# ContractorTools — user reviews > 92 indexed App Store user reviews of ContractorTools by Contractor Tools, rated 4.70/5 from 1,758 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/contractortools/id707055968/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/contractortools/id707055968.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,501 · 4★ 163 · 3★ 42 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 38 ## What do users think of ContractorTools? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great solution for estimating - 👍 Easy to learn and operate - 🚀 Convenient and professional - 👍 Seamless access across devices - 👍 Integrates with QuickBooks - 👍 Clients like the ease of use - 👍 Detailed and professional invoices - 👍 Helpful cost books - 👍 Excellent customer service **Cons** - 💰 Expensive for small contractors - 🐛 Glitches and bugs - 🔒 Limited payment processor options - 📄 Limited customization for invoice templates - 🔒 Frequent layout/hierarchy changes **Commonly reported bugs** - Deleting items from estimates causes issues with invoices - Syncing problems leading to incorrect data - App crashing and becoming unusable **Most requested features** - Option to show labor and materials costs separately - Ability to copy/paste entire sections in estimates - Quarterly updates for cost books - Stage manager support - Basic company financial reports ## Newest reviews (16 of 92) ### 3/5 — Aghhhhhh *2026-07-10, version 6.0.5* I know theres many operating systems, but i wish you offered a windows version software too. Unfortunately your cloud estimating software doesn’t even sync with CT to handoff and juggle tasks on comfortable platforms. ### 4/5 — Improvement *2026-04-20, version 6.0.4* Be nice if cost books would get updated ### 3/5 — Great software *2024-03-03, version 5.1.7* Have been using this software for several years actually since it came out, loved it from beginning. Don’t fix it unless it’s broken but no they even made it better then one would expect. Great work, thank you. ### 3/5 — Almost perfect. *2023-11-06, version 5.0.5* The details of the estimating as well as the invoicing is excellent. There are a few things holding me back from a 5 star rating. The top tier is the only really functional level for a busy contractor. Con’s: No basic company financial reports. Such as how many projects were completed in a given time period or fiscal year. No telling how fiscal value of projects for a given year. Everything is all bundled together in an overview of arbitrary categories, LEADS, CONTRACTS SIGNED, WORKED STARTED. etc. This is almost useless Estimating could be easier if their was a way to copy and paste entire sections, or at least asking where the items should be duplicated to instead of duplicating line items and then having to move them to a new section. There is only one online payment processor available to have customer make payments. STRIPE. If you use other payment processors there is no way to interstate that into your estimates or invoice. You can only get realtime product pricing from one store. Homedepot. Document template appearance is limited to single color choice and the choice of what items are displayed on invoice. You cannot change the overall look or feel of the documents. No ability to add photos to invoice so that there is a record of what was done. No way to generate a statement history for clients. Pros: Professional look for documents. Cost book integrations. Customer portal Ability to sign documents in app Job reports ### 5/5 — Always getting better *2023-07-25, version 4.6.2* It does everything I need it to and more. I really enjoy using your Contractor Tools. It’s very professional and easy to use. Thank you all. Cliff Odom/Eagle’s Nest Enterprises ### 4/5 — Great app *2023-07-10, version 4.6.1* Please, please, please add stage manager support to the app. I keep all of my hours logged in the calendar app and it would be nice to tap back and forth between the two apps while logging in bills. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Software *2023-04-10, version 4.5.4* Software package works well for my business. I only use a fraction of the products offered but it still saves me a great deal of time during the quoting stage of my selling process. ### 5/5 — Absolutely LOVE this app *2023-03-14, version 4.4.3* I absolutely love this app, it’s so easy to use ### 5/5 — ELECTRICAL Contractor who loves it enough to do a review *2023-02-05, version 4.3.5* I really ### 5/5 — Amazing is not enough *2023-02-01, version 4.3.4* For all of you out there looking for a solid software to estimate, invoice, track payments, I have to tell you. I’ve been here for years, tried many out there. This is the king. About customer service, honestly, I have to say it they are eleven in a 10 scale. I’ve been there needing help, been helped after hours, they doing extra things to please me, beyond what any customer service do. Go out and try all those apps they got out there, if you get to know this app before you do that, you will have something to compare, then, you will notice the difference, you will see what I’m talking about. ### 5/5 — Pischedda construction *2022-08-24, version 4.1.1* As a remodeling company I use this on a daily basis. I have the pro subscription because I need to be able to make change orders and invoices. The craftsman cost books work out great because I’ve used them for years. The pro subscription could be a little pricey for some contractors small contractors like myself. For me it’s worth it for the convenience it affords me to work on the go since I’m very hands on with installations and repairs. The changes I would make would be that the cost Books could have the quarterly updates. I would pay extra for that especially in a time when a 2 x 4 can go from three dollars to seven dollars very quickly. Secondly for $60 a month the program shuts off if I try to bounce between apps for too long. I was told that’s an issue with Apple but I haven’t had that problem with other apps. All things considered very happy very useful! ### 5/5 — Always getting better *2022-07-06, version 4.0.6* I really enjoy using your Contractor Tools. It’s very professional and easy to use. Thank you all. Cliff Odom Eagle’s