CollectData vs DiCap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CollectData
Contribute real-world data through guided video recordings and environment scans to advance AI technologies. Help researchers build better computer vision, robotics, and AI systems by completing simple tasks on your phone or compatible smart glasses.
- Guided data collection opportunities
- Phone-based environment scanning
- Video capture for AI research
- Smart glasses video import
- Secure contribution uploads
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CollectData is a platform for contributing real-world data that helps power the next generation of AI systems. Through guided opportunities, you can record short videos and capture real-world environments using your phone or compatible smart glasses. These recordings help researchers and developers build better computer vision, robotics, and AI technologies. How it works * Browse Opportunities * Discover guided data collection opportunities available to you Complete Simple Tasks * Follow step-by-step instructions to capture short recordings or scans using your phone Contribute Real-World Data * Your recordings help improve AI systems that interact with the physical world Features * Guided recording tasks * Phone-based environment scanning * Video capture for AI research * Optional import of videos recorded with compatible smart glasses * Secure upload of contributions
DiCap
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Digients Capture is a professional tool for collectors generating training data for embodied AI / robotic foundation models. Used with a head-mounted phone harness, it records first-person video of real workplace tasks. Key features: • High-quality video: 1080p / 30fps / HEVC hardware encoding • Synchronized motion data: 100Hz accelerometer + gyroscope stream • Static camera intrinsics: focal length, principal point, sensor orientation • 8 scene categories: kitchen, warehouse, delivery, retail, garment, repair, and more • Flexible upload: email or invite-code authentication, cloud or local sharing • Privacy-first: no audio recording, no precise location collection Data security: All uploaded data is encrypted at rest in our AWS Singapore datacenter, accessible only to authorized research partners under written data-use agreements. Full policy: https://digients.tech/legal/privacy Target users: professional data collectors (not for users under 18).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DiCap at 15.0 against CollectData's 26.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
CollectData ships an update every 9 days, DiCap every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CollectData | DiCap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pulse Studio LLC WA | Digients Tech Pte. Ltd. |
In-app purchases
CollectData
No in-app purchases
DiCap
No in-app purchases







