Comparison

Float vs FARO Stream

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

Head to head
About

Float

Access your work schedule and manage resources from your mobile device. Plan projects, track time, and stay updated on schedule changes in real time. This leading platform offers a quick overview of your team's workload.

Highlights
  • Access work schedule anywhere
  • Plan resources
  • Track projects
  • Log time worked
  • Live schedule view
  • Real-time schedule change alerts
Features
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Take resource management with you on the go. Access your live Schedule from anywhere to understand who’s working on what, whether delivery’s on track, and how to take on what’s next. Whether you’re between meetings or away from your desk, Float’s mobile app keeps everyone aligned and up to date. • See a live view of your Schedule with multiple views and sorting options • Log time in a few quick taps with pre-filled timesheets • Add time off requests from anywhere • Make updates to plans on the fly and get real-time alerts when things change “A sleek and intuitive UI, that’s lightning fast.” — John K., Software Engineer, Anthroware

About

FARO Stream

This app streamlines on-site data capture by connecting FARO hardware with cloud services. It offers real-time feedback and scan pre-registration, enhancing efficiency for professionals in AEC, facility management, and geospatial industries.

Highlights
  • Connects FARO hardware to cloud services
  • On-site capture workflow efficiency
  • Live feedback of captured data
  • Real-time SLAM and scan pre-registration
  • Includes field annotations and images
  • Unified interface for multiple scanners
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Stream is the FARO field-capture mobile app that connects FARO hardware with FARO Sphere cloud-based services. By uniting hardware with cloud software, Stream makes on-site capture workflows more efficient and brings captured data directly into the FARO ecosystem. Stream is compatible with the Focus Premium, Orbis mobile and Blink scanner with a unified interface. Stream provides live feedback of the captured data, performing real-time SLAM for Orbis/Blink and scan pre-registration for Focus/Blink. Stream also allows the ability to include complementary data like field annotations and photographic images to the project after a scan is complete. Stream provides the best on-site efficiency for data capture with the Focus Premium, Blink and Orbis for scan operations in architecture, engineering, construction, facility management, geospatial, and mining.

Screenshots

Float4 screens
FARO Stream4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Float at 36% against FARO Stream's 0%. Float also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (431 vs 9). FARO Stream's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). 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

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

Float holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Float has 431 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Float's written reviews are positive against 0% of FARO Stream's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Float ships an update monthly, FARO Stream every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Float versus FARO Stream: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFloatFARO Stream
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (431 ratings) — better4.2 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews35.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings431 — better9
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPixel Paddock, LLCFARO Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

Float

All ratings431 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive35.9%
Neutral10.3%
Negative53.8%

FARO Stream

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

Float

No in-app purchases

None

FARO Stream

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Float free?
Float is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FARO Stream free?
FARO Stream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Float or FARO Stream?
Float is rated higher. Float averages 4.6 out of 5 from 431 ratings, while FARO Stream averages 4.2 from 9 ratings.
Do Float or FARO Stream have ads?
Neither Float nor FARO Stream shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Float or FARO Stream?
Float ships an update monthly, and FARO Stream every 3 weeks. Most recently, Float was updated on September 23, 2026 and FARO Stream on September 8, 2026.

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