ApeSurvey vs iAdjust Survey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ApeSurvey
This surveying software offers precise algorithms for construction scenarios, surpassing traditional calculators. Its intuitive graphical interface and fast processing on modern smartphones streamline tasks. It directly interfaces with total stations for advanced functionality, making it efficient and user-friendly.
- Precise surveying algorithms
- Intuitive graphical interface
- Fast calculation processing
- Direct total station interface
- User-friendly design
- Frequent updates
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This surveying software is ideally suited for field surveyors; featuring precise algorithms, it is applicable to virtually every construction scenario. It serves as the premier alternative to a traditional calculator—indeed, it is poised to surpass the capabilities of any handheld device. Its graphical interface renders construction tasks more intuitive, while the powerful processors found in modern smartphones accelerate calculations to eliminate wait times. Furthermore, its ability to interface directly with total stations offers a level of functionality that no standard calculator can match. By distilling the best features from other applications and incorporating extensive feedback and suggestions from the surveying community, we have designed an interface that is highly user-friendly, easy to understand, and exceptionally efficient—our goal is to create the most convenient surveying software available. We release frequent updates to ensure that any issues are resolved immediately, thereby safeguarding users against errors caused by software malfunctions.
iAdjust Survey
This professional surveying tool processes engineering and control survey data. It performs least-squares adjustments, generates detailed reports, and analyzes results for common surveying projects. Manage local, sample, and cloud files with export options for review and submission.
- Least-squares adjustment computation
- Traverse and network adjustments
- Precision analysis and error ellipses
- Comprehensive result reports
- Control network diagram viewing
- Result export and analysis
- File management (local, sample, cloud)
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iAdjust is a professional tool for engineering surveying, control surveying, and least-squares adjustment computation. It is designed for data processing and deliverable preparation for common surveying projects, including traverses, angle-distance networks, angle-only networks, leveling networks, mapping control networks, and trigonometric leveling. Key features: - Supports input of survey stations, known control points, direction observations, distance observations, and height differences - Supports computation for traverse, angle-distance network, angle-only network, leveling network, mapping control network, and trigonometric leveling projects - Supports misclosure checks, approximate coordinate computation, rigorous least-squares adjustment, and precision analysis - Supports viewing control network diagrams, closure routes, error ellipses, and result graphics - Supports reports for adjustment results, coordinate results, elevation results, direction observations, distance observations, point precision, and point-to-point errors - Supports result analysis, accuracy class compliance checks, and suspicious observation alerts - Supports management of local files, sample files, and cloud files - Supports result export for review, archiving, and submission - After purchasing a plan, both the App and Web versions are available iAdjust includes multiple built-in surveying sample files, helping users quickly understand the calculation workflows for traverse, angle-distance network, leveling network, angle-only network, and mapping control network projects. It is suitable for surveying and mapping, construction staking, engineering control surveys, leveling surveys, result verification, and least-squares adjustment computation. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iAdjust Survey at 5.0 against ApeSurvey's 4.5. On price, ratings volume, 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. ApeSurvey sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and iAdjust Survey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
iAdjust Survey holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | ApeSurvey | iAdjust Survey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 炎冰 刘 | 丽君 张 |
In-app purchases
ApeSurvey
- 一个月会员3 variants$1.99
- 三个月会员3 variants$4.99
- 一年会员3 variants$14.99
iAdjust Survey
- Monthly Plan$6.991 Month
- Full Lifetime Access$69.99









