Sonar Mobile vs PolyWorks|DataLoop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sonar Mobile
Locate Bluetooth devices and monitor environmental conditions in real-time. Gain insights into asset usage and maintenance needs without traditional tracking solutions. Jumpstart your business's digital transformation with this powerful IoT tool.
- Real-time asset location
- Environmental condition monitoring
- Bluetooth device tracking
- Predictive maintenance alerts
- Asset usage insights
- Digital transformation tool
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Easily find assets and monitor environmental conditions from the palm of your hand with Sonar powered by Thinaer. Built on the Thinaer IoT platform, Sonar is the first-ever tool of its kind to see and locate your Bluetooth devices and use them to create a powerful People, Places, and Things view of your business. - What if you could locate your equipment in real-time without leaving your desk? - What if you could monitor and manage environmental conditions from virtually anywhere? - What if your equipment could raise its hand when it needed maintenance? - What if you knew how your assets were being used and could adjust inventory with the click of a button? - What if you could do all that and more without all the overhead of traditional RTLS or RFID tracking solutions? Sonar Mobile, powered by Thinaer. Built for healthcare but agnostic enough for every industry. Download Sonar Mobile and jumpstart your digital transformation.
PolyWorks|DataLoop
Monitor 3D measurement activities and access inspection projects on the go. View detailed results, reports, and navigate color-mapped 3D models directly from your mobile device.
- Monitor 3D measurement activities
- Access inspection projects
- View inspection results
- Access formatted reports
- Navigate color-mapped 3D models
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PolyWorks|DataLoop™ Mobile Interface allows user to monitor 3D measurement activities and open any inspection project in 3D. With PolyWorks|DataLoop Mobile Interface, users can log in and connect to PolyWorks|DataLoop Web Interface Server and: - Search for inspection projects by name or property. - View and search for piece inspection results and formatted reports. - View and navigate the color-mapped 3D model.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PolyWorks|DataLoop at 5.0 against Sonar Mobile's 4.2. Sonar Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (10 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.
PolyWorks|DataLoop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonar Mobile has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sonar Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, PolyWorks|DataLoop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sonar Mobile | PolyWorks|DataLoop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Advantix THINaër LLC | InnovMetric Software Inc |
Customer experience
Sonar Mobile
PolyWorks|DataLoop
In-app purchases
Sonar Mobile
No in-app purchases
PolyWorks|DataLoop
No in-app purchases
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