Geology Toolkit vs Prospector Minerals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Geology Toolkit
Identify rocks, minerals, and crystals using your camera. Get detailed formation histories, geological data, and create labeled sketches. Build a personal field guide of your finds.
- Identify rocks, minerals, crystals, gems, and pebbles from photos
- Detailed formation histories and geological data
- Generate labeled pencil field sketches
- Save specimens to a personal field guide
- Daily Rock of the Day and quizzes
- Explore geological layers of famous locations
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Point your camera at a rock and Geology Toolkit tells you what it is, how it formed and what it is made of, then draws you a labelled pencil sketch of it. One photo, the full story. Powered by a frontier class AI model, it identifies rocks, minerals, crystals, gems and pebbles, explains the formation history behind each one and gives you the geological detail to go with it: Mohs hardness, lustre, chemical formula, companion minerals and more. Whether you're a curious walker who picked up something interesting, a rockhound building a collection, a student preparing for fieldwork or a professional out in the field, Geology Toolkit is a considered field guide in your pocket. What you can do • Identify rocks, minerals, crystals, gems and pebbles from a photo • Read the full formation story: how each specimen formed, over what timescale and in what conditions • Discover the companion minerals commonly found alongside your finds • Turn any find into a labelled pencil field sketch in seconds • Save specimens to your personal field guide with sketches, notes and locations • Get confidence scores and alternative identifications for tricky specimens • Meet a new Rock of the Day every morning, with a daily quiz to test what you've learned • Explore What's Beneath: rock columns for places like the Grand Canyon, layer by layer through deep time Built for serious curiosity • Rockhounds and collectors building a field guide of finds • Geology and earth science students studying mineralogy, petrology and classification • Field professionals needing quick, reliable identification and reference • Educators and parents exploring geology with curious learners • Anyone who's ever picked up a stone and wondered what it was Why Geology Toolkit Most rock identifier apps stop at a name. Geology Toolkit goes further, explaining why a rock is what it is, how it formed and what to look for in the field. Every identification adds to your personal field guide, building a reference you'll return to. Available in English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese and Japanese. Try it free for 7 days, then subscribe for unlimited identifications, full formation histories, companion mineral data, sketches and an exportable field record. From photo to real geological understanding, one specimen at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.geologytoolkit.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.geologytoolkit.com/privacy-policy
Prospector Minerals
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Prospector Minerals is your free, comprehensive mineralogy resource. - Browse Minerals: Search Minerals by chemical and physical properties, including hardness, luster, mineral class, crystal system, chemistry, and associates. Snap a photo of a specimen, and we'll guess what your mineral is. - Discover Localities: Explore common mines and mining districts, and filter by location, coordinates, and minerals. - Read Articles - Stay in touch with what's happening in the mineral world—browse through our informational scientific articles about minerals, localities, and more. - Explore Photos - Browse high-quality photos of minerals accompanied by detailed descriptions. -------------- Learn More at prospectorminerals.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Prospector Minerals at none against Geology Toolkit's 2. 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
Both are free to download. Geology Toolkit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Prospector Minerals asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Geology Toolkit | Prospector Minerals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laurence Wayne | Eamon Gordon |
In-app purchases
Geology Toolkit
- Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
- Geology AI Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
Prospector Minerals
No in-app purchases
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