Comparison

Touch GIS vs ArcGIS Workforce

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

Head to head
About

Touch GIS

This professional tool simplifies field data collection and mapping. It allows users to create and customize data forms, collect various data types offline, and export them to standard GIS formats. Professionals across diverse fields utilize it to enhance their fieldwork.

Highlights
  • Create Points, Lines, Polygons, Circles
  • Customizable attribute forms
  • Offline map tile saving
  • Export to industry standard formats
  • Attach photos to locations
  • Clinometer tool for orientation
  • Add custom base maps and overlays
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Touch GIS is the most intuitive professional field data collection and mapping tool. It's a super-powered field notebook enabling you to collect any kind of data, in any environment, online or offline, and transfer it easily to your preferred desktop GIS. We believe your data collection tools should amplify your capabilities, not limit them, which is why we focus on keeping your forms and attributes totally customizable in the field. Join thousands of professionals utilizing Touch GIS as their mobile GIS app to enhance their field work in geologic mapping, ecological mapping, civil engineering, mineral exploration and mining, natural resource management, landscape architecture, and more. FEATURES - Easily capture new Points, Lines, Polygons, and Circles in the field. - Quickly and accurately draw new lines and polygons with free draw mode and vertex snapping. - Adjust feature class attribute forms in the field at any time. - Get multiple perspectives by switching between basemaps in the field. - Download basemaps for offline use. - Export to many industry standard formats. - Snap, mark up, and attach photos to locations. - Measure planar and linear feature orientation using our clinometer tool with strike/dip, dip/dip direction, or trend/plunge formats. - Add custom base maps with WMS/WMTS. - Add raster images like Geospatial PDFS or GeoTiffs and other overlays to your map to see your location in context. - Add team members so your whole team has access. Supported file types: - Shapefiles - KML and KMZ - Geospatial PDF / GeoPDF - GeoPackage (GPKG) - GeoJSON - GPX - CSV - World File - Geotiff - JPG - PNG Customizable attribute types: - Description - Date & Time - Photos - List Of Values - Checkbox - Address - Number - Website - Phone Number - Attitude / Orientation for Geologic features Pre-loaded feature classes supporting many different use-cases: - Forestry - Geology - Real Estate - Stream Surveys - Water Infrastructure - Wetlands management - Create your own fully customizable data attribute forms, and update them in the field as needed. Terms of Service: https://www.touchgis.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.touchgis.app/privacy

About

ArcGIS Workforce

This app helps field workers receive and manage assignments, sort tasks by priority or location, and share their status and location with the office. It allows access to supporting documents and communication with other mobile workers.

Highlights
  • Receive assignments in the field
  • Sort To Do list by priority, location, type, or due date
  • Launch other ArcGIS apps
  • Share status and location
  • Add notes to assignments
  • View supporting documents
  • Contact other mobile workers
Features
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ArcGIS is available on your desktop, in a browser, and now on your iPhone or iPad. Workforce enables a common view in the field and the office. Get the right worker to the right place with the right tools to do the right job. Key Features: - Receive assignments in the field. - Sort your To Do list by priority, location, type, or due date. - Launch other ArcGIS apps to get your work done. - Share your status and location with the office. - Add notes about your assignments. - View supporting documents from your dispatcher. - Find and contact other mobile workers. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

Touch GIS4 screens
ArcGIS Workforce4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Touch GIS at 50% against ArcGIS Workforce's 0%. Touch GIS also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). ArcGIS Workforce's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Touch GIS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. ArcGIS Workforce asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Touch GIS holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Touch GIS's written reviews are positive against 0% of ArcGIS Workforce's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Touch GIS ships an update every 3 weeks, ArcGIS Workforce every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Touch GIS versus ArcGIS Workforce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouch GISArcGIS Workforce
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (32 ratings) — better3.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings32 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTouchGISESRI

Customer experience

Touch GIS

All ratings32 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative21.9%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative36.7%

ArcGIS Workforce

All ratings9 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Touch GIS

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Subscription (Monthly)$29.991 Month
  • Pro License (Annual)$299.991 Year
None

ArcGIS Workforce

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Touch GIS free?
Touch GIS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ArcGIS Workforce free?
ArcGIS Workforce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Touch GIS or ArcGIS Workforce?
Touch GIS is rated higher. Touch GIS averages 4.0 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while ArcGIS Workforce averages 3.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Touch GIS or ArcGIS Workforce have ads?
Neither Touch GIS nor ArcGIS Workforce shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Touch GIS or ArcGIS Workforce?
Touch GIS ships an update every 3 weeks, and ArcGIS Workforce every 3 months. Most recently, Touch GIS was updated on October 16, 2026 and ArcGIS Workforce on October 8, 2026.

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