FARO ScanPlan vs Trimble SiteVision
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FARO ScanPlan
This application enables control of a 2D mapping device to create detailed floor plans and diagrams. Users can measure, capture images, and add notes directly from their mobile device to enhance their projects.
- Control ScanPlan Device
- Create floor plans
- Generate escape plans
- Diagram crime scenes
- Measure on-the-fly
- Add pictures and notes
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The FARO® ScanPlan™ App allows to control the FARO® ScanPlan™ Device, the 2D Mapping Solution that creates floor plans, escape plans, crime scenes diagrams, pre-incident, and similar diagrams. With this app, you can measure on-the-fly, and add pictures, files, or notes to your plan from your iPhone or iPad.
Trimble SiteVision
Visualize digital designs in the real world with augmented reality. Collaborate with your team to detect errors, capture issues with AR photos, and measure progress. Supports various industry data formats and offline work.
- Augmented reality visualization
- Error detection and conflict resolution
- AR site photo capture
- Cloud-enabled collaboration
- Progress and as-built measurements
- Offline support
- Support for BIM, CAD, and GIS data
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Trimble® SiteVision® is a real-time, in-field visualization and reality capture for collaborating on project progress and detecting design changes or conflicts. Choose your hardware configuration to collect images, GNSS points, EDM points or LiDAR scans. Work with SiteVision indoors, or outdoors in conjunction with a Trimble HPS2 handle or Trimble Catalyst DA2 receiver for high precision GNSS workflows. Key Features • Reality capture - capture georeferenced 3D scans (requires LiDAR enabled iPhone Pro or iPad Pro) • Visualization tools - use AR to view your 3D model data on site and in context, utilizing transparency, cross-section, and fishbowl tools. • Capture issues - take augmented reality site photos to clearly communicate issues & share them with industry standard BCF Topic support. • Cloud enabled collaboration - share project data with Trimble Connect, cloud-based common data environment and collaboration platform. • Measurements - measure and record progress and as-built information such as positions, lengths, and areas • Offline support - work offline then sync later to Trimble Connect • Supports a wide range of industry workflows and data formats: • common BIM data via Trimble Connect - IFC, NWD/NWC, RVT, SKP, DWG, TRB, Tekla • CAD data from Trimble Business enter, Civil3D, OpenRoads, Novapoint, LandXML • GIS data via Trimble Maps and OGC Web Feature Services • Support for precision GNSS workflows enabled by Trimble RTX and VRS services or internet base stations for global correction service coverage
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FARO ScanPlan at 5.0 against Trimble SiteVision's 3.8. FARO ScanPlan also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). Trimble SiteVision's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FARO ScanPlan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
FARO ScanPlan ships an update every 4 months, Trimble SiteVision every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FARO ScanPlan | Trimble SiteVision |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 255 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FARO Technologies Inc. | Trimble Inc. |
Customer experience
FARO ScanPlan
Trimble SiteVision
In-app purchases
FARO ScanPlan
No in-app purchases
Trimble SiteVision
No in-app purchases
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