Comparison

ePraise vs Coastal Fieldwork

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ePraise

This app helps schools motivate students, engage parents, and save teachers time. It provides access to school information, communication tools, and student progress tracking. Features include homework management, point systems, and activity sign-ups for all user types.

Highlights
  • Student profiles with points, attendance, and badges
  • Homework assignment and submission
  • Parent-teacher communication and form completion
  • Student timetable and school report access
  • Awarding points and demerits
  • School club and activity sign-ups
Features
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Motivate students, engage parents and save teacher's time with epraise.  Please note that your school must have an active subscription if you wish to use this application. All users - Access quick links to key school information such as term dates - Communicate and fill in forms via messenger Students - Check out your profile including any points, demerits, interventions, attendance and badges you've earned - Complete your daily or weekly check-in - See your timetable for the next two weeks - See and mark homework as done - Upload homework by selecting a file or taking a photo - Complete homework quizzes - Spend your points in the shop, draws and donation areas - Sign up to school clubs and activities - Download school reports and other documents - Report any concerns directly to key members of staff Teachers - Check out your profile including recent points and demerits you have awarded - Complete your daily or weekly check-in - Browse and search for classes, tutor groups and students - Award points, add demerits and set interventions - Set homework - Add notes to classes including cover work - Check on student class passes Parents - View your children's profiles including any points, demerits, interventions, attendance and badges they've earned - See a detailed breakdown of your children's attendance - See your children's timetables - See your children's homework - Sign up your children to school clubs and activities - Download school reports and other documents We're constantly improving our mobile applications, so if you've got any suggestions, please let us know via our website.

About

Coastal Fieldwork

This app allows students and teachers to collect, map, and analyze coastal data directly on their iPhone. It provides built-in tools for various fieldwork methods, automatically organizes collected measurements and photos, and enables data export for further analysis.

Highlights
  • Geolocated data collection
  • Site photograph capture
  • Wave count timer
  • AR measurement tools
  • Bibliography builder
  • Data analysis in-app
  • CSV and report export
Features
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Collect, map, and analyse coastal data directly on your iPhone Coastal Fieldwork is a powerful field data collection and analysis tool designed for geography teachers and students conducting coastal investigations. The app uses built-in iPhone capabilities to support common coastal fieldwork methods while automatically mapping and organising the data you collect. Ideal for GCSE, A-level, and university fieldwork, Coastal Fieldwork helps students record reliable measurements, capture site evidence, and analyse results directly in the field. Capture Fieldwork Data with Your iPhone Coastal Fieldwork uses the sensors and tools built into your iPhone to support authentic geographical investigation. Record and map: Geolocated field measurements using latitude and longitude
 Site photographs captured during fieldwork
 Sediment sample size and roundness observations
 Rock identification using camera-based tools such as Google Lens
 Wave counts using a built-in timer
 Longshore drift experiments
 Beach groyne observations comparing updrift and downdrift sediment levels
 Beach sediment infiltration rates Every data point is automatically linked to its location and mapped, allowing you to see your results spatially as you collect them. Built-In Fieldwork Tools The app includes a range of tools designed specifically for coastal investigations: Clinometer tool using iPhone motion sensors to support longshore drift experiments
 Wave count timer for coastal process studies
 AR measurement tools using Apple ARKit to measure sand height differences around groynes
 Geolocated data collection with automatic mapping
 Photo capture and documentation tools Bibliography Builder - scan book ISBN barcodes with the iPhone camera to add to Bibliography This allows students to complete multiple coastal fieldwork techniques using a single device. Analyse Your Data in the Field Coastal Fieldwork doesn’t just collect data, it helps you interpret it. Within the app you can: View annotated maps of all fieldwork sites
 Compare measurements across locations
 Review observations, photos, and measurements together
 Identify emerging patterns in your data On devices that support Apple Intelligence, the app can also examine your collected data in relation to your enquiry question and hypotheses, providing additional insights to support analysis. Export Your Investigation When your fieldwork is complete, you can export your results for further analysis or assessment. Export options include: CSV files for use with GIS software such as ArcGIS
 Structured reports including: Enquiry question Hypotheses Methodology Data presentation Data analysis Includes NEA Superbutton - Create a draft template of your NEA incorporating your enquiry question and hypotheses and all your collected data. This makes it easy for students to transform field data into a complete geographical investigation report. Designed for Education Coastal Fieldwork is ideal for: GCSE Geography fieldwork
 A-level Geography investigations
 Undergraduate coastal geography field courses
 Teachers organising coastal field trips
 Students conducting independent enquiries By combining field measurement tools, mapping, photography, and analysis in one app, Coastal Fieldwork helps students focus on geographical enquiry rather than paperwork. Turn your iPhone into a complete coastal fieldwork toolkit.

Screenshots

ePraise4 screens
Coastal Fieldwork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Coastal Fieldwork at 100% against ePraise's 20%. ePraise's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ePraise is free to download; Coastal Fieldwork costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ePraise ships an update monthly, Coastal Fieldwork every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ePraise versus Coastal Fieldwork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterePraiseCoastal Fieldwork
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.7 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews19.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerepraise limitedRobert Frost

Customer experience

ePraise

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive19.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative75.8%

Coastal Fieldwork

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ePraise

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Cannot open attachments
  • Timetable not showing
  • Notifications not received
  • Messages disappear after notification
  • Login errors
Show 1 more
  • App makes users cry

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add notification feature
  • Color scheme options
  • Apple Watch compatibility
  • Show homework due soonest
  • Blank tiles for free periods on timetable

Coastal Fieldwork

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ePraise

No in-app purchases

None

Coastal Fieldwork

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ePraise free?
ePraise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coastal Fieldwork free?
Coastal Fieldwork costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ePraise or Coastal Fieldwork have ads?
Neither ePraise nor Coastal Fieldwork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ePraise or Coastal Fieldwork?
ePraise ships an update monthly, and Coastal Fieldwork every 2 months. Most recently, ePraise was updated on October 20, 2026 and Coastal Fieldwork on October 8, 2026.

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