BIM 360 Layout vs Assemble Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BIM 360 Layout
This app connects construction models to the field layout process, increasing job site productivity and accuracy. It guides users to exact point locations for staking and verification using compatible total station hardware. Models and point data can be downloaded for offline use.
- Connects model to field layout
- Increases job site productivity
- Improves accuracy of staked components
- Guides users to exact point locations
- Supports offline model and point data
- Remote total station control
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The Autodesk® BIM 360™ Layout app for iOS and BIM 360™ web service provide vertical construction contractors the ability to connect the coordinated model to the field layout process, helping to increase job site productivity while improving the accuracy of staked or installed building components. The app synchronizes with your BIM 360 account to download and upload project models with point location coordinate detail. Once paired with a total station, BIM 360 Layout on your iPad™ guides the user to the exact location of those points on the job site for field staking and/or location verification activities. NOTE: The BIM 360 Layout app is currently directly compatible with the following positioning hardware: Topcon LN-100 3D Layout Navigator, Topcon DS-200i, Leica iCON robot 60, and Leica iCON robot 50. NOTE: The BIM 360 Layout app is currently compatible with the following positioning hardware when used in conjunction with a compatible BT Bridging device: Topcon LN-150 3D Layout Navigator, Topcon DS-200i/DS-200, Topcon GT and PS series, Sokkia SX and IX series, and Leica iCON robots 50, 60,70, and 80. ______________________ Share and Collaborate ◆ Share and assign layout points from within BIM 360 Glue Web to the BIM 360 Layout app ◆ Models and point data can be downloaded for offline use in the field ◆ Sync and share collected/as-built points from the app in the field with BIM 360 Glue web ◆ Upload models with layout points created in Autodesk Point Layout directly from AutoCAD, Revit and Navisworks into BIM360 Glue and sync with the BIM 360 Layout app Robotic Total Station Controller ◆ Seamless connection to total station hardware ◆ Control the total station remotely utilizing guide and point-turn functionality ◆ Step-by-step, guided total station set-up routine including coach marks for each feature User Interface and Navigation ◆ Select level and location in 2D, navigate directly to that location in 3D model view ◆ First person—immersive view of the building model as the user walks the jobsite ◆ Optimized views to see total station, prism, selected point and auto-zoom 2D & 3D viewing modes when nearing a point ______________________ Autodesk BIM 360 Layout mobile app is licensed under the following License and Services Agreement. Your download and/or use of the Autodesk BIM 360 Layout mobile app shall serve as your acknowledgement to the terms of this License and Services Agreement with respect to your use of the Autodesk BIM 360 Layout mobile app. Requirements: Requires iOS 12 or later.
Assemble Mobile
Access and interact with federated building information models in 3D, even offline. Navigate complex models, view properties, take measurements, and implement custom workflows with ease.
- Offline access to projects and models
- 3D model navigation and interrogation
- Isolate objects and rooms
- View, update, and search model properties
- Measure lengths and areas
- Scan barcodes for object selection
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Extend the advantage of your federated Assemble models and model properties to your field team with Assemble Mobile: - Easily access Assemble Projects, Models, and Saved Views while online and offline - Navigate and interrogate the model in a fast, powerful, and intuitive 3D model viewer - Instantly Isolate objects or rooms in section views - Immerse yourself in the model by entering rooms and navigating with your device's gyroscope - View, update, and search for model properties - even when offline - Measure lengths and areas with ease and track running totals on screen. - Create and animate timeline views from any of set of property values. - Scan barcodes to select objects, enter rooms, or read in property values - Implement custom workflows by utilizing saved views, model properties, colors by properties, unit costs, and assembly codes Assemble Mobile is a must have app for anyone on the extended project team that can benefit from Assemble's federated building information models in the cloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Assemble Mobile at 4.6 against BIM 360 Layout's 3.7. Assemble Mobile also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Assemble Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Assemble Mobile has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BIM 360 Layout | Assemble Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Autodesk | Assemble Systems |
Customer experience
BIM 360 Layout
Assemble Mobile
In-app purchases
BIM 360 Layout
No in-app purchases
Assemble Mobile
No in-app purchases
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