Ruskin vs Mobile Event Log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ruskin
Wirelessly configure loggers, download, and display datasets. View profiles, tags, and downloads on a map, and record detailed location information during deployments.
- Wireless logger configuration
- Dataset download and display
- Map view for profiles and tags
- Location tracking during deployments
- Data synchronization to office
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Ruskin for iOS makes it easy to wirelessly configure your logger, download, display, and sync your datasets back to the office. View profiles, tags and downloads on a map, and use the tracking feature to record detailed location information during your deployments.
Mobile Event Log
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The Mobile Event Log App is part of the O2A framework and related to registry.o2a-data.de. An O2A overview can be found here: https://docs.o2a-data.de/registry/ Its functionality allows to create item events, mounts and umounts. An entry provides metadata to a scientific item operation. Details can be found here: https://docs.o2a-data.de/registry/gui/#events The app is designed to be used offline. Its target group are users who already use the online version registry.o2a-data.de and have a user account. An initial configuration and syncing the events back to https://registry.o2a-data.de/ requires to be online. Privacy Policy: https://registry.o2a-data.de/privacy Legal Notices: https://registry.o2a-data.de/legal
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mobile Event Log at every 6 weeks against Ruskin's every 4 months. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ruskin ships an update every 4 months, Mobile Event Log every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ruskin | Mobile Event Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RBR Ltd | Alfred-Wegener-Institut |
In-app purchases
Ruskin
No in-app purchases
Mobile Event Log
No in-app purchases
Questions
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