Field Scout vs Oregon 811
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Field Scout
This mobile application helps plan and report on drilling projects, reducing risk and improving efficiency. It allows users to map bore paths, record waypoints, and identify obstacles, replacing traditional paper methods with GPS technology.
- Mobile bore planning
- Record waypoints and obstacles
- GPS integration
- Reduce planning errors
- Improve drill time efficiency
- Works with Commander™ 7 HDD Guidance System
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Field Scout™ by Subsite® Planning and reporting with Field Scout™ can reduce your risk and make your drill time more efficient, improving profitability on every bore. The Field Scout™ mobile bore planner allows you to walk the intended bore path of your job and record important waypoints and obstacles such as the entry pit, exit pit, and utility crossings. Field Scout™ reduces the chance of errors by replacing pad and paper, and by giving you the ability to use GPS Made to work with the Commander™ 7 HDD Guidance System by Subsite®.
Oregon 811
Manage utility locate requests for excavation projects in Oregon. Access important resources, search past tickets, and view worksite maps. Stay updated with the latest news and events from the Oregon Utility Notification Center.
- Manage locate requests
- Access Resource Center
- Search previously submitted tickets
- View worksite maps
- View positive response history
- Get news and events
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Excavators, homeowners, and facility operators can use the Oregon Utility Notification Center (OUNC) app to easily and quickly manage locate requests. Anyone planning to excavate in Oregon can use the app to initiate, manage and monitor a locate request prior to excavation. Facility operators can use the ticket management feature to provide a positive response to excavators. Use the app to: Access a Resource Center with links to the OUNC handbook, ITIC Manual, color codes, and instructional videos. View and share these items with the click of a button. Find and view previously submitted tickets with Ticket Search. View the positive response history and an on-line worksite map through Ticket Search. Log in to ISITE for access to all of OUNC’s online tools such as IMAP, Locator Ticket Management, and ITIC. Get the latest News and Events announcements from OUNC. Why wait? Download now and keep all things OUNC in the palm of your hand!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Oregon 811 at 100% against Field Scout's 50%. Field Scout's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Field Scout holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Field Scout's written reviews are positive against 100% of Oregon 811's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Field Scout ships an update every 2 months, Oregon 811 every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Field Scout | Oregon 811 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better | 4.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Charles Machine Works, Inc | One Call Concepts, Inc. |
Customer experience
Field Scout
Oregon 811
In-app purchases
Field Scout
No in-app purchases
Oregon 811
No in-app purchases
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