Trimble vs ShakeoutPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trimble
This cloud-based platform facilitates collaboration for construction projects. It allows stakeholders to share, comment on, and manage project documents, photos, drawings, and 3D models across all project phases. Access information seamlessly on desktop, web, or mobile, even offline.
- Cloud-based project collaboration
- Document, photo, drawing, and 3D model sharing
- Offline access for field professionals
- High-performance 3D model viewer
- Task management (ToDos)
- Cross-platform accessibility
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Trimble Connect is a project collaboration platform built for construction industry. Project stakeholders can easily share, comment on, and manage the project documents, photos, drawings, and 3D models through the cloud across the design, build, and operate phases of a project. This information can be seamlessly accessed across Desktop, Web, or Mobile environments depending on a stakeholder’s role or tasks. Trimble Connect Mobile App is simple to use and specifically designed for professionals working in remote or field environments such as the construction job site manufacturing facilities, or in project meetings or presentations. It is designed for one click access to the specific information needed to complete tasks that have been organized by the back office using Trimble Connect for Web or Desktop. Project information and files can be stored locally in the mobile application for offline use where internet access isn’t always accessible. Any new Tasks, called ToDos, can be created or modified while offline, then synchronized to the cloud once reconnected to the internet. One key differentiating feature within Trimble Connect Mobile App is its high-performance 3D model viewer. Large complex detailed construction models created by a variety of different Building Information Modeling (BIM) applications in multiple formats (IFC, SKP, RVT, DWG, etc.) can be quickly loaded, overlaid, and easily navigated through in a simple intuitive touch based interface. Users can delete their accounts through https://myprofile.trimble.com/home. Relevant documentation from Trimble is available here - https://help.trimble.com/s/article/How-do-I-delete-my-account.
ShakeoutPro
This app helps builders and erectors efficiently unload and stage steel at job sites. It uses your device's camera to scan part barcodes, displaying their location on a BIM model and guiding optimal staging for maximum efficiency.
- Barcode scanning for steel parts
- BIM model integration
- On-site part location display
- Optimized staging guidance
- No additional equipment needed
- Easy to master interface
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ShakeoutPro™ is a unique mobile application specifically designed to help Builders and Erectors save time unloading and staging steel at the job site. This easy-to-use, powerfully robust app takes only minutes to master and requires no additional equipment - all you need is a smart device. Simply use the camera on your phone or tablet to capture the barcode on a part. It’s then highlighted on your project’s BIM model showing exactly where the part fits and helping you determine where to stage parts on the site for maximum efficiency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShakeoutPro at 4.2 against Trimble's 3.4. ShakeoutPro also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Trimble's advantage is ratings volume (29 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.
ShakeoutPro holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trimble has 29 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Trimble ships an update every 3 weeks, ShakeoutPro monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trimble | ShakeoutPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (29 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 176 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trimble Inc. | Nucor Corporation |
Customer experience
Trimble
ShakeoutPro
In-app purchases
Trimble
No in-app purchases
ShakeoutPro
No in-app purchases
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