Nest Enterprises ### 4/5 — What a Beauty! *2022-04-04, version 3.5.2* What a beautiful way started contracting business still learning. The program templates keep me on track, and look so professional. And I hired a bookkeep and she finds the program professional and the documents produced very attractive. ### 5/5 — Very easy to use *2022-04-03, version 3.5.2* Where doMake my life a lot better with my company ### 5/5 — Satisfied customer *2022-03-17, version 3.5* Love this app and it’s sure made life easier sending off estimates ### 5/5 — Greatest contractor app available *2022-01-26, version 3.4.1* 44 years in contracting , this app bar none is the best. Seamless access across all phones, integrated with stripe, estimating, QuickBooks , estimating guides. Saves me and each of us 1-2 hours a day. Customers always ask what we use ? Try it . This is the best . Thank you to the entire team gor all your hard work making this wonderful app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Aghhhhhh *2026-08-09, version 6.1.0* Unfortunately your cloud estimating software doesn’t even sync with CT to handoff and juggle tasks on comfortable platforms. ### 1/5 — Total *2023-03-20, version 4.4.5* Ripoff. ### 1/5 — Lots of glitches *2022-08-31, version 4.1.1* Terrible program, constantly making mistakes and changing numbers after invoices sent. After you delete items off of original estimate then send in invoice when you go to receive payment the items you deleted are back and you have to redo all the work. They blame QuickBooks but the program is terrible strongly recommend not using! I’m out hundreds of hours trying to fix mistakes this program makes. Dan Fellman(the owner) is terrible at resolving issues and takes forever to respond to issues. At one point program was down over a week and I couldnt enter estimates or invoices or anything else on the program. All sorts of problems way too many to list ### 1/5 — Use to be good now it’s garbage *2020-12-03, version 3.0.4* The app has now been glitching and adding new items to bids on its own somehow. Also I really hate how bids are being sent out to my customers now. They have to go through an online portal instead of simply receiving a PDF like before. I’m in the market for something new. I hate this app now and the little things I hated before just make it that much worse. ### 1/5 — It deletes the details in the job description *2019-11-15, version 2.7.4* The latest update has a bug in it!!!! Very frustrating. I’ve rewritten the same estimates five times and when I exit the description, Everything is deleted when I return Please fix this ASAP !!! I have 6 more estimates to do ### 1/5 — The worst app ever *2018-09-18* We loved this app from beginning. This didn’t last to long, probably couple of months. After we start to have issues with it every single day. We tried to contact support multiple time. Every single time they promise us to fix our issues. The app is not syncing, which makes team work impossible. The estimate sometimes automatically get price modifications which got us in trouble with our customers. After multiple. Conversations with the support team they ended up telling us our devices are to old. My manager has one of the latest iPads and I tried this app on my iPhone too. Same problem. Won’t recommend to anyone!!! ### 1/5 — They double and triple charge u-stay away *2018-09-09* I used the app for about a year and a half and it worked well. One day before I could use the app it required me to update. When I did the update it took me through a process that started over and over and I couldn’t get out of it but I needed to use the app because I had customers that needed proposals. The next month I started receiving three charges every single month I didn’t catch it right away when I explained it to the people at contractors tools they were not happy and we’re not helpful I am leaving today September 8, 2018 not because the app wasn’t good but because they overcharged and wouldn’t do anything about it, they acted like it was my fault. Additionally I let them now immediately after I experienced the loop. ### 1/5 — Friendly reminder *2018-02-28, version 2.5.1* Some of us do not like monthly bills why would you make an app that requires a monthly fee or give it options to buy more options at a monthly fee. So I can’t honestly rate the app because I never got past the introduction screen. When I saw the pricing and monthly fees I deleted it. I’ll stick to Joist it’s free and it works great and they have great customer service. They are constantly making it better. ***** ### 1/5 — SCAM *2018-01-14, version 2.4.9* This app is garbage. Have to agree to the trial fee before being able to see the app, then when you check the app out you are unable to unsubscribe using their instructions. I hate this kind of crap. Now I have to waste my time and contact Apple to not get charged $10 for an unusable app, ratings you see are fake. ### 2/5 — Yet another price increase *2025-04-30, version 5.5.2* The app is pretty good. Having access to the Craftsman Costbook is nice. Developer seems to be constantly tweaking the layout and folder hierarchy of things which I don't love. Just got a notice for yet another price increase for the monthly subscription costs. Why?? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best App For Contractors! *2026-09-04, version 6.1.2* What an excellent app makes your life so much more easier. ### 5/5 — Best Estimate App Ever! *2026-02-03, version 6.0.3* Im a independent project manager and also owner of my remodeling business. I’ve used many other estimate apps along the years I’ve worked for different contractors. This one by far out matches any other app! ### 5/5 — CT is a great solution for estimating *2025-08-26, version 5.5.5* We have been using the same estimating software for over ten years and we are super impressed with this system as it meets all of our needs and it is simple to learn and operate. ### 5/5 — Control *2025-02-24, version 5.4.4* I enjoy the control and customization i get with Contractor Tools ! the program resides on my machine, iPad and iPhone where other programs require a browser and cloud services. CT does sync across my devices which is very handy..a great, useful tool. ### 5/5 — