Comparison

TerraFlex vs SW Maps

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

Head to head
About

TerraFlex

Streamline geospatial field work with a unified system for data collection and updates. Create custom forms to capture geolocated information for GIS, incident reports, inspections, and more. Keep your team organized and in sync with cloud-hosted data administration.

Highlights
  • Customizable data collection forms
  • Geolocated information capture
  • Cloud-hosted data administration
  • Team synchronization
  • Field assignment grouping
  • Data update workflows
Features
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Unify all of your data collection and update activities with a single system for everyday geospatial field work. Use TerraFlex to collect or update any kind of data in the field with simple forms that you create. Whether your day includes capturing GIS data, incident reports, emergency management or simple inspections, you can use the same streamlined approach to collect geolocated information. Now you can keep field users focused on getting the job done fast. Keep your whole team in sync. No matter how big or small your project, you can review the data as it is collected in the field. •Hosted in the cloud to push out changes to the team instantly •Stay organized by grouping field assignments and data •Data administration and management is done for you via the cloud •Make use of powerful data update workflows with TerraFlex Advanced Getting up and running with TerraFlex is easy. 1) Sign up to create your account. 2) Sign in to Cloud services. 3) Download the Mobile app and you are all set. ---------------------------------- Note: Trimble TerraFlex is designed for your iPhone device. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

SW Maps

This app allows users to collect, present, and share geographic information. It supports recording points, lines, polygons, and associated data like photos and audio. High-accuracy GPS surveys are possible with external receivers, and data can be shared in various standard formats.

Highlights
  • Collect points, lines, and polygons
  • Attach custom attributes (text, photo, audio, video)
  • High-accuracy GPS surveys with external receivers
  • Offline map support
  • Export data in multiple formats (Shapefile, GeoPackage, CSV)
  • Create and share project templates
Features
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SW Maps is a free GIS and mobile mapping app for collecting, presenting and sharing geographic information. Whether you are conducting a full scale GNSS survey with high precision instruments, need to collect large amount of location based data using nothing but your phone, or just need to view a few shapefiles with labels over a background map on the go, SW Maps has it all covered. Record points, lines, polygons and even photos and have them displayed over your choice of background map, and attach custom attribute data to any feature. Attribute types include text, numbers, an option from a predefined set of choices, photos, audio clips and videos. Conduct high accuracy GPS surveys using external RTK capable receivers over Bluetooth LE. Draw features on the map by adding markers, and measure distance and area. Reuse the layers and attributes of a previous project for another survey, or create templates and share them with other users. Share the collected data with other users as Geopackages, KMZ or shapefiles, or export them to your device storage. Also share and export recorded data as Spreadsheets or CSV files. All data is recorded and exported in the standard WGS84 Geographic coordinate system (EPSG:4326). Features -Online Base maps: Apple Maps or Open Street Map -Support for multiple mbtiles and KML overlays -Shapefile and Geopackage layers, with attribute categorized styling. View shapefiles in any coordinate system supported by the PROJ.4 library. -Add multiple online WMTS, TMS, XYZ or WMS layers and cache tiles for offline use. -Connect to external GPS receivers using Bluetooth for high accuracy surveying using RTK with built-in NTRIP client. Also record data from external receiver for post processing. -Define multiple number of feature layers, each with a set of custom attributes Feature Types: Point, Line, Polygon Attribute Types:Text, Numeric, Drop down Options, Photos, Audio, Video Save as Template for re-use or sharing -Record GPS tracks, with distance measurement -Label features based on attribute values. -Import feature layers from templates or existing projects. -Share or export collected data as KMZ (with embedded photographs) , shapefiles, GeoJSON, Geopackage (GPKG), XLS/ODS spreadsheets or csv files. -Share templates or projects with other users -Supports use of GTX geoid files. To use custom geoids, prepare a GTX file with offsets in meters from WGS84. This product is made in Nepal and is FREE (no Ads). If you find this useful, please let your friends know that you have used a product from Nepal. Spare sometime to visit this wonderful country and know the Nepali people.

Screenshots

TerraFlex2 screens
SW Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SW Maps at 3.8 against TerraFlex's 2.4. SW Maps also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and review sentiment (30% vs 12%). TerraFlex's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SW Maps holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of TerraFlex's written reviews are positive against 30% of SW Maps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TerraFlex ships an update fortnightly, SW Maps every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TerraFlex versus SW Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTerraFlexSW Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (34 ratings)3.8 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.5% of reviews30.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better25
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size320 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrimble Inc.Aviyaan Tech

Customer experience

TerraFlex

All ratings34 ratings
Positive32.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative58.8%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive11.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative73.1%

SW Maps

All ratings25 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral35.0%
Negative35.0%

In-app purchases

None

TerraFlex

No in-app purchases

None

SW Maps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TerraFlex free?
TerraFlex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SW Maps free?
SW Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TerraFlex or SW Maps?
SW Maps is rated higher. TerraFlex averages 2.4 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while SW Maps averages 3.8 from 25 ratings.
Do TerraFlex or SW Maps have ads?
Neither TerraFlex nor SW Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TerraFlex or SW Maps?
TerraFlex ships an update fortnightly, and SW Maps every 2 months. Most recently, TerraFlex was updated on October 13, 2026 and SW Maps on October 11, 2026.

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