Comparison

Trimble vs CivilGrid

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

CivilGrid

This app provides a centralized GIS platform for accessing utility, environmental, and geotechnical site data. It helps reduce project risk and increase planning efficiency by consolidating hundreds of data layers into a single map.

Highlights
  • Centralized GIS platform
  • Access utility data
  • View environmental data
  • Geotechnical site data
  • Hundreds of data layers
  • Single map interface
Features
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CivilGrid centralizes utility, environmental, and geotechnical site data in an intuitive GIS platform. Access hundreds of data layers in a single map. Reduce project risk. Increase planning efficiency.

Screenshots

Trimble4 screens
CivilGrid1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CivilGrid at 67% against Trimble's 22%. CivilGrid also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.4). Trimble's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CivilGrid holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Trimble's written reviews are positive against 67% of CivilGrid's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trimble ships an update every 3 weeks, CivilGrid monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Trimble versus CivilGrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrimbleCivilGrid
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (29 ratings)4.6 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.9% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrimble Inc.CivilGrid, Inc.

Customer experience

Trimble

All ratings29 ratings
Positive55.2%
Neutral10.3%
Negative34.5%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive21.9%
Neutral9.4%
Negative68.8%

CivilGrid

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Trimble

No in-app purchases

None

CivilGrid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trimble free?
Trimble is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CivilGrid free?
CivilGrid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trimble or CivilGrid?
CivilGrid is rated higher. Trimble averages 3.4 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while CivilGrid averages 4.6 from 12 ratings.
Do Trimble or CivilGrid have ads?
Neither Trimble nor CivilGrid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trimble or CivilGrid?
Trimble ships an update every 3 weeks, and CivilGrid monthly. Most recently, Trimble was updated on November 3, 2026 and CivilGrid on November 3, 2026.

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