Coins mCDR vs Visual Installer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coins mCDR
Streamline field reporting by entering crew and equipment data directly from your mobile device. Automate payroll and job costing by eliminating paper reports and double entry through a review and approval process.
- Enter daily crew reports
- Track equipment hours
- Record quantities installed
- Manage inventory and materials
- Capture miscellaneous charges
- Review and approve timesheets
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FIELD ENTRY Enter crew daily reports directly from the field eliminating paper reports and double entry. Data is entered once on the mobile device or web based daily report and flows through the system to create payroll and equipment times cards as well as other charges to the job. A review and approval process allows you to verify the data before sending it to payroll. CAPTURE KEY INFORMATION • Crew Labor - Build crews and enter hours spent on the project by day using regular, overtime and double time hours as required. • Equipment -Enter hours by piece of equipment broken out by working, standing/idol, or breakdown. • Quantities Installed- Track productivity. • Inventory- Directly enter and charge materials used or purchased for the project. • Miscellaneous - Collect other charges such as reimbursable expenses. REVIEW AND APPROVAL The completed Daily Timesheet is submitted for review and approval, typically to the project manager, at the end of the day. Upon approval, the charges are created and approved labor hours can be pulled into the Payroll module. Duplicate entry and paper reports are eliminated.
Visual Installer
This app simplifies lighting control installation and documentation. It uses project floor plans to scan devices, record installation status, and track design changes in real-time. It also facilitates collaboration among project stakeholders.
- Scan lighting control devices
- Capture real-time installation status
- Record exact device locations
- Track design changes
- Real-time collaboration tool
- Utilize project floor plans
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The Visual Installer mobile app streamlines lighting control installation and as-built workflows. Using project floor plans and risers that are made available in the app, users scan lighting control devices to capture real-time installation status, exact device locations, and design changes. In addition, the Visual Installer app also serves as a real-time collaboration tool for other project stakeholders, such as construction managers, project owners, and installers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visual Installer at 100% against Coins mCDR's 0%. Visual Installer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3). Coins mCDR's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Visual Installer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Coins mCDR's written reviews are positive against 100% of Visual Installer's.
Coins mCDR ships an update every 3 months, Visual Installer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coins mCDR | Visual Installer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Construction Industry Solutions Limited | Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc |
Customer experience
Coins mCDR
Visual Installer
In-app purchases
Coins mCDR
No in-app purchases
Visual Installer
No in-app purchases







