ESDPS Survey System vs ROLAVIScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ESDPS Survey System
This professional engineering surveying app offers advanced field calculation, road staking, and earthwork quantity computation. It includes tools for curve staking, basic surveying, topographic mapping, and point cloud processing. An AI assistant aids in file queries and parameter explanations.
- Advanced curve staking
- Comprehensive surveying calculations
- Multiple earthwork calculation methods
- Survey adjustment tools
- Topographic and drawing tools
- Point cloud processing and viewing
- AI assistant for queries and recognition
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ESDPS is a professional engineering surveying app for field calculation, road staking, earthwork quantity computation, and project review. Key features: 1. Curve staking: supports straight line staking, circular curves, vertical curves, virtual-focus curves, three-point curves, S-curves, egg-shaped curves, compound curves, comprehensive curves, combined alignments, interchange ramp curves, and full-line layout by intersection points. 2. Basic surveying: supports coordinate forward and inverse calculation, Gauss projection conversion, zone conversion, coordinate transformation, forward intersection, side intersection, resection, area calculation, map sheet calculation, and detail point calculation. 3. Earthwork calculation: supports grid earthwork, TIN earthwork, cross-section earthwork, and contour-based earthwork calculation. 4. Survey adjustment: supports closed traverse, connecting traverse, branch traverse, undefined traverse, closed leveling, connecting leveling, and branch leveling. 5. Topographic and drawing tools: supports contour drawing and DWG/DXF file viewing. 6. Point cloud tools: supports LiDAR point cloud scanning, point cloud processing, and browsing PLY, OBJ, LAS, and other point cloud files. 7. File management: supports local project saving, search, opening, renaming, cloud upload, download, and synchronization. 8. AI assistant: helps query local or cloud project files, explain surveying module parameters, recognize images, tables, and documents, and assist with common engineering surveying questions. ESDPS is designed for engineering surveying, road construction, topographic mapping, earthwork checking, field staking, and project file management. The free version provides basic access, while signed-in users can upgrade in the plan center for cloud, AI, and full-feature access. website:http://www.esdps.cn Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ROLAVIScan
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ROLAVIScan is a professional field application for GNSS surveying, RTK positioning, LiDAR scanning, augmented reality, terrestrial photogrammetry and geospatial project management on iPhone and iPad. Built for surveyors, engineers, construction professionals, geodesists and field teams, ROLAVIScan brings capture, stakeout, measurement, reconstruction and visualization tools into one mobile workflow. GNSS AND RTK • Connect supported ROLAVI, SparkPNT TX2, DataGNSS NANO RTK and UM980 Bluetooth receivers • Use NTRIP corrections for RTK positioning • Connect external NMEA sources through TCP • Use iPhone GPS as an approximate SINGLE-position source • View solution status, satellites used and visible, skyplot, signal bars, HDOP, VDOP, correction age and accuracy • Record raw GNSS data with supported ROLAVI receivers SURVEYING • Capture survey points with names, codes and instrument height • Perform point stakeout and review distances and direction • Apply geoid models and Grid Shift corrections • Import and export CSV survey data • Display DXF, KML, KMZ, SHP ZIP and WMS layers • Work with LandXML terrain surfaces and georeferenced raster data • Organize survey points, photos, point clouds and exports by project LIDAR AND POINT CLOUDS • Capture color point clouds and mesh data on compatible LiDAR devices • Preview, process and manage field scans • Export professional point-cloud and 3D formats for further processing AUGMENTED REALITY • Visualize and stake out georeferenced points in AR • Measure AR points, polylines and polygons • Place ROLAVIAR models • Create and inspect AR pipelines and AR polygons • Use shared GNSS/AR calibration for geospatial visualization PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND 3D • Capture georeferenced photo sets • Process on-device photogrammetry projects • Preview and export reconstructed models, including USDZ workflows • Generate georeferenced 3D Gaussian Splatting projects • Export Gaussian models and colored LAS point clouds ROLAVISCAN PRO ROLAVIScan Pro is a single auto-renewable subscription that unlocks the complete compatible workflow, including supported non-ROLAVI Bluetooth receivers, iPhone GPS, TCP NMEA, Surveying, AR, Camera–LiDAR, Photogrammetry and 3D Gaussian Splatting. Monthly and annual plans are available. The subscription title, duration, included services and localized price are displayed before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account after confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases is available inside the app. Some functions require compatible GNSS hardware, a LiDAR-equipped Apple device, internet access for NTRIP or sufficient device storage and processing capacity. Privacy Policy: https://rolavignss.github.io/rolaviscan-privacy/ Terms of Use — Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ROLAVIScan at none against ESDPS Survey System's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ESDPS Survey System sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. ROLAVIScan asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | ESDPS Survey System | ROLAVIScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 丽君 张 | Marco Herrera |
In-app purchases
ESDPS Survey System
- ESDPS Monthly Plan$6.991 Month
- Full Lifetime Access$79.99
ROLAVIScan
No in-app purchases









