Comparison

Visual Inspect™ vs Efficio® Tour

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

Efficio® Tour

Features
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Efficio® Tour ermöglicht es, auf einfache und effiziente Weise manuelle Messpunkte abzulesen und die Daten nach Efficio® zu übermitteln. Durch die App entfällt das fehleranfällige Notieren durch Zettel und Stift und spätere Probleme beim Übertragen der notierten Daten in den Erfassungsbogen entfallen. Die erfassten Werte sind sofort nach der Übermittlung in Efficio® für alle bekannten Analysen und Berichte zugänglich. Es können beliebige Touren aus Efficio® auf Ihr Gerät übertragen und erfasst werden, ohne dass während der Ablesung eine Verbindung zum Internet oder Firmennetzwerk benötigt wird. Sollte einmal keine Verbindung bestehen, werden alle erfassten Werte automatisch zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt mit Efficio® synchronisiert, sobald erneut eine Verbindung besteht. Die Nutzung dieser App setzt einen Efficio®-Server voraus. Gerne setzen wir uns mit Ihnen in Verbindung, um unsere Energiemanagementlösung für Ihr Unternehmen bereitzustellen.

Screenshots

Efficio® Tour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Visual Inspect™ at every 5 weeks against Efficio® Tour's every 3 months. Visual Inspect™ also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). Efficio® Tour's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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, Efficio® Tour every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Visual Inspect™ versus Efficio® Tour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual Inspect™Efficio® Tour
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFARO Technologies Inc.Berg GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Visual Inspect™

No in-app purchases

None

Efficio® Tour

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Inspect™ free?
Visual Inspect™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Efficio® Tour free?
Efficio® Tour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Visual Inspect™ or Efficio® Tour have ads?
Neither Visual Inspect™ nor Efficio® Tour shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Inspect™ or Efficio® Tour?
Visual Inspect™ ships an update every 5 weeks, and Efficio® Tour every 3 months. Most recently, Visual Inspect™ was updated on November 1, 2026 and Efficio® Tour on November 7, 2026.

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