ArcGIS AppStudio Player vs VuSitu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ArcGIS AppStudio Player
Instantly view and test mapping applications created with ArcGIS AppStudio. Sign in with your ArcGIS credentials to access and evaluate your own creations or those shared with you before distribution.
- View mapping applications
- Test app creations
- Sign in with ArcGIS credentials
- Download shared applications
- Evaluate before distribution
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AppStudio Player lets you instantly view mapping applications created with ArcGIS AppStudio. It offers you a great way to quickly test your own creations before you build and distribute them. To get started: 1. Install the ArcGIS AppStudio for Player app 2. Open and sign in with your ArcGIS Online or Enterprise credentials. 3. Select, download and test the mapping applications you have created or that have been shared with you.
VuSitu
Easily connect to water monitoring instruments to view, manage, and share water quality and quantity data. Configure, calibrate, and deploy instruments, view live readings, and set up logs. Securely store and share data through a cloud-based account.
- Connect to In-Situ instruments
- View live water quality data
- Configure and calibrate instruments
- Create and manage log files
- Secure cloud data storage
- Share data via HydroVu
- Instant graphing for readings
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Connect the VuSitu mobile app to In-Situ Inc. water monitoring instruments and telemetry to easily view, manage and share water quality and quantity data. Use any Bluetooth-enabled mobile device to configure, calibrate and deploy your instruments, view live readings, and set up logs. Log in to your HydroVu account for secure data storage and sharing. A user-friendly walkthrough makes it easy to set up log files of all types, even with delayed starts or offset entry. View real-time data on multiple water quality parameters, run low-flow sampling events from your phone, and quickly share your data with colleagues via HydroVu. The VuSitu mobile app makes it easy to: • Interface with In-Situ Inc. instruments • Configure VuLink telemetry devices • Gather real-time water quality and water level data • Create logs and manage log data for all supported instruments • Open data files in Excel or parse into other systems • Securely store all data files in the cloud • Calibrate your instruments • Use instant graphing to determine when to start and stop readings • Receive firmware updates for connected instruments and communication devices with embedded automatic updates or custom downloaded files • View data for conductivity, optical dissolved oxygen (DO), ORP, pH, turbidity, water level/pressure, temperature, ammonium, nitrate, chloride sensors, chlorophyll a, phycocyanin (BGA-PC), phycoerythrin (BGA-PE), FDOM, crude oil, rhodamine WT, fluorescein WT • Define geographic locations with GPS coordinates and photos • Select measurement units • Run low-flow sampling events with your Aqua TROLL 400/500/600 using managed workflows on your phone VuSitu is currently available for the Level TROLL®, Rugged TROLL®, Aqua TROLL®, MPX4, VuLink®, RDO® Blue, and RDO® handheld instruments, for surface water, groundwater, coastal, wastewater, drinking water and aquaculture applications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VuSitu at 4.9 against ArcGIS AppStudio Player's 4.2. VuSitu also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). ArcGIS AppStudio Player's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
VuSitu holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 16 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
ArcGIS AppStudio Player ships an update every 3 months, VuSitu every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ArcGIS AppStudio Player | VuSitu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (12 ratings) | 4.9 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ESRI | In-Situ Inc. |
Customer experience
ArcGIS AppStudio Player
VuSitu
In-app purchases
ArcGIS AppStudio Player
No in-app purchases
VuSitu
No in-app purchases
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