Comparison

SitePlan vs SW Maps

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

Head to head
About

SitePlan

This app digitizes construction plans and satellite maps for infrastructure projects. It allows teams to navigate plans with GPS, georeference photos, and perform centimeter-accurate measurements for as-built documentation and collaboration.

Highlights
  • GPS navigation on construction plans
  • Satellite map with georeferenced photos
  • Centimeter-accurate measurement
  • As-built documentation
  • Real-time team collaboration
  • Digital field measurements
Features
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Digital Geodocumentation and Surveying for the construction, planning and maintenance of infrastructure projects. Built for project teams: GPS navigation in construction plans and satellite map with georeferenced photos, centimeter-accurate measurement, as-built documentation and collaboration. SitePlan enables project teams to navigate PDF plans and a satellite map with their phone GPS. The plans are simply converted into digital GPS maps. Photos taken are also automatically located with their geoposition on the plans and on the map. In addition, each project member can easily connect to GNSS smart antennas, which enables positioning to the centimeter. This makes staking out, centimeter-accurate as-built documentation and digital field measurements a breeze. All data such as plans and photos are available to the entire project team in real time. This enables you to: - See your position on the construction plan and on the satellite map for better orientation - Easily localize plan objects such as lines, e.g. to avoid line damage - Immediately locate construction site photos automatically with GPS - Manage all construction plans digitally - Create conclusive photo reports including location information with just a few clicks Our customers appreciate our app primarily because of: - the simple localization of plan objects (e.g. lines) and the avoidance of line damage - the simple documentation of the construction progress with GPS photos - the much better orientation on the construction site through GPS - the elimination of time-consuming measuring work using tapes and strings - the elimination of time-consuming field measurements using sheets and a wheel - Centimeter-accurate documentation of construction work and local conditions such as lines and pipes

About

SW Maps

This app allows users to collect, present, and share geographic information. It supports recording points, lines, polygons, and associated data like photos and audio. High-accuracy GPS surveys are possible with external receivers, and data can be shared in various standard formats.

Highlights
  • Collect points, lines, and polygons
  • Attach custom attributes (text, photo, audio, video)
  • High-accuracy GPS surveys with external receivers
  • Offline map support
  • Export data in multiple formats (Shapefile, GeoPackage, CSV)
  • Create and share project templates
Features
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SW Maps is a free GIS and mobile mapping app for collecting, presenting and sharing geographic information. Whether you are conducting a full scale GNSS survey with high precision instruments, need to collect large amount of location based data using nothing but your phone, or just need to view a few shapefiles with labels over a background map on the go, SW Maps has it all covered. Record points, lines, polygons and even photos and have them displayed over your choice of background map, and attach custom attribute data to any feature. Attribute types include text, numbers, an option from a predefined set of choices, photos, audio clips and videos. Conduct high accuracy GPS surveys using external RTK capable receivers over Bluetooth LE. Draw features on the map by adding markers, and measure distance and area. Reuse the layers and attributes of a previous project for another survey, or create templates and share them with other users. Share the collected data with other users as Geopackages, KMZ or shapefiles, or export them to your device storage. Also share and export recorded data as Spreadsheets or CSV files. All data is recorded and exported in the standard WGS84 Geographic coordinate system (EPSG:4326). Features -Online Base maps: Apple Maps or Open Street Map -Support for multiple mbtiles and KML overlays -Shapefile and Geopackage layers, with attribute categorized styling. View shapefiles in any coordinate system supported by the PROJ.4 library. -Add multiple online WMTS, TMS, XYZ or WMS layers and cache tiles for offline use. -Connect to external GPS receivers using Bluetooth for high accuracy surveying using RTK with built-in NTRIP client. Also record data from external receiver for post processing. -Define multiple number of feature layers, each with a set of custom attributes Feature Types: Point, Line, Polygon Attribute Types:Text, Numeric, Drop down Options, Photos, Audio, Video Save as Template for re-use or sharing -Record GPS tracks, with distance measurement -Label features based on attribute values. -Import feature layers from templates or existing projects. -Share or export collected data as KMZ (with embedded photographs) , shapefiles, GeoJSON, Geopackage (GPKG), XLS/ODS spreadsheets or csv files. -Share templates or projects with other users -Supports use of GTX geoid files. To use custom geoids, prepare a GTX file with offsets in meters from WGS84. This product is made in Nepal and is FREE (no Ads). If you find this useful, please let your friends know that you have used a product from Nepal. Spare sometime to visit this wonderful country and know the Nepali people.

Screenshots

SitePlan4 screens
SW Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SitePlan at 86% against SW Maps's 30%. SitePlan also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). SW Maps's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (25 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SW Maps holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SW Maps has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of SitePlan's written reviews are positive against 30% of SW Maps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SitePlan ships an update fortnightly, SW Maps every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SitePlan versus SW Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSitePlanSW Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.8 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better30.0% of reviews
Number of ratings125 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.315.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSitePlan GmbHAviyaan Tech

Customer experience

SitePlan

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

SW Maps

All ratings25 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral35.0%
Negative35.0%

In-app purchases

None

SitePlan

No in-app purchases

None

SW Maps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SitePlan free?
SitePlan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SW Maps free?
SW Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SitePlan or SW Maps?
SW Maps is rated higher. SitePlan averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SW Maps averages 3.8 from 25 ratings.
Do SitePlan or SW Maps have ads?
Neither SitePlan nor SW Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SitePlan or SW Maps?
SitePlan ships an update fortnightly, and SW Maps every 2 months. Most recently, SitePlan was updated on September 21, 2026 and SW Maps on August 8, 2026.

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