Comparison

vSite AR vs Z

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

Head to head
About

vSite AR

This app provides real-time visibility into subsurface infrastructure projects, simplifying documentation and tracking with AI and AR tools. It helps teams manage progress, quantities, and profitability, reducing errors and delays.

Highlights
  • Real-time project visibility
  • AR visualization of drawings and data
  • 3D capture of test pits and as-builts
  • Automated production and cost tracking
  • AI-powered QA/QC and alerts
  • Seamless collaboration across teams
  • Integration with leading construction platforms
Features
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Construction Management for Subsurface Infrastructure Real-time visibility into progress, quantities, and profitability. vSite simplifies and de-risks underground utility work by making it easy to understand, document, and track projects in the field. On the back end, it delivers real-time insights—powered by AI, AR, and phone-based 3D capture—to keep quantities, costs, and updates accurate and current. What teams can do with vSite: - Get instant answers in the field — open the latest drawings and utility data, visualize with AR, and capture 3D test pits/as-builts in minutes. - Track production & costs automatically — reconcile utilization, quantities, and spend against estimates without spreadsheets. - Stay on schedule with fewer errors — AI-powered QA/QC, tolerance checks, and alerts reduce rework and delays. - Collaborate seamlessly — owners, engineers, locators, and contractors work from the same source of truth via web and mobile. A single easy-to-use toolbox: Stop juggling scanning apps, data collectors, BIM viewers, time sheets, and CSV exports. vSite unifies them into a single, intuitive platform that integrates with Autodesk Construction Cloud, Bentley iTwin, Esri ArcGIS, and other leading systems, simplifying your stack and boosting efficiency. AI-Powered efficiency, AR-grade precision: vSite’s AI automates manual documentation and performs real-time quality checks, while construction-grade AR guides field operations with trench-ready accuracy. Used on hundreds of utility projects, vSite helps teams track progress, ensure quality, reduce line-strike risk, and prevent delays, so jobs finish on time and on budget.Take your infrastructure projects to the next level with vSite AR. Download today!

About

Z

Visualize ArcGIS data in augmented reality at your worksite. Inspect assets, ensure data quality, and enhance field-to-office communication with AR representations of pipelines, utilities, and more. Supports offline viewing and GNSS device pairing.

Highlights
  • AR visualization of ArcGIS data
  • Field asset inspection
  • Quality control for mapping data
  • Offline viewing capability
  • GNSS device pairing
  • Email reports with image attachments
Features
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Welcome to Z-Focus, a mobile app that delivers AR for ArcGIS®. View AR representations of your ArcGIS® data at the worksite. Visualize pipelines, utilities, water systems, and more! Z-Focus provides an easy way to inspect assets records in the field, provide quality control of mapping data, and improve communication between the field worker and the office team. Data Features - See Map elements dynamically upon loading and refreshing the map. - View Inherited colors and symbology included in ArcGIS ® Online and ArcGIS Pro. - Control access and permissions using ArcGIS® Identities. Communication Features - Take photos and send email content and image attachments. - Set the layer transparency to compare data content in one view. - Compare 2D map to 3D map layouts using ArcGIS Field Maps. Navigation Features - Pairs through the device with Bluetooth GNSS receivers. - Adjustment tools are available for small visualization tweaks. - View in remote situations using offline capability. Z-Focus delivers an immediate understanding of: - Data context - Boundary visualization - Safety issues, discrepancies, and encroachment Z-Focus provides: - Context for congested corridors - Clear polygons that show right-of-ways - Ability to see assets when weather, obstacles, or walls block your view. Improve your - As-built quality control - Inspections - Site reconnaissance Z-Focus provides everything you need to introduce AR to your field experience: - Available on iPhone or iPad - Loads data dynamically - Supports Web Maps - Supports paired GNSS devices - Uses Esri Identities for user authentication - Enables easy to use email reports - Captures on site photos

Screenshots

vSite AR4 screens
Z3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: vSite AR at none against Z's 2. vSite AR also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Z sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. vSite AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

vSite AR holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: vSite AR has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

vSite AR ships an update every 2 weeks, Z every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
vSite AR versus Z: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametervSite ARZ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB1.3 GB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopervGIS Inc.Argis Technologies, LLC

Customer experience

vSite AR

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Z

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

vSite AR

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Z

Subscriptions2
  • Z-Focus Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Z-Focus Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$229.001 Year

Questions

Is vSite AR free?
vSite AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Z free?
Z is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, vSite AR or Z?
vSite AR is rated higher. vSite AR averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Z averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do vSite AR or Z have ads?
Neither vSite AR nor Z shows ads.
Which is updated more often, vSite AR or Z?
vSite AR ships an update every 2 weeks, and Z every 2 months. Most recently, vSite AR was updated on October 24, 2026 and Z on October 24, 2026.

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