ArcGIS IPS Setup vs Urban Control Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Urban Control Mobile
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Designed specifically for LED fixtures and network lighting control projects, Urban Control Mobile provides planning, installation and maintenance tools to help Utilities and Cities deploy and manage Intelligent Street lighting solution. Delivering advanced asset management, analytics and control capabilities, Urban Control Mobile has been chosen by many communities to control more than 3 million intelligent devices worldwide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Urban Control Mobile at 3 against ArcGIS IPS Setup's 1. Urban Control Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (14.2 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ArcGIS IPS Setup ships an update every 6 months, Urban Control Mobile every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ArcGIS IPS Setup | Urban Control Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ESRI | TerraGo |
In-app purchases
ArcGIS IPS Setup
No in-app purchases
Urban Control Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ArcGIS IPS Setup free?
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Do ArcGIS IPS Setup or Urban Control Mobile have ads?
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