FieldMove vs Retro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FieldMove
This app facilitates digital field mapping for geologists, enabling precise data capture on a map-centric interface. It supports offline map usage, includes tools for drawing geological features, and can record orientation data, notes, and photos. Export your collected data in various formats for further analysis.
- Map-centric digital field mapping
- Offline map support
- Drawing tools for geological features
- Digital compass and clinometer
- Geo-referenced notes and photos
- Geological symbol library
- Multiple data export formats
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FieldMove is a map-based digital field mapping app for geological data capture. The app is presented in a map-centric format for use on larger touchscreen tablets. When sufficient data has been collected, you can use the drawing tools that include a virtual cursor for precision drawing to create geological boundaries, fault traces and other linework on your basemap. It is also possible to create simple polygons to show the distribution of different rock types. FieldMove supports Mapbox™ online maps and can cache this extensive online map service to work offline in the field. In addition to handling online maps, geo-referenced basemaps in MBTile or GeoTIFF format can be imported and also are available offline when working in the field. The app allows you to use your tablet as a traditional hand-held bearing compass, as well as a digital compass clinometer for measuring and recording the orientation of planar and linear features in the field. Geo-referenced text notes, photographs and screenshots can also be captured and stored within the app. Also contained in FieldMove is a library of geological symbols that enables data to be plotted on a stereonet, which allows the user to carry out analysis based on their field observations and measurements. All data readings collected in the field and any linework digitized directly in FieldMove with the drawing tools are fully geo-referenced. This information is preserved when the project is exported in various formats for use in other applications. Exporting your project is a quick and simple process. Data can be exported in three different formats: Move™ (.mve), for direct import into Petex's Move software for model building and analysis, a CSV (.csv) file (comma-separated values, similar to an Excel spreadsheet), and as a Google Earth (.kmz) file. A more in-depth user guide and brochure is available here: https://www.petex.com/products/move-suite/digital-field-mapping/ FieldMove is a Petroleum Experts geological field mapping app designed for forward thinking geologists utilising digital data collection. -------------------- The use of GPS devices and tablets as navigation aids. Global Positioning System (GPS) devices are commonly used to aid navigation, having grown in popularity over the past decade. Over the last few years, this has extended to smartphones and digital compasses, which are often equipped with GPS functionality. GPS is a valuable aid to navigation during fieldwork, although it is important to keep safety at the forefront, and we draw your attention to the advice given by a number of mountaineering councils: “Everyone heading into the hills needs to learn how to read a map, and be able to navigate effectively with a paper map and traditional magnetic compass, especially in poor visibility” Know the hardware sensors in your device FieldMove relies on three sensors inside your device, a magnetometer, a gyroscope and an accelerometer. Together, these sensors can be programmed to measure the orientation of planar and linear features in the field. All three sensors are installed as standard in iPhones and iPads, but are not always present in other hardware devices. You should always check your device to make sure that all three sensors are present and that the compass and the clinometer are giving accurate readings before starting to collect data. You can choose to manually enter data if you do not trust the internal sensors, or if you are using a traditional hand-held compass clinometer. Petroleum Experts will accept no liability or loss, resulting from the use or misuse of this product. -------------------- We hope that you find these applications useful and we’d be delighted to hear from you if you have any comments or suggestions for further improving the functionality in FieldMove. For more information go to: www.petex.com. If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns, please email us at: edinburgh@petex.com
Retro
This app displays your current mood or work status on your desktop, mobile, and web. It helps communicate your presence clearly without notifications, messages, or interruptions. Define custom modes to reflect your availability.
- Desktop mood and status display
- Automatic sync across devices
- Focus-friendly background operation
- Customizable status modes
- Subscription tiers for enhanced features
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Retro is a lightweight companion that displays your current mood or work status. The app is designed to keep your state visible on your desktop, mobile and web at all times whether you are focused, meeting, available, or in a custom mode you define. Retro helps communicate your presence clearly without notifications, messages, or interruptions. Key Features • Desktop Mood & Status Display Show your current mood or work status directly on your Retro. • Automatic Sync Your displayed state reflects updates created via Retro’s connected experience. • Focus-Friendly Design Retro runs quietly in the background and stays visible without distracting you from your work. Subscription Information Retro offers auto-renewable subscriptions: Basic – $0,69 week/ $1.99/month or $19.99/year Plus – $0,99 week/ $2.99/month or $29.99/year Pro – $1,99 week/ $4.99/month or $49.99/year One-Time Purchases Add One Retro Slot – $9.99 (consumable) Expand your Retro library by one additional slot. This is a one-time, consumable purchase that can be bought multiple times to increase your saved Retro capacity. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID Account Settings. Terms of Use: https://digitalcharm.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://digitalcharm.io/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Retro at 5.0 against FieldMove's 4.2. Retro also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and device support (4 vs 1). FieldMove's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price 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. Retro sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.69 per 7 days. FieldMove asks for nothing beyond the download.
Retro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
FieldMove ships an update every 4 months, Retro weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FieldMove | Retro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Petroleum Experts Limited | Koksal Mertcan Aktas |
Customer experience
FieldMove
Retro
In-app purchases
FieldMove
No in-app purchases
Retro
- Basic Weekly$0.697 Days
- Plus Weekly$0.997 Days
- Retro Basic – Monthly$1.991 Month
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- Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
- Retro Plus – Monthly$2.991 Month
- Retro Pro – Monthly$4.991 Month
- Retro Plus – Yearly$29.991 Year
- Retro Pro – Yearly$49.991 Year
- One Additional Streak Freeze$0.99
- Additional Retro Slot$9.99









