VMMap vs Utilisphere
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VMMap
This application connects to specific locator devices to log and display real-time location data in KML format. It allows users to email these data files directly from their device. Compatibility requires specific Bluetooth modules and iOS versions.
- Bluetooth connection to locator receiver
- Real-time data logging and display
- Data stored in KML format
- Email KML files directly
- Compatibility with Vivax-Metrotech products
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VMMap is highly compatible with Vivax-Metrotech locator products (www.vivax-metrotech.com). It can store and display the real time locate information on the field. Notes: 1. Please make sure that the BT module in the receiver is OBS421 or higher. This information can be found in the “About” screen of the receiver. 2. This application will work with iPhones version 4 or higher. Features: 1. Bluetooth connection with locator receiver. 2. All data will be logged in the device and display in real time. 3. Data are stored as KML format. 4. Email features available – you can email the KML file from your device Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Utilisphere
This platform provides actionable insights for damage prevention, risk analysis, and asset protection for energy, utility, and telecom companies. It digitizes critical information and automates field, plant, and office operations, including managing 811 tickets and visualizing assets.
- Damage prevention insights
- Risk analysis
- Network infrastructure asset protection
- 811 ticket management
- Asset visualization with mapping
- Offline operation capability
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The top Fortune 500 energy, utility, telecom, and fiber companies rely on actionable insights from our next-generation damage prevention, risk analysis, and network infrastructure asset protection platform. This app digitizes critical information and automates complex field, plant, and office operations. Irth offers a large set of features and technical capabilities for: - Managing 811 tickets from creation to closure - Visualizing assets and the activities around the assets with enhanced mapping - Identifying high-risk activities to prevent damages - Capturing data for any complex field, plant, and office process for critical assets - Working offline in remote areas
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VMMap at 2.8 against Utilisphere's 1.7. VMMap also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 12%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Utilisphere's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (40 vs 4). 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.
VMMap holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Utilisphere has 40 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of VMMap's written reviews are positive against 12% of Utilisphere's.
VMMap ships an update every 2 months, Utilisphere every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VMMap | Utilisphere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better | 1.7 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 11.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| 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 | 26 MB | 278 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Metrotech Corp. | irth Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
VMMap
Utilisphere
In-app purchases
VMMap
No in-app purchases
Utilisphere
No in-app purchases
