VuSitu vs ArcGIS QuickCapture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VuSitu
Easily connect to water monitoring instruments to view, manage, and share water quality and quantity data. Configure, calibrate, and deploy instruments, view live readings, and set up logs. Securely store and share data through a cloud-based account.
- Connect to In-Situ instruments
- View live water quality data
- Configure and calibrate instruments
- Create and manage log files
- Secure cloud data storage
- Share data via HydroVu
- Instant graphing for readings
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Connect the VuSitu mobile app to In-Situ Inc. water monitoring instruments and telemetry to easily view, manage and share water quality and quantity data. Use any Bluetooth-enabled mobile device to configure, calibrate and deploy your instruments, view live readings, and set up logs. Log in to your HydroVu account for secure data storage and sharing. A user-friendly walkthrough makes it easy to set up log files of all types, even with delayed starts or offset entry. View real-time data on multiple water quality parameters, run low-flow sampling events from your phone, and quickly share your data with colleagues via HydroVu. The VuSitu mobile app makes it easy to: • Interface with In-Situ Inc. instruments • Configure VuLink telemetry devices • Gather real-time water quality and water level data • Create logs and manage log data for all supported instruments • Open data files in Excel or parse into other systems • Securely store all data files in the cloud • Calibrate your instruments • Use instant graphing to determine when to start and stop readings • Receive firmware updates for connected instruments and communication devices with embedded automatic updates or custom downloaded files • View data for conductivity, optical dissolved oxygen (DO), ORP, pH, turbidity, water level/pressure, temperature, ammonium, nitrate, chloride sensors, chlorophyll a, phycocyanin (BGA-PC), phycoerythrin (BGA-PE), FDOM, crude oil, rhodamine WT, fluorescein WT • Define geographic locations with GPS coordinates and photos • Select measurement units • Run low-flow sampling events with your Aqua TROLL 400/500/600 using managed workflows on your phone VuSitu is currently available for the Level TROLL®, Rugged TROLL®, Aqua TROLL®, MPX4, VuLink®, RDO® Blue, and RDO® handheld instruments, for surface water, groundwater, coastal, wastewater, drinking water and aquaculture applications.
ArcGIS QuickCapture
This app enables rapid collection of field observations, allowing users to record GIS points and attributes efficiently. It's designed for collecting data quickly from a moving vehicle or during surveys.
- Rapid field observation collection
- Record GIS points and attributes
- Data capture at-speed
- Use while moving
- Scouting and survey support
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ArcGIS QuickCapture is the fastest way to collect field observations. With this time-saving app, you can record GIS points and other attributes while you scout locations, conduct aerial surveys, or assess damage from a moving vehicle. Capture data at-speed with the touch of a button.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VuSitu at 4.9 against ArcGIS QuickCapture's 4.3. VuSitu also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%). ArcGIS QuickCapture's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
VuSitu holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of VuSitu's written reviews are positive against 64% of ArcGIS QuickCapture's.
VuSitu ships an update every 6 weeks, ArcGIS QuickCapture every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VuSitu | ArcGIS QuickCapture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (16 ratings) — better | 4.3 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 63.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 161 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | In-Situ Inc. | ESRI |
Customer experience
VuSitu
ArcGIS QuickCapture
In-app purchases
VuSitu
No in-app purchases
ArcGIS QuickCapture
No in-app purchases
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