DWTools vs Vermeer BorePlan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DWTools
This application offers a collection of tools designed for servicing specific equipment. It requires a separate hardware device for vehicle connectivity. Access to the vehicle's automation bus is provided through this connection.
- Equipment servicing tools
- Vehicle automation bus connectivity
- Requires DWLink hardware
- Designed for DitchWitch equipment
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The DWTools app provides a suite of tools for use in servicing DitchWitch equipment. Please note that this app requires The DitchWitch DWLink in order to provide connectivity to the vehicle automation bus.
Vermeer BorePlan
This application assists horizontal directional drilling (HDD) contractors, engineers, and project owners with pre-bore planning and design. It helps prevent rod overbends, track job progress, and ensures clear communication between drill operators and locators by sharing rod-by-rod plans.
- Create new bore plans
- Set up drilling rig
- Generate rod-by-rod plans
- Draw bore lines
- Add utility lines and target points
- Prevent rod overbends
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Complete your horizontal directional drilling (HDD) jobs efficiently and meet customer expectations using Vermeer BorePlan, a free mobile application built to assist HDD contractors, engineers and project owners in pre-bore planning and design. Can you make your shot without overbending the product? Did you get off path and want to know if you will still make your next target? This app can help answer those questions and more. Communication is essential on the jobsite, so keep your locator and drill operator on the same page by sharing rod-by-rod plans. Key Features: • Create a new bore plan • Set up your rig • Generate a rod-by-rod plan • Draw a bore line • Add utility lines and target points • Prevent rod overbends Vermeer BorePlan gives HDD operators another tool for helping create a successful bore. With a mobile design, see the latest offering for basic HDD job planning from Vermeer. Product overbend, utility identification, jobsite tracking and more are all included with Vermeer BorePlan. So set up your bore, tooling and product specifications and start drilling! Download is free from the app store, for access to the paid version contact your dealer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vermeer BorePlan at 4.6 against DWTools's 4.2. DWTools's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Vermeer BorePlan holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 14 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DWTools | Vermeer BorePlan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Charles Machine Works, Inc | Vermeer |
Customer experience
DWTools
Vermeer BorePlan
In-app purchases
DWTools
No in-app purchases
Vermeer BorePlan
No in-app purchases
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