Comparison

FARO Stream vs Argyle Build

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

Head to head
About

FARO Stream

This app streamlines on-site data capture by connecting FARO hardware with cloud services. It offers real-time feedback and scan pre-registration, enhancing efficiency for professionals in AEC, facility management, and geospatial industries.

Highlights
  • Connects FARO hardware to cloud services
  • On-site capture workflow efficiency
  • Live feedback of captured data
  • Real-time SLAM and scan pre-registration
  • Includes field annotations and images
  • Unified interface for multiple scanners
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Stream is the FARO field-capture mobile app that connects FARO hardware with FARO Sphere cloud-based services. By uniting hardware with cloud software, Stream makes on-site capture workflows more efficient and brings captured data directly into the FARO ecosystem. Stream is compatible with the Focus Premium, Orbis mobile and Blink scanner with a unified interface. Stream provides live feedback of the captured data, performing real-time SLAM for Orbis/Blink and scan pre-registration for Focus/Blink. Stream also allows the ability to include complementary data like field annotations and photographic images to the project after a scan is complete. Stream provides the best on-site efficiency for data capture with the Focus Premium, Blink and Orbis for scan operations in architecture, engineering, construction, facility management, geospatial, and mining.

About

Argyle Build

This professional construction app enhances site superintendents' capabilities by providing AR visualization of Building Information Models. It allows for quick loading of federated models, offline access, and precise alignment of BIM to the jobsite using patented technology. Visualize MEP designs, engage stakeholders with AR walkthroughs, validate as-built conditions, and detect clashes.

Highlights
  • AR BIM visualization
  • Offline model access
  • Patented alignment technology
  • Layered BIM components
  • Metadata access
  • MEP layout visualization
  • As-built validation
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Argyle is a professional construction application that gives site superintendents superpowers. Just add Building Information Models Federated models load quickly with Argyle’s proprietary file compression. Small files saved locally means everything is available–even without wifi. Easy, Accurate Alignment Patented alignment precisely positions BIM to the jobsite in Augmented Reality. Simply connect the app to site monuments. Layers and Metadata Layer electrical, mechanical, pipe, and structural, then dive deep on any component or part number with metadata. How contractors use Argyle From design to layout, Argyle provides real time visualization that moves teams faster. MEP and Embed Layout Visualization: Overlay MEP designs in real-time on the jobsite, ensuring accurate placement and alignment of systems before physical installation begins. Spend less time in layout and improve time to competency Stakeholder Engagement & Visualization: Enhance communication with owners and stakeholders by providing immersive AR walkthroughs, allowing them to visualize and understand project progress, design intent, and potential changes in real-time. As-Built Validation: Utilize AR to overlay and compare the final constructed entity with the original design, ensuring accurate documentation for future reference, maintenance, and renovations. Clash Detection: Visualize 3D models on-site to preemptively identify and resolve clashes, reducing installation delays and costly rework.

Screenshots

FARO Stream4 screens
Argyle Build3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Argyle Build at 5.0 against FARO Stream's 4.2. Argyle Build also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). FARO Stream's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Argyle Build holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FARO Stream has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FARO Stream ships an update every 3 weeks, Argyle Build monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FARO Stream versus Argyle Build: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFARO StreamArgyle Build
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB430 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFARO Technologies Inc.Argyle Build

Customer experience

FARO Stream

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

Argyle Build

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FARO Stream

No in-app purchases

None

Argyle Build

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FARO Stream free?
FARO Stream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Argyle Build free?
Argyle Build is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FARO Stream or Argyle Build?
Argyle Build is rated higher. FARO Stream averages 4.2 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Argyle Build averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FARO Stream or Argyle Build have ads?
Neither FARO Stream nor Argyle Build shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FARO Stream or Argyle Build?
FARO Stream ships an update every 3 weeks, and Argyle Build monthly. Most recently, FARO Stream was updated on September 8, 2026 and Argyle Build on September 17, 2026.

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