OpenText™ Core Share vs FieldNote App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenText™ Core Share
Securely store, share, and collaborate on documents, photos, and videos from any device. Edit files instantly, even offline, and receive real-time notifications for all file activity. Offers regional data centers for privacy compliance.
- Secure cloud storage
- Cross-device access (web, iPhone, iPad)
- Instant file editing
- Offline file access
- Real-time file activity notifications
- Regional data centers
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OpenText™ Core Share is a cloud-based file sharing and collaboration app that lets you easily and securely store, share, access and work with your pics, videos and documents from your iPhone, iPad and the web. Welcome to the simple, secure and smart way to share and collaborate on your important files. In the interest of respecting regional privacy regulations, OpenText™ Core Share offers data centers in the United States, Europe, Australia and Canada. Features: • Easily and securely store, share, and collaborate from any device - web, iPhone, iPad. • Sign up is free and takes about a minute. You’ll be sharing, collaborating and getting things done in no time! • Instantly edit files and save back to OpenText™ Core Share - no more waiting to sync files or storing duplicates. • View and edit files, even when you're offline. • Notifications for all file activity and a dashboard to give you a snapshot view of everything that’s happening with your files. • Personal and Enterprise subscriptions available. • Safeguard your most important files, photos and videos in the secure OpenText™ Cloud.
FieldNote App
This app streamlines field data collection and analysis with configurable workflows. It allows geographically distributed teams to share critical information instantly and enables clients to manage system configurations independently, eliminating the need for developer intervention.
- Configurable field data collection
- Workflow creation and management
- Project progress tracking
- Cost monitoring
- Instant information sharing
- Client-driven system configuration
- Integration with GIS formats
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FieldNote is a highly versatile and easily configurable field data collection app. It was developed to help you efficiently capture and analyze data, create and manage workflows, track project progress, monitor costs and more. Geographically distributed field personnel can collect and share critical information instantaneously regardless of their location with the touch of a button. Clients are able to make system configuration changes themselves, eliminating the need for lengthy change order processes or endless hours on the phone with software developers. With FieldNote, there is nothing standing between you and your data! Key Features: - Simple yet functional design requires no GIS experience to use - Versatile interface capable of collecting any type of data- regardless of industry - Multiple workspaces allow data collection/analysis to be segregated however you wish - Large library of color coded icons gives field users quick access to information on-the-go - Crew composition and equipment usage automatically tracked and rolled into weekly timesheets - Integrates with a variety of GIS formats using ESRI basemaps and overlays - Geospatial features can be linked together to display relationships between data points - Able to accommodate any type of workflow - Wireless data syncing - Custom reports and dashboards are run on command to ensure you view the most up-to-date and relevant analytics Notes: - Server configuration is required for app usage. - To access app features, your employer/organization must be an existing client of Terra Spectrum Technologies Disclaimers: - Mapping API provided by Esri ArcGIS Runtime SDK for iOS - FieldNote is designed and built natively for iPad - Use of the FieldNote app requires data usage, subject to additional charges. Data charges will depend on your mobile service provider and actual usage patterns - FieldNote collects and transmits geolocation information to servers at Terra Spectrum. Map points are determined by the ArcGIS runtime platform. If permission is granted, geolocation can be determined using Core Location. - All data collected by the client company’s implementation of FieldNote is the property of the client and may be used and shared at the client’s discretion. Terra Spectrum Technologies is not responsible for information the client company chooses to share. - When using Core Location, geolocation accuracy depends on physical location, signal strength, and mobile service provider. Connecting a Bluetooth GPS device to the iPad will improve Core Location accuracy.
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Verdict
OpenText™ Core Share and FieldNote App both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of OpenText™ Core Share's written reviews are positive against 33% of FieldNote App's. FieldNote App's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for OpenText™ Core Share against 4.5 for FieldNote App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of OpenText™ Core Share's written reviews are positive against 33% of FieldNote App's.
OpenText™ Core Share ships an update every 3 months, FieldNote App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenText™ Core Share | FieldNote App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (11 ratings) | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenText | Terra Spectrum Technologies |
Customer experience
OpenText™ Core Share
FieldNote App
In-app purchases
OpenText™ Core Share
No in-app purchases
FieldNote App
No in-app purchases
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