FieldAR vs SubmittalLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FieldAR
Visualize BIM/3D design models overlaid onto construction sites with augmented reality. This tool ensures teams have a central source of truth for quality assurance and precise location of installed systems, reducing rework and optimizing schedules.
- Single-tap model loading with automatic alignment
- Visualize BIM/3D models on-site
- AR Markups for flagging issues
- AR Measurements for model and real-world elements
- Built-in camera for photos and video
- Mesh scanner for real-world capture
- AR sectioning tool
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The FieldAR mobile app enables your entire project team to effortlessly view the latest BIM/3D design models overlaid onto your real-world construction site using precision augmented reality. FieldAR’s primary objective is to provide a central source of truth for quality assurance, quality control, and the precise locations of installed systems and equipment at active or completed construction sites. With FieldAR, users can visualize BIM/3D models overlaid onto real-world construction sites with a simple, single-tap operation, making it easy for even non-tech-savvy field staff to see the exact locations of designed building system elements. BIM/VDC Managers can leverage the FieldAR plugins to easily upload and update models directly to the FieldAR mobile app, ensuring that the entire team is working with the most current information. Additionally, markups captured by team members using the mobile app on-site can be viewed back in the BIM platforms through the FieldAR plugins, creating a seamless workflow of information between off-site BIM management and the construction site. FieldAR empowers your team to save money, reduce re-work, and optimize project schedules while enhancing productivity and collaboration. FieldAR supports 8 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Polish, Russian, and Chinese (zh-Hans). Core AR features: -Single-tap model loading with automatic alignment to the real world -BIM/3D models are automatically downloaded and aligned when users scan QR code targets at your physical jobsite -AR Markups tool that enables your team to flag issues while on site -Markup data can be viewed in the mobile app and in the FieldAR plugins for Navisworks Manage and Revit -AR Measurements tool that can measure model elements and/or real world elements -Built-in camera for taking photos and recording video -Mesh scanner for capturing meshes of the real world -Scanned meshes can be added to markups, and are automatically aligned to the model -Scanned meshes can be viewed in the mobile app and in the FieldAR plugins for Navisworks Manage and Revit -AR opacity adjustment to see more/less of the 3D model or the real world -AR sectioning tool to “slice” the 3D model -BIM/3D model details viewer for viewing model element details -Model elements can be hidden, isolated, and highlighted -AR floor plan mini-map that can be used to visualize where the user is at the jobsite -AR Wireframe mode to see the wireframe of the model -AR occlusion culling that will allow real-world elements to show through the model For BIM/3D model managers: -Upload/update 3D models directly from the mobile app or FieldAR plugins for Navisworks Manage and Revit -Advanced 3D model viewer for viewing the model when away from the jobsite -Generate custom-branded QR code targets that can be printed and installed at the physical jobsite -QR code target placement tool in AR -Cloud-based spatial anchor placement tool that helps automatically align the model when users view the model in AR -View markup sketches, details, mesh scans, and conversations directly in the mobile app and in the FieldAR plugins for Navisworks Manage and Revit -Upload floor plans, and locate models on the floor plan AR Project Management: -View/edit your full project list in your Dashboard -Navigate models within each project -View all project activity, i.e. model updates, markup comments, etc. -Easily create new projects and upload models from the mobile app
SubmittalLink
Streamline construction project management with this app. Submit and track documents, manage RFIs, organize files, and monitor project progress in real-time. It also facilitates user and vendor management, daily reporting, and punchlist creation.
- Submit and track construction documents
- Manage RFIs
- File management and organization
- User and vendor management
- Real-time project updates
- Daily reports and progress photos
- Punchlists
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Key Features: • Submit and track construction documents • Manage RFIs. • File management and organization • User and vendor management • Real-time project updates • Daily report and progress photos • Punchlists • Documents Perfect for contractors, project managers, and construction teams who need efficient document management.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SubmittalLink at weekly against FieldAR's every 2 months. FieldAR's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FieldAR against 5.0 for SubmittalLink. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
FieldAR ships an update every 2 months, SubmittalLink weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FieldAR | SubmittalLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 239 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kyle Louis Szostek | Nicky, Inc. |
Customer experience
FieldAR
SubmittalLink
In-app purchases
FieldAR
No in-app purchases
SubmittalLink
No in-app purchases









