Comparison

Span Installer vs ARrayVue Lite

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

Head to head
About

Span Installer

This app streamlines the installation and servicing of new and existing SPAN panels. It offers enhanced navigation, an improved breaker labeling process, and integrated troubleshooting support. Users can also confirm communications with battery systems and program setpoints for energy management.

Highlights
  • Faster new SPAN Panel commissioning
  • Simplified user navigation
  • Improved breaker labeling
  • Integrated troubleshooting and support
  • Confirm hardware communications
  • Program setpoints with SPAN PowerUp
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The new and improved SPAN Installer App supports the seamless installation of new SPAN panels. The SPAN Installer App also allows for seamless service calls of existing SPAN Panel installations. - Set up and commission a new SPAN Panel faster than ever before - Enhanced and simplified user navigation and design - New and Improved breaker labelling process making it even easier to install SPAN - Seamless troubleshooting and support integrated into the app - Confirm communications with battery systems and other hardware like SPAN Drive - Program setpoints to help customers avoid service upgrades with SPAN PowerUpTM Shift to smarter, cleaner energy with SPAN and ensure quality installations for your customers. **You must be a SPAN Authorized Installer to login to the SPAN Installer App.**

About

ARrayVue Lite

This app uses augmented reality and GPS to help you measure directions, place virtual markers, and lay out accurate geometries in the real world. It's ideal for surveying, construction planning, and outdoor mapping.

Highlights
  • Measure azimuth between points
  • Place virtual markers by direction and distance
  • AR-based rectangle layout
  • Real-world visualization with AR
  • Accurate GPS integration
  • Field layout and planning
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A field compass you can finally trust. ARrayVue® Lite reads true-north bearings from GPS and augmented reality (AR) — not your phone's magnetometer — so nearby steel, rebar, vehicles, and local magnetic disturbances don't pull it off course, and there's no declination to set. From that same calibrated foundation it also measures distances and bearings between points, lays out new points and rectangles, and captures corner elevations — all visualized right in your camera view. Whether you're laying out a solar array, surveying land, planning an installation, marking boundaries, or aligning structures, ARrayVue Lite turns your phone into a practical field layout and directional-measurement tool. KEY FEATURES G-Compass — Calibrated AR Compass Read a stable true-north heading referenced to GPS, free of the magnetic interference and declination errors that throw off phone compasses and even quality sighting compasses. Readings are already true north — there's no magnetic declination to add or subtract. Sight the bearing to any object using the on-screen aiming crosshair. Two Point Measurement Mark two points — such as existing stakes — to instantly read the azimuth (bearing) and distance between them, so you can verify a layout was set correctly. Two Point Layout Place a point at a specified distance and azimuth from a reference point. Stake out with accurate orientation and spacing, even where tall grass or obstacles defeat a tape measure. Rectangle Layout Enter length, width, and orientation, and ARrayVue Lite generates the four corners in real space — so you can confirm the array fits the location and stake it out square. Walk to each corner to record its elevation and reveal the site's slopes for planning. Real-World AR Visualization See points, lines, and layouts overlaid directly onto your surroundings through augmented reality — no guesswork translating a drawing to the ground. Accurate GPS Integration A short guided calibration anchors every measurement to real-world coordinates and true north; from then on, your operations inherit that accuracy. IDEAL FOR - Solar array layout - Surveying and field layout - Construction and site planning - Land measurement - Outdoor mapping and orientation - Engineering and field operations HOW IT WORKS ARrayVue Lite calibrates augmented reality to GPS with a short walk between two points, then holds that reference as you work. For best results, use it outdoors with a clear view of the sky. ARrayVue Lite helps you plan, measure, and visualize spatial layouts with confidence — directly in the world in front of you.

Screenshots

Span Installer4 screens
ARrayVue Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Span Installer at Free against ARrayVue Lite's $6.99. Span Installer also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 4). ARrayVue Lite's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7). On update cadence, 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

Span Installer is free to download; ARrayVue Lite costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ARrayVue Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Span Installer ships an update fortnightly, ARrayVue Lite every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Span Installer versus ARrayVue Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpan InstallerARrayVue Lite
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating3.7 (13 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpan.io, IncSolar Foundations USA, Inc.

Customer experience

Span Installer

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ARrayVue Lite

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Span Installer

No in-app purchases

None

ARrayVue Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Span Installer free?
Span Installer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARrayVue Lite free?
ARrayVue Lite costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Span Installer or ARrayVue Lite?
ARrayVue Lite is rated higher. Span Installer averages 3.7 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while ARrayVue Lite averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Span Installer or ARrayVue Lite have ads?
Neither Span Installer nor ARrayVue Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Span Installer or ARrayVue Lite?
Span Installer ships an update fortnightly, and ARrayVue Lite every 3 weeks. Most recently, Span Installer was updated on September 11, 2026 and ARrayVue Lite on September 23, 2026.

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