Comparison

Resgrid Unit vs ArcGIS Navigator

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

Head to head
About

Resgrid Unit

This app helps emergency response teams coordinate personnel, resources, and incidents. It provides AVL tracking, status updates, and offline support for communication and management in critical situations. It can also manage calls and dispatch personnel via multiple channels.

Highlights
  • Personnel and resource management
  • Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) tracking
  • Operational status and task tracking
  • Offline support for communication
  • Incident and call management
  • Multi-channel dispatching
Features
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Resgrid is a logistics, communication and management (LCM) system that can be used by fire departments (volunteer and career), police, emergency medical services (EMS), search and rescue (SAR), hazmat, CERT, emergency management and other first responder or disaster response organizations to coordinate, communicate and manage personnel, resources (units/apparatuses), incident and reporting. The Resgrid Unit app is intended to be used by Units, both apparatuses and groups of personnel, to provide AVL (Automatic Vehicle Location) and support for tracking operational status, objective and task completion, events, dispatch units, personnel accountability and much more. The Resgrid Unit app also supports offline scenarios (after syncing with the system via an Internet connection) to allow usage of the app and tracking of events where there is no cellular signal. Resgrid can manage your calls, generated either internally or from an external CAD system. Auto import calls via emails, text messages or API calls. Resgrid can dispatch via Push Notifications, Email, Text Messages and Voice Calls. So even your personnel without smartphones or cell phones at all can use landlines to get dispatched from anywhere in the world. Resgrid is the only complete LCM (Logistics, Communication & Management) system for first responders and disaster response. With a suite of mobile applications (for Personnel, Units, Incident Commands and Data Reporting) and a zero-installation cloud-based SaaS backend, you can get up and running in minutes. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

ArcGIS Navigator

Navigate to your destinations with voice-guided, turn-by-turn directions and offline map access. This tool allows field teams to efficiently access and route on custom maps, view asset information, and manage daily work lists. It requires an ArcGIS account and Navigator license to function.

Highlights
  • Voice-guided turn-by-turn directions
  • Offline navigation with local data
  • Access custom Esri navigation maps
  • Search assets and route on roads
  • Vehicle-specific travel modes
  • Manage daily work lists and stops
Features
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ArcGIS is available on your desktop, in a browser, and now on your iPhone or iPad. Navigate to where you need to be, unlock efficiency, and improve your field workforce reliability.  To use Navigator, you must have an ArcGIS account and a Navigator license. Key Features: - Use voice-guided turn-by-turn directions with automatic route recalculation. - Navigate completely offline with locally stored data (even in the background). - Access Esri's navigation maps or use your own maps—search your assets, route on your roads, and view your layers. - Follow shared routes. - Complete stops one at a time, or create a work list for an entire day's work. - View information about your assets. - Use vehicle-specific travel modes. - Receive stops from an email, your own app, or other ArcGIS apps such as Collector for ArcGIS. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

Resgrid Unit4 screens
ArcGIS Navigator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Resgrid Unit at 5.0 against ArcGIS Navigator's 2.7. Resgrid Unit also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 13 months). ArcGIS Navigator's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 18.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Resgrid Unit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArcGIS Navigator has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Resgrid Unit ships an update every 5 months, ArcGIS Navigator every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Resgrid Unit versus ArcGIS Navigator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResgrid UnitArcGIS Navigator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better2.7 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews—16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings219 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.114.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB134 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperResgrid, LLC.ESRI

Customer experience

Resgrid Unit

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ArcGIS Navigator

All ratings19 ratings
Positive42.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative52.6%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

In-app purchases

None

Resgrid Unit

No in-app purchases

None

ArcGIS Navigator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Resgrid Unit free?
Resgrid Unit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArcGIS Navigator free?
ArcGIS Navigator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Resgrid Unit or ArcGIS Navigator?
Resgrid Unit is rated higher. Resgrid Unit averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while ArcGIS Navigator averages 2.7 from 19 ratings.
Do Resgrid Unit or ArcGIS Navigator have ads?
Neither Resgrid Unit nor ArcGIS Navigator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Resgrid Unit or ArcGIS Navigator?
Resgrid Unit ships an update every 5 months, and ArcGIS Navigator every 13 months. Most recently, Resgrid Unit was updated on November 1, 2026 and ArcGIS Navigator on November 4, 2026.

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