Apps for contractors, compared

Estimating, floor plan and roof measurement apps, side by side.

• The best estimating apps for contractors, by the kind of work you priceEstimating apps for contractors compared on price, free trials and what each one is built for: measuring on site, price databases, AI estimates, invoices.
• The best LiDAR floor plan apps for iPhone, and what works on AndroidLiDAR floor plan apps compared: which scan rooms on an iPhone Pro, which also work on Android, what each one costs, and which ones go on to the estimate.
• Roof measurement apps compared: reports from the address, photos, or the phoneRoof measurement apps compared: EagleView, Hover, RoofSnap, Roofr, GAF QuickMeasure and BluMatrix, how each measures and what it costs.
• Construction photo documentation apps compared: job photos, reports, and what each costsConstruction photo documentation apps compared: CompanyCam, Manifold, Projul, OpenSpace and BluMatrix, what each does with job photos and what it costs.
• Estimating apps that export to Xactimate: six ways to send an ESXThe apps that send a sketch or estimate into Xactimate as an ESX file: what each one measures, what it costs, and which fits a contractor, adjuster or crew.
• RoofScope: what it is, what its plans cost, and an alternative that writes the estimateWhat RoofScope's roof measurement reports are, what its plans and ESX files cost, and how BluMatrix compares when the estimate comes from the same measurements.
• RoofSnap: what it is, what it costs, and an alternative that estimates more than roofsWhat RoofSnap does, its pay-as-you-go and subscription prices, and how BluMatrix compares for contractors who estimate roofs and the rest of the house.
• Room measurement apps: measure a room with your phone, and which ones draw the floor planRoom measurement apps compared: Apple's Measure for one length at a time, and the apps that scan a whole room into a floor plan with its area, walls and openings.
• SumoQuote: what it is now that JobNimbus owns it, and an alternative for roofing quotesWhat SumoQuote does for roofing quotes, what changed when JobNimbus acquired it, how its pricing works now, and how BluMatrix compares for priced estimates.