Workforce for ArcGIS vs VertiGIS Studio Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workforce for ArcGIS
This app provides a unified view for field and office teams, enabling efficient task assignment and tracking. It helps dispatch the right personnel with the necessary tools for their jobs. Users can manage assignments, share their status, and access supporting documents.
- Receive field assignments
- Sort to-do lists by priority/location
- Launch other ArcGIS apps
- Share status and location
- Add assignment notes
- View supporting documents
- Contact other mobile workers
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ArcGIS is available on your desktop, in a browser, and now on your iPhone or iPad. Workforce for ArcGIS enables a common view in the field and the office. Get the right worker to the right place with the right tools to do the right job. Features: - Receive assignments in the field - Sort your To Do list by priority, location, type, or due date - Launch other ArcGIS apps to get your work done - Share your status and location with the office - Add notes about your assignments - View supporting documents from your dispatcher - Find and contact other mobile workers Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
VertiGIS Studio Go
This app allows GIS developers to preview mobile applications during the development process. Users can access necessary applications for fieldwork, with offline capabilities and custom business process support.
- Preview mobile apps during development
- Offline data access and editing
- Customizable business processes
- Centralized application access
- Integration with VertiGIS Studio Workflow
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Harness the next generation in mobile GIS app development. VertiGIS Studio Go is the companion app for VertiGIS Studio Mobile Designer. It allows GIS application developers to easily preview their mobile apps during the development process and users to access the applications they need to get work done. VertiGIS Studio Mobile is the world's most capable framework for configuring and building mobile offline-capable apps on Esri's ArcGIS platform. Highlights: PREVIEW APPLICATIONS AS YOU DEVELOP THEM Administrators can easily make changes in the designer interface and then see the results on iPhones and iPads. WORK OFFLINE Access applications and make edits in the field whether you’re connected or disconnected and synchronize your changes when the app goes back online. CUSTOMIZE COMPLEX BUSINESS PROCESSES Bring your business processes to life with support for custom activities through integration with VertiGIS Studio Workflow. ACCESS YOUR APPLICATIONS ALL IN ONE SPOT Use VertiGIS Studio Go to preview the apps you develop in VertiGIS Studio Mobile Designer and deploy them to field crews and other users with ease.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Workforce for ArcGIS at 16 against VertiGIS Studio Go's 1. Workforce for ArcGIS also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). VertiGIS Studio Go's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.8). 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.
VertiGIS Studio Go holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workforce for ArcGIS has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workforce for ArcGIS | VertiGIS Studio Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (16 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ESRI | VertiGIS North America Ltd. |
Customer experience
Workforce for ArcGIS
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In-app purchases
Workforce for ArcGIS
No in-app purchases
VertiGIS Studio Go
No in-app purchases
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