Formworks vs Solarvista
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Formworks
This platform enables mobile workforces to efficiently capture and transfer data from the field to the office. It supports offline use, secure data transfer with rich media, and offers powerful logic for streamlined data entry. Forms can be accessed and managed across devices.
- Offline form completion
- Secure data transfer (text, images, signatures)
- Drag-and-drop form builder
- Cross-platform web access
- Interactive logic and pre-filling
- Data export in multiple formats
- Cloud-based analytics and reporting
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Formworks from Thinkproject is an award-winning, secure and agile forms platform that boosts mobile workforce productivity. Sending forms directly from the field to the office instantly cuts processing costs and increases efficiency. Formworks forms are easy to use, straightforward to create and deploy and are available offline. Data transfer is secure and includes text, images, sketches and signatures. Powerful interactive logic and the option of pre-filling forms with information from your own systems (including CRM) further streamlines the data capture process. And for increased flexibility, your published forms are also available cross platform via web browser. Years of experience have gone into creating a data capture solution that allows mobile teams to do what they do best – focus on the customer. Formworks is used by businesses and enterprises, local and global with small and large mobile teams which: • gather information on the move like surveys, audits, inspections, consultations, interviews or claims assessments. • sell or deliver products and services and want them signed and sealed immediately, Reasons to choose Formworks: • Create forms quickly on a desktop browser using our drag and drop form builder • Works online and offline so your team can operate anytime, anywhere • Clearly structured forms are fast to use and require minimal training • Handles very large forms with ease • Use radio buttons, checkboxes and dropdown lists to speed up data entry and reduce errors • Enrich your data with photos, sketches and time stamped signatures • Offers powerful logic, data validation, calculations and data look-ups to speed up tasks and get data right first time • Speed up jobs by sending prefilled forms to your field users direct from your own systems • It’s secure – password protected and centrally controlled • Export flexibility – output data via email, (s)FTP or web service in a wide range of formats including Word, PDF, CSV, and XML • Analytics - store your form data independently in the cloud, access it and track activity via easy-to-use dashboards and reports Formworks is a powerful business application backed by a great support team ready to help you improve your business processes. Don’t take our word for it. Download the App and try out the live demo! *** MORE INFORMATION *** Please note, Formworks is a commercial, cross-platform solution for forms, workflow and data management. It requires a paid server licence, available direct from Thinkproject. Feature availability is dependent on the server package selected.
Solarvista
This app empowers field service professionals with a comprehensive tool for managing work orders, capturing data, and streamlining operations. It offers offline functionality, custom workflows, and real-time updates to enhance productivity for mobile operatives.
- Offline and online operation
- Flexible sync engine
- Offline document viewing
- Field-ready design
- Signature capture
- Configurable work items and workflows
- Real-time time and parts tracking
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The Solarvista mobile app works with Solarvista... the world's first 2-in-1 field service management system and no-code application platform. An app for the busy mobile operative with everything they need to receive your custom-built work instructions, plan, update and capture information efficiently and quickly. It's purpose built for the mobile operative with intuitive screens, easy-to-use navigation, full offline operation and simple button-led workflow. Work Items received, workflow, activities and forms (which are either ready-made or custom designed by you in the web portal) are presented in the optimum way to maximise user productivity. These can be used for any purpose or used to track/manage parts, materials, labour, forms, equipment/assets and lots more. FEATURES • Seamless offline or online operation. • Flexible sync engine with ability to edit information up and until final confirmation. • Offline viewing of attached documents or other files to work items. • Field-ready design with clear buttons, fewer clicks, process-driven screens and live validation. • Capture signatures of clients at key moments in workflows or activities. • Fully configurable and templated work items, workflow, activities, forms, checklists. • Work items are colour coded for easier identification. • Capture elapsed travel and labour in real-time. • Add extra time or travel for other colleagues if required. • Track parts used or required to complete work. • Record break/fix codes where applicable. • Capture out-of-pocket expenses. • Maintain equipment or assets via collection and return activities. • Record free-text notes or use action codes. • Quick launch of device maps apps for travel directions/location of sites. • Complete ad-hoc forms and activities at any time. • Integration with device voice-to-text capabilities. • Submit leave/holiday requests and sickness notices. • Report near-miss or accidents. • Request follow-ups by other colleagues. *some features dependent upon account plan selected
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Solarvista at 5.0 against Formworks's 4.0. Formworks's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Solarvista holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Formworks ships an update monthly, Solarvista every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Formworks | Solarvista |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 309 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | think project! GmbH | Solarvista Software Ltd |
Customer experience
Formworks
Solarvista
In-app purchases
Formworks
No in-app purchases
Solarvista
No in-app purchases








