Cloneable UtilityScout vs Macrilon Field App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cloneable UtilityScout
This AI-powered mobile tool revolutionizes utility pole data collection, enabling a single worker to accurately measure pole heights and gather comprehensive geospatial data. It offers offline capabilities, customizable workflows, and seamless integration with industry-standard software, streamlining processes for utility professionals.
- AI-enhanced pole height measurement
- Geospatial data collection
- Offline operation with auto-sync
- Customizable workflows
- Web-based data review and QA
- Seamless export to industry software
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Transform utility pole data collection and pole height measurements with Cloneable - the industry's first AI-enhanced mobile solution that replaces two-person crews with a single worker while maintaining engineering-grade accuracy. FIELD-FIRST DESIGN FOR UTILITY PROFESSIONALS - Turn your iPhone Pro into a powerful measurement and geospatial data collection tool - Measure utility pole heights and achieve 1.2-1.9 inches of relative measurement accuracy - Reduce pole collection time to under 2 minutes per structure - Work 100% offline in remote areas with automatic syncing when connectivity returns - No coding required - customizable workflows without technical expertise COMPREHENSIVE GEOSPATIAL DATA COLLECTION - Capture pole heights, attachment heights, midspan clearances, and guy wire measurements - Document pole attributes including class, ownership, and condition - Take and organize photos of birthmarks, ground line, and other important features - Collect data for make-ready engineering, pole loading, and joint use applications - GPS-based data collection with optional external receivers for survey-grade accuracy POWERFUL BACK-OFFICE CAPABILITIES - Review and QA data instantly from a web browser - Add or modify attachment information from the office - No need for truck rolls to verify measurements - Create audit trails for regulatory compliance - Real-time data visualization and reporting SEAMLESS INTEGRATIONS - Export directly to Katapult to skip the classification and calibration steps - Integration paths for OCALC and Spida Calc (coming soon) - Export data as JSON, CSV, GeoJSON, or in GIS-compatible formats - Esri compatibility for GIS workflows - Open API options for enterprise system integration HIGH ACCURACY MODE - Optional lightweight stick increases accuracy to under 1.5 inches - Visual recognition finds targets automatically - Ideal for vegetation-obscured poles or critical measurements - No need for bulky 17-foot sticks or two-person teams SECURITY AND TEAM MANAGEMENT - Role-based permissions for field and office team members - Secure cloud storage with enterprise-grade encryption - Team activity monitoring and productivity tracking - Detailed audit logs for compliance reporting DESIGNED FOR UTILITY TEAMS ACROSS DEPARTMENTS Cloneable was built by utility data collection experts who understand cross-departmental challenges. Whether you're an engineering firm, telecom provider, electric utility, or contractor, Cloneable streamlines processes with features like: - Compass-based guy wire angle measurements - Gravity-calculated midspan clearances - 3D scene creation for consistent multi-angle measurements - Pre-planned routes with offline maps TRUSTED BY UTILITY PROFESSIONALS Engineering firms, telecom providers, and utilities across North America rely on Cloneable to: - Reduce field labor costs by up to 50% - Accelerate pole survey completion rates - Improve data accuracy and consistency - Streamline compliance with regulatory requirements - Enhance cross-team collaboration Experience how Cloneable can transform your utility pole data collection workflow across your organization. Note: Cloneable requires an iPhone Pro or iPad Pro with LiDAR sensor (iPhone 12 Pro or newer).
Macrilon Field App
This app allows utility field crews to capture essential data and photos of utility poles, even in areas with no cell service. It facilitates offline work by downloading job details and synchronizing data when a connection is available.
- Offline job data and pole capture
- Photo checklist for pole documentation
- Record pole ID, attachments, and notes
- Location recording with photos
- Automatic data upload when connected
- Job readiness checks
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For existing Macrilon customer teams: a company-provided account and an assigned job are required — there is no sign-up in the app. Macrilon Field App is the utility pole survey app for crews working make-ready, joint-use and fiber construction jobs on the Macrilon platform. Walk the line, photograph every pole, and record what is on it. It is built for places with no cell service: the app itself is on your iPhone, so it opens and works where your phone has no signal at all. SURVEY A POLE • Take pole, wire span and surroundings photos with the iPhone camera. Mark a span as a drop (secondary service or communication drop) and choose its crossing type, such as over roadway. • Each pole has one capture board: whole pole, pole tag, birthmark, guy wires, anchors, equipment, wire span and surroundings, plus an optional Comm tags tile for the tags on communication cables. The next photo is lit up; tap GO to take it. • Most photos save by themselves; tap Add another for one more. No guy wires or no equipment? One tap on None, no photo needed. • Record the pole ID, pole tag, equipment (transformer, arresters, riser, streetlight, capacitor, recloser), communication companies and the owner of each line, and notes. Companies are remembered for the whole job. • Mark a pole you couldn't reach and choose the reason. ON A PHONE THAT CAN MEASURE (IPHONE MODELS WITH A LIDAR SCANNER) Ruler: walk up to the pole, tap its base (a magnifier shows exactly where you're tapping), then step back to fit the whole pole in the picture. Marks every 4 ft from 2.5 ft up to 34.5 ft, those in the picture, are saved with the photo. They are an on-phone check, not a surveyed height. If the Ruler can't read the ground, the Macrilon logo still takes the photo; it is saved with no Ruler height. After a Ruler photo, one quick question asks you to tap where the pole meets the ground. It helps us improve height accuracy and never blocks you: Skip or Base hidden. The map pin can move from where you are standing to the pole face, using the direction and distance from the phone. Stick photo: put the physical stick in the frame. Phones that cannot measure use this path. BEFORE YOU LEAVE • Download your job while you have signal: its poles go onto your iPhone. • The Day readiness check reports what it can measure before you go — room for photos, which jobs are downloaded and how old they are, work still waiting to upload, when your sign-in ends, whether camera and location are allowed, and battery. It shows estimates and says so, and it does not guarantee an all-day run. IN A DEAD ZONE • Open the app, pick your downloaded job, and keep surveying: capture, pole details, notes, the pole list, the map and the guides all work offline. • Photos you save wait on your iPhone. They upload automatically while the app is open, connected and signed in; anything that needs attention is shown in the upload status at the top of the screen. • The map shows the job's poles, and your position when location is allowed and a fix is available; satellite imagery needs signal. LOCATION FOR EVERY CAPTURE • Your iPhone's location is recorded with each photo while the app is open, when you have allowed location and a usable fix is available. Saving never waits for GPS: a rough location is marked approximate. • The app compares it with the pole on record — from your download, so this works offline — and asks you to review a mismatch. • Adjust the pin on satellite imagery when you're standing away from the pole. • Locate me waits for a good GPS fix and warns you when the GPS signal is weak. SEE THE JOB • Poles sorted by distance, showing which ones already have photos. Planned poles show their SCID on the list and the map; pick one and its SCID fills in the Pole ID. • The photos already uploaded for the job (needs a connection). LANGUAGES • English, and Spanish, French (Canada) and Portuguese (Brazil) (all beta): choose it in More > Language.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Macrilon Field App at daily against Cloneable UtilityScout's every 6 days. Macrilon Field App also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Cloneable UtilityScout's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cloneable UtilityScout against 5.0 for Macrilon Field App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cloneable UtilityScout has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cloneable UtilityScout ships an update every 6 days, Macrilon Field App daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cloneable UtilityScout | Macrilon Field App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cloneable, Inc. | TEAM Corp |
Customer experience
Cloneable UtilityScout
Macrilon Field App
In-app purchases
Cloneable UtilityScout
No in-app purchases
Macrilon Field App
No in-app purchases
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