GovInspect vs ArcGIS Field Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GovInspect
Streamline your inspection process with this mobile tool. Conduct construction, rental, code enforcement, and work order inspections directly from your device. Access property history and report new violations on the go.
- Conduct construction inspections
- Perform rental/sale inspections
- Code enforcement and violation citing
- Manage work orders
- Navigation to destinations
- Access property profiles and history
- Report new code violations
- Schedule future inspections
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GovInspect App allows you to perform all your inspections from your phone or tablet. The GovInspect App can be used for all your Construction Inspections, CCO Rental/Sale Inspections, Code Enforcement Inspections and Citing of Violations, as well as Work Orders. With the GovInspect app you can hit a simple Navigation button to start direction on how to get to your destination. The GovInspect App also brings the popular Property Profile with you on the go. You can search any address or touch the house icon and see the history of the parcel with all the associated records from all your departments attached. The GovInspect App also gives your the flexibility to report new code violations discovered while in the field as well as schedule future inspections across the different modules.
ArcGIS Field Maps
This app provides mobile workers with interactive digital maps to understand their surroundings, locate assets, and collect data. It features smart forms for efficient data entry, offline capabilities, and location sharing for coordination and safety. Designed for organizational use, it supports fieldwork for various teams.
- Interactive digital maps
- Smart forms for data collection
- Offline map capabilities
- Location sharing and tracking
- Geofence alerts
- Asset scanning and annotation
- Data editing and syncing
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ArcGIS is available on your desktop, in a browser, and now on your iPhone or iPad. ArcGIS Field Maps is Esri’s premier maps app on mobile devices. Field Maps helps mobile workers understand their surroundings, find assets, collect data, and perform inspections, leveraging interactive digital maps that contain up-to-date GIS data from their organization. It includes powerful features like location sharing, smart forms for efficient data collection, geofence alerts, and the ability to complete fieldwork even when offline. Whether you're part of a utility crew, a conservation team, or a city inspection unit,Field Mapsis designed to support the work you do on the ground. Note about permissions:Field Maps is designed for organizational use. This app requires you to have an ArcGIS organizational account to collect and update data. Public maps shared by organizations can be viewed without signing in. Understand your surroundings: - View assets and surrounding landmarks or places on GPS-enabled maps. - Search for assets and access important information about them. - Use compass guidance to lead you directly to assets and locations. - Scan barcodes or QR codes to pull up asset records instantly. - Annotate directly on the map with your finger or stylus to create personal notes. - Leverage integration with voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation apps to get to your assets. - Stay safe with geofence alerts as you enter fire zones, wildlife habitats, work areas, etc. - Measure distances and areas in the map. - Gain advanced understanding by viewing and tracing utility networks. - View stationing information along linear assets. - View assets and locations in floor-aware indoor maps. Perform data capture and inspections: - Create new or edit existing asset data. - Connect to external GNSS receivers for high-accuracy data. - Digitally document inspection records. - Capture photos, videos, and other attachments. - Speed up data capture with smart forms and reduce manual entry by automatically filling in fields like date or inspector name and making automated calculations. - Share your updates instantly with your organization when using an online map and automatically sync stored updates to offline maps when connected. - Collect assets and perform inspections indoors. Share your location for coordination & safety: - Share your location with supervisors and teammates (when enabled). - View teammate locations to coordinate efforts and ensure safety (when enabled). - Tracks show where you’ve been so you can visually see what area you’ve covered. Work offline in remote or disconnected areas: - Download offline map areas created for you. - Create your own offline map areas on device (if enabled). - Sync edits automatically or manually when connected. Coordination and collaboration: - View edits and contributions from others as they are synced with your map. - Use tasks to view and complete field assignments from a to-do list. - Stakeholders can view fieldwork progress in the office and make data-informed decisions. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GovInspect at 75% against ArcGIS Field Maps's 11%. GovInspect also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.5). ArcGIS Field Maps's advantage is ratings volume (57 vs 7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GovInspect holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArcGIS Field Maps has 57 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of GovInspect's written reviews are positive against 11% of ArcGIS Field Maps's.
GovInspect ships an update every 2 months, ArcGIS Field Maps monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GovInspect | ArcGIS Field Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | 2.1 (57 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 11.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 57 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 161 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GovPilot | ESRI |
Customer experience
GovInspect
ArcGIS Field Maps
Bugs and requests
GovInspect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ArcGIS Field Maps
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes on startup and during use
- Layers fail to load intermittently
- Offline map downloads fail or hang indefinitely
- Authentication errors and keyboard not appearing on login
- Maps load only 30% of the time
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- Search functionality broken
- Markup files lost after updates
- Multiple markup layers no longer supported
- Touch/tap detection inaccurate requiring multiple attempts
- Photo EXIF direction data captured at wrong time
- Location tracking bounces around map
- App freezes when rotating screen
- Syncing issues with offline edits
- Feature class save errors
- Arcade expression errors in feature classes
- Raster layer display issues
- Text rendering problems
- Battery drain up to 10% per minute
- Required token errors appearing randomly
- Cooldown period between POI data entry updates
Requested features
13 requests- Stylus support for drawing features
- Landscape mode for iPhone devices
- Apple Watch integration and capabilities
- Export functionality (GPX, KMZ formats)
- Improved offline area size and quality selection
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- Better cone of vision visibility
- Attribute table visibility in field
- CarPlay compatibility
- Share individual features, not just map center
- Notification when position collection completes
- Permanent UI customization options
- More markup colors and customization
- Improved search functionality
In-app purchases
GovInspect
No in-app purchases
ArcGIS Field Maps
No in-app purchases
Questions
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