Comparison

Piles Capacity vs GAMMA AR

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

Head to head
About

Piles Capacity

This mobile tool simplifies the design of cast-in-place bored piles for geotechnical engineers. It features a unique soil profile builder, advanced soil parameter input, and generates detailed reports on bearing values. Supports both metric and imperial units.

Highlights
  • Soil profile builder (Touch Soil™)
  • Metric and Imperial unit support
  • Depth vs. friction/tip capacity graphs
  • Detailed layer bearing value reports
  • Advanced soil parameter input
  • Optional tip resistance correction
Features
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Mobile Design Tool for Cast-in-Place Bored Piles Piles Capacity has a modern design which priorities speed and simplicity. Up-to-date estimation engine documented in a brief and straight-forward online reference manual ( http://www.hetge.com/PCref ) Featuring a unique soil profile builder, Touch Soil™. Visually build required soil profile with the ease and convenience like never before. Works with either Metric (mm, metres, ton, kN, kPa)or Imperial (inch, feet, psi, psf, kips) unit systems. Graphs depth vs. friction, tip and allowable bearing capacities with optional correction of tip resistance with respect to underlying strata. Prepares detailed report for bearing values of each layer with average effective stress, skin friction and tip resistance at top and bottom of layer. Uses advanced soil parameters for more precise estimation such SPT, cohesion increment with depth, diameter reduction in rock as well as partial safety factors for skin friction and tip resistance.

About

GAMMA AR

Visualize 3D BIM models on construction sites using augmented reality. Compare real-world conditions with plans, detect errors early, and improve communication between site and office. Streamline workflows and reduce costs.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality BIM overlay
  • On-site construction monitoring
  • Error detection and prevention
  • Digital communication channels
  • Integration with Autodesk, Procore, BIMCollab
  • BIM model synchronization
Features
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GAMMA AR: Augmented Reality for Construction Site Management GAMMA AR is an application designed for monitoring construction sites. It utilizes augmented reality technology to overlay 3D Building Information Models (BIM) on construction sites using smartphones or tablets. With GAMMA AR, site managers, facility managers, craftsmen, and other stakeholders involved in the construction process can walk through the site and compare real-world conditions with the planning information contained in 3D BIM models. GAMMA AR enables the visualization of 3D BIM models before and during the construction process, thereby fostering a better understanding of the planning, preventing errors, and reducing construction costs. This enables site managers and planners from various disciplines (HLS, architecture, etc.) to collaborate on the construction site using the BIM model, preventing collisions and resolving ambiguities before they lead to errors. Additionally, GAMMA AR allows for the direct detection of errors within the BIM model, enabling adjustments to be made during the planning phase, preventing errors, and ensuring comprehensive monitoring of construction progress. Is GAMMA AR for you? GAMMA AR allows you to connect various software systems such as Autodesk, Procore, and BIMCollab. Construction site managers benefit from GAMMA AR by avoiding errors and eliminating the need to interpret 2D plans. Facility managers can report errors or make adjustments directly in the BIM model via GAMMA AR and transmit this information to other stakeholders involved in the construction process. GAMMA AR is an easy-to-use, intuitive tool that can be applied directly without requiring any training that could increase the cost of implementation. For construction companies, GAMMA AR offers significant benefits: entire departments can be relieved of the burden of communicating via 2D plans, which is no longer necessary. GAMMA AR establishes digital communication channels between the construction site and the office. Using BIM360 or Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)? Simply sign in with your Autodesk account, import your IFC, REVIT, and NAVISWORKS models into GAMMA AR, and synchronize your issues with BIM360, ACC, Procore, or BIMCollab. Summary Avoid Errors: Plans on-site are cumbersome and prone to errors! For many tasks, it is faster and safer to review the plans directly on a tablet and compare them with real-world conditions. By working digitally on tablets and smartphones, the reliance on paper plans is significantly reduced, thereby lowering the risk of obsolete information and redundancies. Sync Models and Notes with Your Office: With GAMMA AR, you can send issues directly from the construction site to the office. Each comment is directly linked to a building element or room during site inspections. With this location reference, new information is immediately integrated into the building model. This simplifies documentation and improves communication, as comments are clearly and unambiguously conveyed.

Screenshots

Piles Capacity4 screens
GAMMA AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GAMMA AR at Free against Piles Capacity's $199.99. GAMMA AR also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). Piles Capacity's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

GAMMA AR is free to download; Piles Capacity costs $199.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Piles Capacity holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GAMMA AR has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piles Capacity ships an update every 3 months, GAMMA AR every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Piles Capacity versus GAMMA AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiles CapacityGAMMA AR
Price$199.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB384 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperhetGE LLCGAMMA Technologies

Customer experience

Piles Capacity

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

GAMMA AR

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Piles Capacity

No in-app purchases

None

GAMMA AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Piles Capacity free?
Piles Capacity costs $199.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GAMMA AR free?
GAMMA AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Piles Capacity or GAMMA AR?
Piles Capacity is rated higher. Piles Capacity averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while GAMMA AR averages 4.6 from 8 ratings.
Do Piles Capacity or GAMMA AR have ads?
Neither Piles Capacity nor GAMMA AR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Piles Capacity or GAMMA AR?
Piles Capacity ships an update every 3 months, and GAMMA AR every 2 weeks. Most recently, Piles Capacity was updated on November 1, 2026 and GAMMA AR on November 3, 2026.

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