Touch GIS Reviews

I’ve reached out to the developers and I get no response. How do I send files where my clients can actually view them and not just see code or see can not open?

Cannot handle large databases. TouchGIS gets stuck and will ‘auto-close’ itself immediately after opening the project. Only remedy is to delete the project and start again. This type of app is for people who collect large amounts of IMPORTANT data, and TouchGIS is unable to preform this requirement without crashing and losing data/days of work. Make your app function correctly before you put a ridiculous price tag on it.

I have been a fan of these apps, upgrading to the newest versions and although there are sometimes glitches I’ve never had a complaint until now.

I no longer have the ability to export project points by CSV as of a few weeks ago. This has stopped my whole teams work progress right in its tracks. None of us can use it now.

I can appreciate that this problem may eventually be fixed, but it’s hard to rely on a program that could have such a crucial issue for so long. We have a lot of jobs to map and now we are currently looking for a new program.

I wrote a very favorable review several years ago, but I simply can’t recommend TouchGIS anymore. The issues persist, and the developers clearly do not have the resources to debug it sufficiently that it can be counted on for client work. It is unstable and will often lose the ability to export data in CSV or SHP (or frankly any other usable format).

It is the only program where changes can be made on the fly to add feature classes while mapping and allow easy drawing similar to pen and paper in the field. The structure collector is also excellent.

Don’t get suckered in by that - it’ll screw you eventually.

TouchGIS worked great for a while but will no longer send points and files with details, I’ve tried every format and have even sent emails to the developers but have no luck on getting this resolved. Me as well as several people in my line of work has had to start looking at other options to communicate the data we find on our projects. Hopefully this issue will be resolved soon!

Looks beautiful and intuitive, and I was in fact looking forward to the public release, but with the current pricing model of $300/yr I cannot afford this piece of software. The developers definitely deserve to make benefits on their work, but I wish they had a non commercial or at least educational license scheme as well. Until that happens, I’ll stick to the ESRI tools on my iDecices. A feature that seems to be missing from this app is also the connection to WMS services, both direct and through a scripting interface.

Does what it promises. However, I am not a big fan of annual renewals which is about the same as their one time purchase predecessor GIS pro.
It is a wonderful field- friendly app. To make the best use of its features, presetting attribute fields is essential. Touch GIS could use fields that record coordinates for easy export.

I have been using TouchGIS in the field for about 4 years to make geologic maps. TouchGIS is very powerful, and captures many of my field GIS needs. There was a hiatus for a couple years in updates and support but the new owner / developer is making regular updates and fixes now. TouchGIS is much more stable as a result. He has also been receptive to suggestions for future updates to add functionality for geologic mapping work flows and raster data import options. I’ve used many of the available mapping apps and Touch has the most true GIS functionality.

The updates that have been made are fantastic!

Excellent tool

Very accurate, perfect for iPad.