Comparison

PROApp vs GroundPin

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

Head to head
About

PROApp

Features
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PRO Field is the mobile app for PRO, the field operations platform built for utility and fiber construction contractors. Office and field work from the same data, on every job site. THE DAY'S WORK AT A GLANCE Open the app and see which crews are on site, the footage installed this week and the reports waiting for your approval. TIMESHEETS Crews check in from the job site. Managers see every crew on a live map, with check-in times and locations. PRODUCTION Log daily production against your scope of work. Track footage and units by crew, by market and by unit, with progress against plan and a comparison with last week. Review and approve reports from your phone. 811 LOCATE TICKETS Every dig ticket on the map, colored by status. See the locate area, the call-in, work start and expiration dates, and every utility's positive response. Know which tickets are waiting on utilities and which need renewal. PROJECTS Customer, location, scope of work, documents and drawings for every job. Tap the address to drive there, and download drawings to work offline. PHOTOS AND MARKUPS Capture GPS-stamped and date-stamped photos and videos, linked to the project. Mark up maps and drawings in the field. BUILT FOR THE FIELD Fast and reliable on a phone, even with gloves on. Crews keep working without signal, and everything syncs when the connection comes back. PRO Field works with a PRO company account. Your company administrator sets up your login.

About

GroundPin

Features
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GroundPin is the utility-mapping app built for the crew in the trench, not the office. Drop a pin the moment you expose a service. Record the utility type, depth, condition and risk. Attach photos with annotations. Share it with the rest of the crew instantly so nobody hits the unknown later. WHY TEAMS USE GROUNDPIN Fewer cable strikes — Every exposed service is logged the second it’s seen, with photos and GPS coordinates accurate enough to relocate. Honest records — No more lost paper notebooks or drawings that don’t match what’s actually in the ground. Your as-builts come straight out of the app, not out of someone’s memory. Real collaboration — Site managers, engineers, surveyors and subcontractors all work from the same live pin map. Verify each other’s finds and flag what’s changed since the last visit. Works where the job is — Download a site for offline use before you lose signal. All pins, photos and notes stay usable in a lay-by, in a trench, or forty metres up a pylon. BUILT FOR UK UTILITIES WORK UK NJUG colour-coded service categories out of the box (electric, water, gas, telecoms, fibre, sewage, and more). HSG47-friendly photo categories (access, ground conditions, existing services, before/after, safety). Risk levels (low / medium / high / critical) and condition tracking (good / damaged / abandoned). Multi-site support for contractors running parallel jobs — keep Farringdon’s Crossrail works separate from your highway scheme in Cambridgeshire. KEY FEATURES Pins GPS-accurate with optional offset corrections after survey-pole verification. Photos with drawable annotations (sketch over the shot to highlight what matters). Verification workflow — “confirmed”, “updated”, “position corrected” or “removed”. Soft-delete with full audit trail so nothing is lost by a mis-tap. Sites Photo galleries categorised for compliance (access, safety, before/after). Free-text notes pinned to the top for easy crew handovers. Members with role-based access: managers, members, subcontractors and viewers. Collaboration Real-time sync across iOS devices and the web dashboard. Activity feed shows who did what, and when, so nothing slips. Push notifications when a teammate drops a critical pin or verifies one you logged. Offline Download entire sites — pins, photos and notes — to work without signal. Changes queue locally and sync automatically when you’re back on network. Privacy & Security Encrypted at rest and in transit. Photos stored with EXIF location matched to pin coordinates. GDPR-compliant account deletion with a 30-day grace period. Multi-factor authentication supported. PRICING Free: up to 3 sites, 25 pins and 3 photos per pin. No card needed. Solo (1 user): £12.99/month or £129.99/year. Team 3 (up to 3 users): £38.99/month or £389.99/year. Team 5 (up to 5 users): £64.99/month or £649.99/year. Subscriptions are charged to your Apple ID and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://groundpin.co.uk/terms Privacy Policy: https://groundpin.co.uk/privacy MADE IN THE UK GroundPin is built in the UK for UK contractors, civils teams, and utility operators. Feedback shapes every release — get in touch at hello@groundpin.co.uk.

Screenshots

PROApp4 screens
GroundPin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PROApp at every 2 weeks against GroundPin's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PROApp ships an update every 2 weeks, GroundPin every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
PROApp versus GroundPin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPROAppGroundPin
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBruno NetoD4N LTD

In-app purchases

None

PROApp

No in-app purchases

None

GroundPin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PROApp free?
PROApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GroundPin free?
GroundPin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PROApp or GroundPin have ads?
Neither PROApp nor GroundPin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PROApp or GroundPin?
PROApp ships an update every 2 weeks, and GroundPin every 6 weeks. Most recently, PROApp was updated on October 31, 2026 and GroundPin on October 28, 2026.

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