TPC vs STS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TPC
This application provides real-time monitoring and optimization for mechanized tunnelling processes. It offers extensive resources and options for detailed analysis, including key performance indicators and failure messages.
- Realtime Key Performance Indicators
- Realtime TBM Failure Messages
- Statistics
- Geotechnical Measurements
- GIS
- Segment Tracker
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We are pleased to present TPC - App. TPC is a modern, high-performance software system with extensive resources and options. It is the only fully-fledged software program for monitoring and optimizing the processes of mechanized tunnelling. Features: * Statistics * Realtime Key Performance Indicatore * Realtime TBM Failure Messages * Watchdog and Trigger Levels * Geotechnical Measurements * Guidance Data * Shift Report Data * GIS * Segment Tracker Requirement: * TPC 4.x Installation on your Project Server * Project Authentication QR code, Please ask the TPC Support Team.
STS
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It’s a data management platform to help with TBM tunneling. It provides TBM operation monitoring and allows users to have safe and reliable access to real-time monitoring. The platform would improve TBM tunneling efficiency and thus shorten construction duration. The platform is mainly designed to conduct distance monitoring, construction progress management and work report generation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: STS at 13.2 against TPC's 15.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TPC ships an update every 3 weeks, STS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TPC | STS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 268 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BabEng GmbH | 中铁工程装备集团有限公司 |
In-app purchases
TPC
No in-app purchases
STS
No in-app purchases
