iObs vs map5topo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iObs
Record and submit observations of wildlife, including birds, mammals, and plants, directly from the field. Utilize real-time location and time, with offline capabilities. Upload your data to participating online portals when connected.
- Record observations in the field
- Use current time and location
- Offline mode available
- Upload data to online portals
- Supports birds, mammals, plants, etc.
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iObs is an application that can be used worldwide for entering and uploading observations of birds, mammals, plants, etc. directly from the field. You can use current time and location. You can use the app in off-line mode. When on-line, you can upload all data to your personal account on participating portal sites. Currently these are waarneming.nl, waarnemingen.be and observation.org.
map5topo
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Met de map5topo app kan je momenteel vier kaartlagen bekijken: map5topo retina tiles, openlufo, map5topo grijs en topraster van Kadaster. Je kan locaties opzoeken en je huidige GPS locatie op de kaart opvragen.
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Verdict
iObs and map5topo 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 | iObs | map5topo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Observation International | Just Objects B.V. |
In-app purchases
iObs
No in-app purchases
map5topo
No in-app purchases
