Topcon Field Mobile vs SmartDirt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Topcon Field Mobile
This app facilitates precise design layout and field measurements using Topcon/Sokkia Total Stations and GNSS receivers. It offers real-time positioning for guided navigation to project points and secure file exchange through a company account.
- Precise design layout
- Field measurements
- Assisted navigation
- Real-time positioning
- Secure file exchange
- Company account login
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Topcon Field Mobile app is focused and ready to drive Topcon/Sokkia Total Stations and GNSS receives for precise design layout needs as well as quick and intuitive options for field measurements. Topcon Field Mobile provides assisted navigation to any point, line/area, surface or feature on your project site through constant real time positioning. Topcon Field Mobile also offers instant ability to securely login to your private Company Account within the MAGNET system to exchange files while standing at active projects sites.
SmartDirt
Visualize AGTEK takeoff data, including 3D models, data lines, and plansheets, on your mobile device. Interact with a geo-referenced map to view cut-fill information, select points for detailed data, and measure distances or slopes. Create notes, tracks, and capture images for use in other software.
- View 3D models and plansheets
- Interactive geo-referenced map
- Cut-fill visualization
- Point data display (elevation, coordinates)
- Measurement tools (slope, distance)
- Create notes, tracks, and photos
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SmartDirt uses your AGTEK takeoff to display the geo-referenced 3D model, data lines, and plansheets on your iPhone or iPad. Show Cut-Fill as you walk on the interactive grid map or switch to the plans as needed. Select points to see elevations, coordinates, station & offset, point labels and approximate distance from your location. Measure slope or distance with a tap or estimate earthwork quantities with the measure tool. Take pictures, create notes, or create tracks that can be read by Sitework 4D or Google Earth.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SmartDirt at 4.0 against Topcon Field Mobile's 3.5. Topcon Field Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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.
SmartDirt holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 5 respectively.
Topcon Field Mobile ships an update every 4 months, SmartDirt every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Topcon Field Mobile | SmartDirt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (17 ratings) | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 609 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. | AGTEK Development Company |
Customer experience
Topcon Field Mobile
SmartDirt
In-app purchases
Topcon Field Mobile
No in-app purchases
SmartDirt
No in-app purchases
Questions
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