Comparison

Trimble SiteVision vs FieldAR

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

FieldAR

Visualize BIM/3D design models overlaid onto construction sites with augmented reality. This tool ensures teams have a central source of truth for quality assurance and precise location of installed systems, reducing rework and optimizing schedules.

Highlights
  • Single-tap model loading with automatic alignment
  • Visualize BIM/3D models on-site
  • AR Markups for flagging issues
  • AR Measurements for model and real-world elements
  • Built-in camera for photos and video
  • Mesh scanner for real-world capture
  • AR sectioning tool
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The FieldAR mobile app enables your entire project team to effortlessly view the latest BIM/3D design models overlaid onto your real-world construction site using precision augmented reality. FieldAR’s primary objective is to provide a central source of truth for quality assurance, quality control, and the precise locations of installed systems and equipment at active or completed construction sites. With FieldAR, users can visualize BIM/3D models overlaid onto real-world construction sites with a simple, single-tap operation, making it easy for even non-tech-savvy field staff to see the exact locations of designed building system elements. BIM/VDC Managers can leverage the FieldAR plugins to easily upload and update models directly to the FieldAR mobile app, ensuring that the entire team is working with the most current information. Additionally, markups captured by team members using the mobile app on-site can be viewed back in the BIM platforms through the FieldAR plugins, creating a seamless workflow of information between off-site BIM management and the construction site. FieldAR empowers your team to save money, reduce re-work, and optimize project schedules while enhancing productivity and collaboration. FieldAR supports 8 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Polish, Russian, and Chinese (zh-Hans). Core AR features: -Single-tap model loading with automatic alignment to the real world -BIM/3D models are automatically downloaded and aligned when users scan QR code targets at your physical jobsite -AR Markups tool that enables your team to flag issues while on site -Markup data can be viewed in the mobile app and in the FieldAR plugins for Navisworks Manage and Revit -AR Measurements tool that can measure model elements and/or real world elements -Built-in camera for taking photos and recording video -Mesh scanner for capturing meshes of the real world -Scanned meshes can be added to markups, and are automatically aligned to the model -Scanned meshes can be viewed in the mobile app and in the FieldAR plugins for Navisworks Manage and Revit -AR opacity adjustment to see more/less of the 3D model or the real world -AR sectioning tool to “slice” the 3D model -BIM/3D model details viewer for viewing model element details -Model elements can be hidden, isolated, and highlighted -AR floor plan mini-map that can be used to visualize where the user is at the jobsite -AR Wireframe mode to see the wireframe of the model -AR occlusion culling that will allow real-world elements to show through the model For BIM/3D model managers: -Upload/update 3D models directly from the mobile app or FieldAR plugins for Navisworks Manage and Revit -Advanced 3D model viewer for viewing the model when away from the jobsite -Generate custom-branded QR code targets that can be printed and installed at the physical jobsite -QR code target placement tool in AR -Cloud-based spatial anchor placement tool that helps automatically align the model when users view the model in AR -View markup sketches, details, mesh scans, and conversations directly in the mobile app and in the FieldAR plugins for Navisworks Manage and Revit -Upload floor plans, and locate models on the floor plan AR Project Management: -View/edit your full project list in your Dashboard -Navigate models within each project -View all project activity, i.e. model updates, markup comments, etc. -Easily create new projects and upload models from the mobile app

Screenshots

Trimble SiteVision4 screens
FieldAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FieldAR at 5.0 against Trimble SiteVision's 3.8. FieldAR also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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

FieldAR 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trimble SiteVision ships an update every 3 months, FieldAR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Trimble SiteVision versus FieldAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrimble SiteVisionFieldAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB239 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTrimble Inc.Kyle Louis Szostek

Customer experience

Trimble SiteVision

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

FieldAR

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

In-app purchases

None

Trimble SiteVision

No in-app purchases

None

FieldAR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trimble SiteVision free?
Trimble SiteVision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FieldAR free?
FieldAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trimble SiteVision or FieldAR?
FieldAR is rated higher. Trimble SiteVision averages 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while FieldAR averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Trimble SiteVision or FieldAR have ads?
Neither Trimble SiteVision nor FieldAR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trimble SiteVision or FieldAR?
Trimble SiteVision ships an update every 3 months, and FieldAR every 2 months. Most recently, Trimble SiteVision was updated on October 21, 2026 and FieldAR on October 20, 2026.

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