Vermeer BorePlan vs Texas811 Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Texas811 Mobile
This app streamlines the process of submitting locate requests for digging projects. It allows users to quickly create tickets with location mapping and GPS integration, designed for compliance with one-call regulations.
- Quick ticket creation
- Intuitive guided experience
- Location & map integration
- Auto-detect GPS location
- Streamline locate requests
- Ensure compliance
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Texas811’s Mobile Application puts the power of your ticket-taking process in your hands. Whether you’re on site, in the office, or on the go, you can quickly submit locate requests from your phone. Key features: - Quick ticket creation: Fill out request details in under a minute with an intuitive and guided experience. - Location & map integration: Pinpoint dig sites on an interactive map or auto-detect your GPS location. Designed specifically for 811 workflows, Texas811’s mobile solution accelerates response times, reduces errors, and ensures full compliance with one-call regulations. Download today to streamline your locate requests, empower field crews, and improve communication between dispatch and job sites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vermeer BorePlan at 4.6 against Texas811 Mobile's 2.2. Texas811 Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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.
Vermeer BorePlan holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 12 respectively.
Vermeer BorePlan ships an update every 2 months, Texas811 Mobile every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vermeer BorePlan | Texas811 Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better | 2.2 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Vermeer | Texas811 |
Customer experience
Vermeer BorePlan
Texas811 Mobile
In-app purchases
Vermeer BorePlan
No in-app purchases
Texas811 Mobile
No in-app purchases
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