Comparison

Trimble SiteVision vs ArcGIS IPS Setup

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

Head to head
About

Trimble SiteVision

Visualize digital designs in the real world with augmented reality. Collaborate with your team to detect errors, capture issues with AR photos, and measure progress. Supports various industry data formats and offline work.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality visualization
  • Error detection and conflict resolution
  • AR site photo capture
  • Cloud-enabled collaboration
  • Progress and as-built measurements
  • Offline support
  • Support for BIM, CAD, and GIS data
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Trimble® SiteVision® is a real-time, in-field visualization and reality capture for collaborating on project progress and detecting design changes or conflicts. Choose your hardware configuration to collect images, GNSS points, EDM points or LiDAR scans. Work with SiteVision indoors, or outdoors in conjunction with a Trimble HPS2 handle or Trimble Catalyst DA2 receiver for high precision GNSS workflows. Key Features • Reality capture - capture georeferenced 3D scans (requires LiDAR enabled iPhone Pro or iPad Pro) • Visualization tools - use AR to view your 3D model data on site and in context, utilizing transparency, cross-section, and fishbowl tools. • Capture issues - take augmented reality site photos to clearly communicate issues & share them with industry standard BCF Topic support. • Cloud enabled collaboration - share project data with Trimble Connect, cloud-based common data environment and collaboration platform. • Measurements - measure and record progress and as-built information such as positions, lengths, and areas • Offline support - work offline then sync later to Trimble Connect • Supports a wide range of industry workflows and data formats: • common BIM data via Trimble Connect - IFC, NWD/NWC, RVT, SKP, DWG, TRB, Tekla • CAD data from Trimble Business enter, Civil3D, OpenRoads, Novapoint, LandXML • GIS data via Trimble Maps and OGC Web Feature Services • Support for precision GNSS workflows enabled by Trimble RTX and VRS services or internet base stations for global correction service coverage

About

ArcGIS IPS Setup

This app helps you survey indoor spaces to enable precise indoor positioning using Bluetooth beacons. It allows for the visualization of floor plans, testing of positioning systems, and the collection of reference data for accurate blue dot navigation indoors.

Highlights
  • Record radio signals for indoor positioning
  • Visualize floor plans
  • Test and experience indoor positioning
  • Collect indoor positioning reference data
  • Plan and execute radio signal surveys
  • Sketch and execute survey recordings
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ArcGIS IPS Setup for iOS provides you with the necessary tools to take recordings of radio signals inside the facility you would like to equip with an indoor positioning system powered by ArcGIS IPS. Once you have your Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon infrastructure in place, use ArcGIS IPS Setup to survey your indoor spaces to enable the blue dot indoors. IPS Setup includes the following components: · Map list: View map details, set favorites, open maps, and access the recordings menu · Map mode: Visualize floor plans, test and experience indoor positioning in a facility and access Survey to collect indoor positioning reference data · Survey mode: Plan and execute a radio signal survey. Sketching and executing the radio survey recordings allow data collection and maintenance workflows.

Screenshots

Trimble SiteVision4 screens
ArcGIS IPS Setup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ArcGIS IPS Setup at 100% against Trimble SiteVision's 0%. ArcGIS IPS Setup also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8). Trimble SiteVision's advantage is ratings volume (6 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

ArcGIS IPS Setup holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trimble SiteVision has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Trimble SiteVision's written reviews are positive against 100% of ArcGIS IPS Setup's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trimble SiteVision ships an update every 3 months, ArcGIS IPS Setup every 6 months. Both last shipped on September 20, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Trimble SiteVision versus ArcGIS IPS Setup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrimble SiteVisionArcGIS IPS Setup
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrimble Inc.ESRI

Customer experience

Trimble SiteVision

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ArcGIS IPS Setup

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Trimble SiteVision

No in-app purchases

None

ArcGIS IPS Setup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trimble SiteVision free?
Trimble SiteVision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArcGIS IPS Setup free?
ArcGIS IPS Setup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trimble SiteVision or ArcGIS IPS Setup?
ArcGIS IPS Setup is rated higher. Trimble SiteVision averages 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while ArcGIS IPS Setup averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Trimble SiteVision or ArcGIS IPS Setup have ads?
Neither Trimble SiteVision nor ArcGIS IPS Setup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trimble SiteVision or ArcGIS IPS Setup?
Trimble SiteVision ships an update every 3 months, and ArcGIS IPS Setup every 6 months. Most recently, Trimble SiteVision was updated on September 20, 2026 and ArcGIS IPS Setup on September 20, 2026.

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