# Stiple Mapdesk

> Stiple's Mobile Companion App

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ca.stiple.mapdeskapp](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ca.stiple.mapdeskapp)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ca.stiple.mapdeskapp`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Stiple Incorporated
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 4
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-18
- **First published:** 2026-06-11
- **Publisher country:** CA
- **Size:** 10 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.stiple.mapdeskapp)
- **Website:** [https://stiple.ca/mapdesk](https://stiple.ca/mapdesk)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://stiple.ca/legal/mapdesk-privacy](https://stiple.ca/legal/mapdesk-privacy)

## Description

Mapdesk turns your iPhone or iPad into a field surveying controller. Connect an RTK rover over Bluetooth, stream NTRIP corrections, and capture survey points with live accuracy feedback — no laptop, no clipboard.<br> <br>CAPTURE<br>• Point capture with live RTK status and accuracy readout<br>• Averaging profiles — Quick, Standard, and Precise occupations<br>• Live motion indicator shows when you&#39;re stable enough to log<br>• Full point metadata: rover, antenna height, base, and timestamp<br><br>STAKE OUT<br>• Pick any point and navigate back to it in the field<br>• Precision loupe for selecting points on dense maps<br><br>ORGANIZE<br>• Projects on a map — find your sites at a glance<br>• Layers with per-layer colors and marker shapes<br>• Geometry-aware feature info for points, lines, and polygons<br><br>HARDWARE<br>• Bluetooth rover connection with antenna height management<br>• Tap-to-connect with NFC tags (iPhone)<br>• Base station setup with mountpoint selection and known-point calibration<br><br>Captures sync to your Stiple workspace, so field data lands where the rest of your team works.

## Rankings

- #2,969,783 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.NFC`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `ca.stiple.mapdeskapp.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ca.stiple.mapdeskapp)