ArcGIS AppStudio Player vs GeoVya Reader
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.
GeoVya Reader
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GeoVya Reader opens the GIS files you receive and shows them on a map — on your phone, with no account, no upload and no sign-in. Open a file from Files, from a message or from any app that shares it, and see it on the map right away. Tap a feature to read its fields. Browse the features list, search the features' data, show or hide layers, reorder them and pick their colours. Choose a neutral canvas or a street basemap. Supported formats GeoJSON · KML and KMZ · GPX · FlatGeobuf · GeoPackage · Shapefile · File Geodatabase · Personal Geodatabase (.mdb) Every format opens directly or from inside a ZIP, with two exceptions: a KMZ opens directly only, not when it is inside a ZIP; Shapefile and File Geodatabase open only from inside a ZIP (a File Geodatabase as .gdb.zip). Any declared coordinate system: the file is placed where it belongs. A ZIP containing several datasets opens as one map. Your files stay on your device GeoVya Reader reads your files in place. It has no account, no server and no analytics, and it sends nothing about you or your files anywhere. Its only network use is fetching street basemap tiles from OpenFreeMap when you choose a street basemap; the neutral canvas works fully offline. Large text and screen readers (VoiceOver and TalkBack) supported. Read-only: GeoVya Reader displays files and does not edit them. Privacy policy: https://geovya.com/reader/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GeoVya Reader at every 2 weeks against ArcGIS AppStudio Player's every 3 months. ArcGIS AppStudio Player's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ArcGIS AppStudio Player ships an update every 3 months, GeoVya Reader every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ArcGIS AppStudio Player | GeoVya Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ESRI | Mohamed Ebrahim |
In-app purchases
ArcGIS AppStudio Player
No in-app purchases
GeoVya Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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