Comparison

Vermeer BorePlan vs UtiliView

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

Head to head
About

Vermeer BorePlan

This application assists horizontal directional drilling (HDD) contractors, engineers, and project owners with pre-bore planning and design. It helps prevent rod overbends, track job progress, and ensures clear communication between drill operators and locators by sharing rod-by-rod plans.

Highlights
  • Create new bore plans
  • Set up drilling rig
  • Generate rod-by-rod plans
  • Draw bore lines
  • Add utility lines and target points
  • Prevent rod overbends
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Complete your horizontal directional drilling (HDD) jobs efficiently and meet customer expectations using Vermeer BorePlan, a free mobile application built to assist HDD contractors, engineers and project owners in pre-bore planning and design. Can you make your shot without overbending the product? Did you get off path and want to know if you will still make your next target? This app can help answer those questions and more. Communication is essential on the jobsite, so keep your locator and drill operator on the same page by sharing rod-by-rod plans. Key Features: • Create a new bore plan • Set up your rig • Generate a rod-by-rod plan • Draw a bore line • Add utility lines and target points • Prevent rod overbends Vermeer BorePlan gives HDD operators another tool for helping create a successful bore. With a mobile design, see the latest offering for basic HDD job planning from Vermeer. Product overbend, utility identification, jobsite tracking and more are all included with Vermeer BorePlan. So set up your bore, tooling and product specifications and start drilling! Download is free from the app store, for access to the paid version contact your dealer.

About

UtiliView

Features
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Subsite UtiliView is a cutting-edge app designed to revolutionize utility mapping. Seamlessly connect to your UtiliGuard 2 Receiver via Bluetooth and instantly log points with detailed attributes such as depth, frequency, accuracy, utility type, and more. This app eliminates the cumbersome process of manual data transfer by automatically uploading points to your chosen ESRI layers in real-time.

Screenshots

Vermeer BorePlan4 screens
UtiliView4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Vermeer BorePlan at every 2 months against UtiliView's every 9 months. UtiliView's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 17.0). 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

Vermeer BorePlan ships an update every 2 months, UtiliView every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on August 3, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Vermeer BorePlan versus UtiliView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVermeer BorePlanUtiliView
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVermeerThe Charles Machine Works, Inc

In-app purchases

None

Vermeer BorePlan

No in-app purchases

None

UtiliView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vermeer BorePlan free?
Vermeer BorePlan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UtiliView free?
UtiliView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vermeer BorePlan or UtiliView have ads?
Neither Vermeer BorePlan nor UtiliView shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vermeer BorePlan or UtiliView?
Vermeer BorePlan ships an update every 2 months, and UtiliView every 9 months. Most recently, Vermeer BorePlan was updated on August 3, 2026 and UtiliView on September 15, 2026.

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