Comparison

AiDash IVMS vs ARCOS Mobile Plus

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

Head to head
About

AiDash IVMS

This system helps ground personnel and managers identify, plan, and execute vegetation management tasks around assets. It organizes work orders for various vegetation risks like danger trees, trims, and herbicide applications, allowing for prioritization and execution.

Highlights
  • Identify vegetation risks
  • Log and plan work
  • Execute vegetation management tasks
  • Organize work orders
  • Prioritize vegetation risks
  • Manage danger and hazard trees
Features
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AiDash’s Intelligent Vegetation Management System (IVMS) is built for ground personnel and their managers to identify, log, plan and execute work on vegetation risks around assets. Work for all vegetation risks such as danger trees, hazard trees, tree trims, vine trims, herbicide and TGR application can be organized into work orders, prioritized and carried out with IVMS.

About

ARCOS Mobile Plus

This application helps utility employees respond to callouts, view their schedules and rosters, and receive notifications. It's designed to streamline daily operations and responses to unplanned events.

Highlights
  • Respond to callouts
  • View schedule
  • View rosters
  • Receive notifications
  • Manage daily operations
  • Handle unplanned events
Features
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Welcome to ARCOS Mobile Plus. This app is the new version of the ARCOS Mobile App for Callout and Crew Manager and replaces the previous version called ‘The ARCOS App’. Learn More (LINK TO: https://arcos-inc.com/mobile-plus-quick-start/) Please contact your ARCOS administrator for information on when to download and start using this app instead of the previous version. ARCOS Mobile Plus is changing the way utilities enable their employees to respond, restore and report during both daily operations and unplanned events. Use ARCOS Mobile Plus to respond to callouts, view your schedule, view rosters and receive notification. If your administrator has set you up in the ARCOS system, you simply need to log in to get started. Some helpful tips: Your session duration, timed outs and password expirations are controlled by your utility’s security policies and not by ARCOS. We are committed to ensuring the security protocols of the industry are enforced. To ensure you’re using the latest version of ARCOS Mobile Plus, select auto update in the settings menu of your mobile device. Contact your administrator at the utility you work for if you are experiencing issues and/or to receive your login credentials. Like the ARCOS app? Have suggestions for improvement? Use the reviews below to let us know!

Screenshots

AiDash IVMS4 screens
ARCOS Mobile Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AiDash IVMS at 5.0 against ARCOS Mobile Plus's 1.3. AiDash IVMS also leads on iOS requirement (11.3 vs 16.4). ARCOS Mobile Plus's advantage is ratings volume (246 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

AiDash IVMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARCOS Mobile Plus has 246 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AiDash IVMS ships an update every 6 weeks, ARCOS Mobile Plus monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AiDash IVMS versus ARCOS Mobile Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAiDash IVMSARCOS Mobile Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.3 (246 ratings)
Positive reviews—2.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1246 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.3 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAiDash Inc.ARCOS LLC

Customer experience

AiDash IVMS

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

ARCOS Mobile Plus

All ratings246 ratings
Positive6.9%
Neutral0.4%
Negative92.7%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive2.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative95.0%

Bugs and requests

AiDash IVMS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ARCOS Mobile Plus

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App logs out without warning or notification
  • Login credentials rejected after updates
  • Infinite loading screen on first app open
  • App crashes immediately after December update
  • Biometric login prompts not functioning properly
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  • Call notifications not triggering phone ring
  • Callout acceptance errors with call tree messages
  • App freezes with spinning loading indicator
  • Cannot log back in after forced logout
  • iPad compatibility broken
  • Password authentication failures
  • App requires reinstall to regain login access
  • Callouts not received despite notifications sent

Requested features

8 requests
  • Dark mode support
  • Ability to view callout history and details
  • Employee status color coding (who's working, on vacation, etc.)
  • Automatic text notification when auto-logged out
  • Adjustable font size within app
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  • Ability to set custom logout duration instead of automatic midnight logout
  • Improved roster showing who's been called/working
  • Better biometric login implementation

In-app purchases

None

AiDash IVMS

No in-app purchases

None

ARCOS Mobile Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AiDash IVMS free?
AiDash IVMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARCOS Mobile Plus free?
ARCOS Mobile Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AiDash IVMS or ARCOS Mobile Plus?
AiDash IVMS is rated higher. AiDash IVMS averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ARCOS Mobile Plus averages 1.3 from 246 ratings.
Do AiDash IVMS or ARCOS Mobile Plus have ads?
Neither AiDash IVMS nor ARCOS Mobile Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AiDash IVMS or ARCOS Mobile Plus?
AiDash IVMS ships an update every 6 weeks, and ARCOS Mobile Plus monthly. Most recently, AiDash IVMS was updated on September 21, 2026 and ARCOS Mobile Plus on October 16, 2026.

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