iPhone, designed for simplicity in the field, and optimized to use the device’s GPS location and orientation sensors. This geology app will allow you to use your phone as a traditional hand-held bearing compass as well as a digital compass-clinometer for measuring and capturing the orientation of planar and linear features in the field. FieldMove Clino allows you to quickly take large amounts of measurements, making your data set much more statistically valid. You can also capture and store georeferenced digital photographs and text notes. As well as supporting online maps, FieldMove Clino also supports offline maps, so that you can import your own georeferenced basemaps and collect data while disconnected. Data can be exported as MOVE, CSV or KMZ files and then imported directly into FieldMove™, Move™ or other applications like Google Earth. Additional features: • Display geological data on an equal area or equal angle stereonet, allowing you to perform some basic statistical analysis in the field • Draw contacts, faults and outcrops on your chosen basemap to create a realistic geological map • A new expanded library of symbols for customisation of planar and linear features • KMZ export, view your data in Google Earth A more in-depth guide is available on our website: http://www.petex.com/products/move-suite/digital-field-mapping/ NOTE: FieldMove Clino for iPhone will scale up to fit on the iPad and iPad mini. FieldMove Clino is a Petroleum Experts geological field mapping app designed for forward thinking geologists utilising digital data collection. --------------------------------- * The use of GPS devices and smartphones as navigation aids. * Global Positioning System (GPS) devices are commonly used to aid navigation, having grown in popularity over the past decade. Over the last few years, this has extended to smartphones and digital compasses, which are often equipped with GPS functionality. GPS is a valuable aid to navigation during fieldwork, although it is important to keep safety at the forefront, and we draw your attention to the advice given by a number of mountaineering councils: “Everyone heading into the hills needs to learn how to read a map, and be able to navigate effectively with a paper map and traditional magnetic compass, especially in poor visibility”. Petroleum Experts will accept no liability or loss, resulting from the use or misuse of this product.

About

Geological Field Notes

Create detailed geological field notebooks with rich media, including text, images, audio, and drawings. Organize entries with timestamps, passwords, and export them for backup or sharing.

Highlights
  • Rich media note-taking (text, image, audio, video, drawing, links)
  • Integrated geological tools (compass, level, ruler, calculator)
  • Password protection for individual entries
  • Media expiration options
  • Export notes as zipped HTML
  • Cloud backup via Dropbox
Features
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GeoFieldNotes is a note taking app that allows the user to create geological field notebooks containing written, audio, and image notes. It is a timeline style notes/journaling app that features: - Rich Media (Text, Image, Audio, Video, Free Hand Drawing, Web-link, Location, Events) - Tools (Compass, Level, Ruler Measurement, Calculator) - Multiple Photos per Entry - Expiration for Individual media (expiry of 7 days) - Passwords for Individual Entry - Sharing via Twitter, Facebook and Mail - No Accounts to sign up for - Export whole note by sending a zipped html file to Mail, and backup note items via Dropbox ===== About the author ===== Liansheng is a senior software developer who worked 4 years at EA mobile and has more than 10 years experiences of developing mobile applications. He has worked on large range of mobile platforms. After joining EA Mobile in 2006, Liansheng contributed to many of EA's major mobile products, he worked in frameworks team with special focus on 3D graphic and sound engine, he built the sound engine for the Rockband. Before joining EA, Liansheng worked at Isee3D, My Virtual Model and AppsGo. In his spare time, Liansheng likes to study Geology, He has a Ph.D in Geochemistry from University of Paris, France. Please send your feedback to: clonecase@gmail.com

Screenshots

FieldMove Clino4 screens
Geological Field Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FieldMove Clino at 67% against Geological Field Notes's 0%. FieldMove Clino also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.2 vs 1.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

FieldMove Clino is free to download; Geological Field Notes costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FieldMove Clino holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FieldMove Clino has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of FieldMove Clino's written reviews are positive against 0% of Geological Field Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FieldMove Clino ships an update every 2 months, Geological Field Notes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FieldMove Clino versus Geological Field Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFieldMove ClinoGeological Field Notes
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.2 (19 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPetroleum Experts LimitedLiansheng Zhang

Customer experience

FieldMove Clino

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral23.8%
Negative9.5%

Geological Field Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

FieldMove Clino

No in-app purchases

None

Geological Field Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FieldMove Clino free?
FieldMove Clino is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Geological Field Notes free?
Geological Field Notes costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FieldMove Clino or Geological Field Notes?
FieldMove Clino is rated higher. FieldMove Clino averages 4.2 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Geological Field Notes averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FieldMove Clino or Geological Field Notes have ads?
Neither FieldMove Clino nor Geological Field Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FieldMove Clino or Geological Field Notes?
FieldMove Clino ships an update every 2 months, and Geological Field Notes every 3 months. Most recently, FieldMove Clino was updated on October 2, 2026 and Geological Field Notes on October 6, 2026.

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