Walabot DIY vs Velocity Built
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Walabot DIY
Visualize the inside of your walls with this device and app combination. It acts like an X-ray, locating studs, pipes, and wires up to 4 inches deep. Ideal for confident drilling and renovation projects.
- See through walls
- Locate studs
- Detect pipes
- Find wires
- Works on drywall
- Detects up to 4 inches deep
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Walabot DIY lets you see through your walls! Connect your Walabot DIY device (available at www.walabot.com/diy) to your phone for instant “X-Ray” vision. • Locates studs, pipes, wires, and movement • Works on drywall • Detects up to 4 inches / 10 centimeters deep Want to hang a TV? See where the studs, the wires, and the pipes are and drill with confidence! Perfect for DIY-ers, plumbers, contractors, carpenters, renovators, installers, and more. Winner of “best tool” by: ESPN, This Old House, Popular Mechanics, CES and over a dozen more publications! Million walls scanned with the Walabot DIY! Learn more/order now at walabot.com ** Compatible from iPhone7 and above **
Velocity Built
This app bridges the gap between office estimates and field execution by converting labor estimates into actionable daily crew targets. It allows for real-time adjustments to crew size, schedule duration, and production rates directly on the jobsite to protect labor budgets.
- Converts labor estimates to daily crew targets
- Real-time adjustments for crew size, duration, and rates
- Three planning modes: Crew, Schedule, Rate
- Works offline without an account or data collection
- Supports various units of measure (CY, SF, LF, EA, Tons)
- Plain-language crew directives
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Velocity: Labor productivity with direction. Eliminate the office-to-field communication gap. Velocity instantly converts complex labor estimates into clear, daily crew targets your foreman can act on. Protect your labor budget by toggling crew size, schedule duration, and production rates in real time right on the jobsite. THREE PLANNING MODES • Crew — enter your scope, budgeted hours, and crew size to get the daily target and duration • Schedule — enter your deadline to get the required crew size and daily target • Rate — start from a man-hour or man-day production rate to get budgeted hours and duration BUILT FOR THE FIELD • Works in CY, SF, LF, EA, or Tons • 8 and 10-hour shift support • Plain-language crew directives you can hand straight to the foreman • Everything calculates on your device — works with no signal, no account, no data collected One-time purchase. Unlimited use. No hidden subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Velocity Built at 5.0 against Walabot DIY's 4.2. Walabot DIY's advantage is ratings volume (321 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Velocity Built holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Walabot DIY has 321 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Walabot DIY ships an update every 3 weeks, Velocity Built every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Walabot DIY | Velocity Built |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (321 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 321 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vayyar Imaging LTD | David Wilson |
Customer experience
Walabot DIY
Velocity Built
Bugs and requests
Walabot DIY
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or disconnects frequently
- Inaccurate readings or missed objects
- Compatibility issues with newer phones
Requested features
4 requests- Integrated display instead of phone app
- Improved calibration process
- Compatibility with more wall types
- Automatic stud detection
Velocity Built
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Walabot DIY
No in-app purchases
Velocity Built
No in-app purchases
Questions
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