Trimble ProjectSight vs Hilti
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trimble ProjectSight
Organize construction teams and simplify paperwork by connecting the field and office. Access project information, including drawings and reports, from anywhere, even offline. Share progress updates and capture issues instantly.
- Organize construction teams
- Simplify paperwork
- Connect field and office
- Access project data offline
- Share progress updates
- Capture and share issues
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Get construction teams organized in minutes - for free. With ProjectSight you can build better, simplify paperwork and connect the office to the field. For every contractor from small teams to the enterprise, ProjectSight’s mobile application gives you access to the project information you need, from wherever you are. ProjectSight for iPhone and iPad Features GET STARTED FOR FREE Manage up to three projects for free Be productive in minutes with quick start guides ACCESS INFORMATION FROM ANYWHERE Access project data including drawings, RFIs, submittals and more Work offline to access information and sync ProjectSight when you have connection CONNECT TEAMS Share progress updates with photos and daily reports Capture issues from the field and instantly share them with the office If you are using the free version of ProjectSight, please note that you will only be able to access the free features.
Hilti
This app helps firestop professionals, contractors, and designers find and store passive firestop solutions. It provides access to a digital library of approvals and allows users to submit engineering judgment requests.
- Discover code-compliant firestop solutions
- Access digitized UL, DIN, and ETA approvals
- Store firestop solutions in the cloud
- Submit engineering judgment requests
- Manage projects and explore products
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The Hilti Firestop Selector offers a comprehensive answer to passive firestop product and solution needs. The Hilti Firestop Selector allows Firestop Professionals, contractors and designers to find and conveniently store firestop solutions in the cloud for future access or sharing with stakeholders. The app also allows users to submit an engineering judgment (EJ) request from anywhere. Easily discover code compliant solutions using our digital approvals library, which includes thousands of digitized UL, DIN, and ETA approvals and abbreviated summaries (typicals) or simplified trade details for various firestop applications. Effortlessly handle your projects, explore products and approvals, and request EJs all from the convenience of your mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trimble ProjectSight at 53% against Hilti's 0%. Trimble ProjectSight also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (3.7 vs 3.5). Hilti's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Trimble ProjectSight holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trimble ProjectSight has 80 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Trimble ProjectSight's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hilti's.
Trimble ProjectSight ships an update every 2 weeks, Hilti every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trimble ProjectSight | Hilti |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (80 ratings) — better | 3.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 502 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trimble Inc. | Hilti AG |
Customer experience
Trimble ProjectSight
Hilti
Bugs and requests
Trimble ProjectSight
Reported bugs
25 issues- App crashes 5-6 times an hour
- App changes pages without touching screen
- Requires re-login after being kicked out
- Constant problems with daily reports, uploads, downloads
- App tends to be very glitchy and skippy
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- Crashes and deletes your work
- Not updating project information
- New update crashes every time you open it
- Says you need to download the newest update even after already doing that
- Always crashes
- Often times does not sync so your data isn’t saved
- Mobile version and desktop version do not sync with one another
- Constant clearing of data is needed to operate
- Sync issues where it says it synced but didn’t
- Trade Descriptions all too often get deleted/reverted to old descriptions
- App freezes after marking up a drawing and de-selecting the markup tool
- Detail call outs do not open up the reference drawings
- Syncing doesn’t work on iPhone
- Downloads up to around 56% then fails every time
- Constantly needs updating to no avail
- When accessing the tabs on the site on the iPad, the information does not look the same as the iPad as it does through the website on line
- There is missing tabs in the Document Control
- Downloaded. And tried to log in both via my Trimble account and through my gmail account and through my auto desk account. But nothing works. Just looping endlessly again and again to log in screen.
- When I download the app and press login, it brings me to the Trimble page, but no text Box or username field comes up for me to log in on.
- App constantly crashes
Requested features
4 requests- Picture module
- More tools needed
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Dark mode option
Hilti
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trimble ProjectSight
No in-app purchases
Hilti
No in-app purchases
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