Trimble vs SpoolTracker
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.
SpoolTracker
This application helps construction professionals track the status of individual spools on a project. Users can scan QR codes to update spool status, attach images, and add comments for real-time project progress summaries.
- Track spool status
- QR code scanning
- Attach images to spools
- Add comments to spools
- Project progress summary
- Easy-to-use interface
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Victaulic is committed to providing its customers with the tools necessary to complete construction projects in an effective and efficient manner. SpoolTracker is an easy-to-use software solution for tracking the status of individual spools for a project. Upon completion of a step i.e., loading, unloading, or installation of a spool, SpoolTracker allows the user to scan a QR code attached to a spool and update the status, attach images or add comments if necessary. Our clients are now able to get a summary of the overall progress of their project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SpoolTracker at 100% against Trimble's 26%. SpoolTracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4). Trimble's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SpoolTracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trimble has 29 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Trimble's written reviews are positive against 100% of SpoolTracker's.
Trimble ships an update every 3 weeks, SpoolTracker every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trimble | SpoolTracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Trimble Inc. | Victaulic |
Customer experience
Trimble
SpoolTracker
In-app purchases
Trimble
No in-app purchases
SpoolTracker
No in-app purchases








