Comparison

Visual Inspect™ vs easyTRX3

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

Head to head
About

Visual Inspect™

Visualize and compare large 3D CAD models on an iPad for real-time manufacturing insights. Detect errors early in production, construction, or design processes with flexible, mobile data storage and fast loading of complex datasets.

Highlights
  • Mobile 3D CAD data visualization
  • Comparison to real-world conditions
  • Early error detection
  • Compressed mobile format for flexibility
  • Fast loading of large datasets
  • Support for numerous 3D data formats
Features
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The FARO Visual Inspect™ product suite enables large, complex 3D CAD data to be transferred to an iPad and then used for mobile visualization and comparison to real world conditions. Visual Inspect™ enables real time, actionable manufacturing insight through early stage error detection in the production, construction or design processes as well as their documentation. The 3D CAD data is stored locally on the iPad through an innovative, compressed, mobile format which provides an exceptional degree of flexibility and mobility that together drive increased productivity. In order to create this format, the powerful Visual Inspect Translator (see also https://knowledge.faro.com/Software/Factory_Metrology/Visual_Inspect/Software_Download_for_Visual_Inspect_CAD_Translator) is used and is the basis for incredibly fast loading of extremely large data sets. The Visual Inspect CAD Translator supports virtually all data formats, including 3DXML, ACIS, native CATIA, IGES, Inventor, JT 8.x and 9.x, NX, Parasolid, ProE / Creo, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, STEP, STL, VDA-FS, XCGM. Flexible data transfer from Visual Inspect Translator (PC) to Visual Inspect (iPad) via: • FTP Server • Special flash drive (e.g. PhotoFast Memories Cable) • Apple iTunes • Email • Apple AirDrop • Link to customer-owned intranet

About

easyTRX3

Features
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Use this app for setup your easyTRX3 (newest generation of AIS Class B Transponder). You can enter all basic data and you can program advanced settings. A diagnostic view gives all information about the "health" of the unit. Received AIS ships will be shown in a ship list and additionally plotted on a map view on your iPhone or iPad.

Screenshots

easyTRX34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Visual Inspect™ at every 5 weeks against easyTRX3's every 16 months. easyTRX3's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Inspect™ ships an update every 5 weeks, easyTRX3 every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Visual Inspect™ versus easyTRX3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual Inspect™easyTRX3
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFARO Technologies Inc.Weatherdock AG

In-app purchases

None

Visual Inspect™

No in-app purchases

None

easyTRX3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Inspect™ free?
Visual Inspect™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is easyTRX3 free?
easyTRX3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Visual Inspect™ or easyTRX3 have ads?
Neither Visual Inspect™ nor easyTRX3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Inspect™ or easyTRX3?
Visual Inspect™ ships an update every 5 weeks, and easyTRX3 every 16 months. Most recently, Visual Inspect™ was updated on October 8, 2026 and easyTRX3 on October 12, 2026.

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