LaborChart vs Visual Installer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LaborChart
Facilitates communication and resource management within an organization. Users can submit requests, access project details, and view individual profiles. It enables secure file storage and organization-wide messaging.
- In-app messaging and notifications
- Resource request submission
- Access to project data
- File storage and access
- Individual profile access via QR code
- View assignments and details
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- Communicate with individuals, specific groups and the entire organization through in-app messages, alerts and push notifications - Submit resource requests and view current requests - Access data including certifications, tags, files, activity feeds, notes and projects - Store and access files - Drill into project details - Access each individual's LaborChart profile via QR code - View assignments and assignment details
Visual Installer
This app simplifies lighting control installation and documentation. It uses project floor plans to scan devices, record installation status, and track design changes in real-time. It also facilitates collaboration among project stakeholders.
- Scan lighting control devices
- Capture real-time installation status
- Record exact device locations
- Track design changes
- Real-time collaboration tool
- Utilize project floor plans
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The Visual Installer mobile app streamlines lighting control installation and as-built workflows. Using project floor plans and risers that are made available in the app, users scan lighting control devices to capture real-time installation status, exact device locations, and design changes. In addition, the Visual Installer app also serves as a real-time collaboration tool for other project stakeholders, such as construction managers, project owners, and installers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: LaborChart at none against Visual Installer's shown. LaborChart also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Visual Installer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 14.4). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LaborChart holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively.
LaborChart ships an update every 5 months, Visual Installer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LaborChart | Visual Installer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Procore Technologies, Inc. | Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc |
Customer experience
LaborChart
Visual Installer
In-app purchases
LaborChart
No in-app purchases
Visual Installer
No in-app purchases
