Meraki vs Newforma Field Reports
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meraki
Manage and monitor your Cisco Meraki networks from your mobile device. Quickly check network status, configure devices, and troubleshoot alerts on the go.
- Network status monitoring
- Device configuration
- Alert troubleshooting
- Switch port configuration
- Mobile network management
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The power of the Cisco Meraki dashboard, in your pocket. Whether you need to quickly check the status of your networks, configure a misconfigured switch port, or check out an alerting device, the Cisco Meraki mobile experience is here to help. Have general feedback, or a feature that you wish you could use on mobile? Send us a wish from Settings -> Make a wish and let us know! We read them all!
Newforma Field Reports
This application allows architects, engineers, contractors, and owners to document field activities. It facilitates the creation and sharing of reports with stakeholders, streamlining project communication and record-keeping.
- Capture field activities
- Generate reports
- Share reports with stakeholders
- Document construction progress
- Project communication tool
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Architects, engineers, contractors and owners use Newforma Field Report App to capture all the field activities and to generate the report for sharing it with stake holders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Meraki at 4.7 against Newforma Field Reports's 1.4. Meraki also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 17%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Meraki holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meraki has 1.4K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Meraki's written reviews are positive against 17% of Newforma Field Reports's.
Meraki ships an update fortnightly, Newforma Field Reports every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meraki | Newforma Field Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better | 1.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.1% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meraki | Newforma |
Customer experience
Meraki
Newforma Field Reports
Bugs and requests
Meraki
Reported bugs
17 issues- Button presses don't register
- Icon 🤮
- Organizations Disappeared
- Updates made app unusable
- Incompatible with iPhone XS Max
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- Phones with a finger print reader broken
- No support for SAML login
- Cameras not loading
- Constant crashing
- Login barely works
- Constant re-auth required
- Incompatible with iPhone X, Xs and Xs Max
- Cannot log in
- Does not scale to new phones
- Website does not load menu on mobile
- App does not even work
- App hangs when submitting your two factor code
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Landscape mode
- SAML login support
- Wake on LAN
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- More functionality and close to dashboard
Newforma Field Reports
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meraki
No in-app purchases
Newforma Field Reports
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Meraki free?
Is Newforma Field Reports free?
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