topoXpress vs ParcelQuest Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
topoXpress
This application provides robust GIS and surveying tools for field data collection and analysis. It supports both online and offline operations with a wide range of spatial data formats and powerful visualization functions. Designed for professionals, it facilitates collaborative mapping and extensive GNSS receiver integration.
- Multiplatform GIS and surveying functionality
- Handles large spatial datasets (raster/vector)
- Online and offline data operation
- Powerful GIS visualization functions
- Productive data collection tools
- Collaborative mapping via cloud service
- Extensive GNSS receiver support
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topoXpress provides the following features: • Multiplatform design: the same software with the same rich functionality for both GIS data collectors and Surveyors on iOS & macOS. • Handling and displaying large spatial datasets (raster and vector). • Responsive and intuitive user interface: easy to learn and use, automatic adjustment to different screen sizes, orientations, and resolutions of mobile (iPhone, iPad) and desktop devices. • Online and offline operation: online data sources (Cloud storage, TMS, WMS, KML), offline raster datasets (jpeg, ecw, ers, tiff, png, lan, bil, ENVI bsq), offline vector datasets (shp, dxf, map, GeoJSON, mif, txt, crd, dat, dbf, tab, mid). • Powerful GIS visualization functions: thematic mapping, transparency, labeling, query, layer groups, vector symbols, line types, fill types, event mapping. • Productive data collection: templates, surveying, stakeout, CoGo (Coordinate Geometry), forms, lists, calculated fields, GIS editing functions, sampling tool, and more. • Collaborative mapping for professional users through the topoXpress cloud service. • Extensive support of GNSS receivers through TCP port & Bluetooth, projection systems, geoids, shift grids. Bluetooth Rangefinder support for CoGo tasks. The app can be used in many different sectors: • Field data collection and inspection • Land Surveying • Topographic mapping • Forestry • Farm mapping • Utility mapping and inspection • Archeology *** NOTE: topoXpress offers all specified GIS functions free of charge. However, loading more than 10.000 records, saving and exporting your job can be done through our cloud service. Please visit our website for further details: https://topoXpress.com **NOTE ON BATTERY USAGE: The app may dramatically decrease battery life during the use with large spatial datasets. The app supports optional background location services, which can may cause a faster battery drain than usual.
ParcelQuest Mobile
Access detailed property information including ownership, sales history, and characteristics. Visualize data like crop details, fire hazards, and flood zones with an extensive layer library. Collect field data with notes, tags, and photos.
- Search by owner, address, or APN
- Access ownership and sales history
- View property characteristics
- Visualize crop, fire hazard, and flood zones
- Outline areas of interest
- Collect field data with notes and photos
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With ParcelQuest Mobile, you can: • Search by Owner, Address, or APN. • Know whose property you’re looking at or interested in. • Access ownership information, sales history and property characteristic information. • Locate crop detail, fire hazards, flood zones and more with our extensive layer library. • Outline areas of interest and mark important locations. • Collect data in the field with notes, tags and photos. • • And so much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: topoXpress at 4.0 against ParcelQuest Mobile's 2.6. 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.
topoXpress holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.
topoXpress ships an update every 5 weeks, ParcelQuest Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | topoXpress | ParcelQuest Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TopoLynx GIS & Mapping Ltd | CD-DATA |
Customer experience
topoXpress
ParcelQuest Mobile
In-app purchases
topoXpress
No in-app purchases
ParcelQuest Mobile
No in-app purchases









