Comparison

GTWeb vs Touch GIS

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

Head to head
About

GTWeb

Access and interact with geospatial data served by a central server. This client offers a refined experience for iOS devices, enabling map navigation, data queries, and information review.

Highlights
  • Geospatial data viewing
  • Map panning and zooming
  • Locate queries
  • Attribute info review
  • Display presets
  • Centrally managed data access
Features
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GTWeb Client provides a rich user experience for data served by GTWeb Server. GTI's GTWeb Server provides a geospatial viewing solution for internet and intranet clients. GTWeb is centrally managed and can support a large number of clients requiring frequent or occasional access to both graphical map data and tabular database records. GTI's GTWeb Server can be accessed using a browser on any platform; however, the GTWeb Client provides a rich experience tailored specifically for an iOS device. The GTWeb Client supports locate queries, map panning and zooming, display presets, and attribute info review.

About

Touch GIS

This professional tool simplifies field data collection and mapping. It allows users to create and customize data forms, collect various data types offline, and export them to standard GIS formats. Professionals across diverse fields utilize it to enhance their fieldwork.

Highlights
  • Create Points, Lines, Polygons, Circles
  • Customizable attribute forms
  • Offline map tile saving
  • Export to industry standard formats
  • Attach photos to locations
  • Clinometer tool for orientation
  • Add custom base maps and overlays
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Touch GIS is the most intuitive professional field data collection and mapping tool. It's a super-powered field notebook enabling you to collect any kind of data, in any environment, online or offline, and transfer it easily to your preferred desktop GIS. We believe your data collection tools should amplify your capabilities, not limit them, which is why we focus on keeping your forms and attributes totally customizable in the field. Join thousands of professionals utilizing Touch GIS as their mobile GIS app to enhance their field work in geologic mapping, ecological mapping, civil engineering, mineral exploration and mining, natural resource management, landscape architecture, and more. FEATURES - Easily capture new Points, Lines, Polygons, and Circles in the field. - Quickly and accurately draw new lines and polygons with free draw mode and vertex snapping. - Adjust feature class attribute forms in the field at any time. - Get multiple perspectives by switching between basemaps in the field. - Download basemaps for offline use. - Export to many industry standard formats. - Snap, mark up, and attach photos to locations. - Measure planar and linear feature orientation using our clinometer tool with strike/dip, dip/dip direction, or trend/plunge formats. - Add custom base maps with WMS/WMTS. - Add raster images like Geospatial PDFS or GeoTiffs and other overlays to your map to see your location in context. - Add team members so your whole team has access. Supported file types: - Shapefiles - KML and KMZ - Geospatial PDF / GeoPDF - GeoPackage (GPKG) - GeoJSON - GPX - CSV - World File - Geotiff - JPG - PNG Customizable attribute types: - Description - Date & Time - Photos - List Of Values - Checkbox - Address - Number - Website - Phone Number - Attitude / Orientation for Geologic features Pre-loaded feature classes supporting many different use-cases: - Forestry - Geology - Real Estate - Stream Surveys - Water Infrastructure - Wetlands management - Create your own fully customizable data attribute forms, and update them in the field as needed. Terms of Service: https://www.touchgis.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.touchgis.app/privacy

Screenshots

GTWeb3 screens
Touch GIS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GTWeb at 100% against Touch GIS's 50%. GTWeb also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Touch GIS's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (32 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Touch GIS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. GTWeb asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GTWeb holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Touch GIS has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of GTWeb's written reviews are positive against 50% of Touch GIS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GTWeb ships an update every 3 months, Touch GIS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
GTWeb versus Touch GIS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGTWebTouch GIS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings232 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGraphic Technologies, Inc.TouchGIS

Customer experience

GTWeb

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Touch GIS

All ratings32 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative21.9%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative36.7%

In-app purchases

None

GTWeb

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Touch GIS

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Subscription (Monthly)$29.991 Month
  • Pro License (Annual)$299.991 Year

Questions

Is GTWeb free?
GTWeb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Touch GIS free?
Touch GIS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GTWeb or Touch GIS?
GTWeb is rated higher. GTWeb averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Touch GIS averages 4.0 from 32 ratings.
Do GTWeb or Touch GIS have ads?
Neither GTWeb nor Touch GIS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GTWeb or Touch GIS?
GTWeb ships an update every 3 months, and Touch GIS every 3 weeks. Most recently, GTWeb was updated on September 28, 2026 and Touch GIS on October 16, 2026.

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