Comparison

Leica Cyclone FIELD 360 vs PGM Manager

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

Head to head
About

Leica Cyclone FIELD 360

This laser scanning application streamlines reality capture workflows by connecting field, office, and cloud. It enables real-time previews, pre-alignment, and data analysis directly from your mobile device, paired with compatible scanners. Generate speedy deliverables and collaborate on cloud-based projects, making field work more efficient for professionals.

Highlights
  • Real-time previews
  • Pre-alignment
  • Advanced analyses
  • In-field registration
  • Georeferencing
  • Floor flatness analysis
  • Create floorplans
Features
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Leica Cyclone FIELD 360 is the laser scanning app that takes field work farther and unites the field-office-cloud reality capture workflow. Use Cyclone FIELD 360 on your iOS device and pair with all Leica Geosystems terrestrial and mobile laser scanners to empower real-time previews, pre-alignment, advanced analyses, measuring, data cleaning, and adding tags. A series of speedy deliverables you can directly export or share and collaborate on in the cloud expands the definition of field work and ensures you are ready for the next stages. With tailored functions for surveyors, architects, engineers, construction professionals, and more, Cyclone FIELD 360 offers basic to advanced workflows that are accessible to all users thanks to an ultra-intuitive interface. IN-FIELD REGISTRATION: Check pre-registered data with clean visualizations. GEOREFERENCING: Assign real-world coordinates to a point cloud. FLOOR FLATNESS ANALYSIS: Check floor flatness on construction sites, ready for fast remediation and reporting. IN-FIELD DELIVERABLES: An important part of the full field-to-finished workflow, generate enriched registered point clouds in commonly used formats and publish directly to the cloud. CREATE FLOORPLANS: Create 2D and 3D floorplans and export in IFC or DFX formats. LEVERAGE APPLE LiDAR: Use Apple device LiDAR to capture more.

About

PGM Manager

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The PGM Manager app allows you to capture data relating to permanent ground markers/control points and upload it to a central location at https://app.survaid.io

Screenshots

Leica Cyclone FIELD 3604 screens
PGM Manager3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Leica Cyclone FIELD 360 at monthly against PGM Manager's every 9 months. PGM Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Leica Cyclone FIELD 360 ships an update monthly, PGM Manager every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Leica Cyclone FIELD 360 versus PGM Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeica Cyclone FIELD 360PGM Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size413 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeica Geosystems AGJimmy Pewtress

In-app purchases

None

Leica Cyclone FIELD 360

No in-app purchases

None

PGM Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Leica Cyclone FIELD 360 free?
Leica Cyclone FIELD 360 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PGM Manager free?
PGM Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Leica Cyclone FIELD 360 or PGM Manager have ads?
Neither Leica Cyclone FIELD 360 nor PGM Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Leica Cyclone FIELD 360 or PGM Manager?
Leica Cyclone FIELD 360 ships an update monthly, and PGM Manager every 9 months. Most recently, Leica Cyclone FIELD 360 was updated on November 11, 2026 and PGM Manager on November 9, 2026.

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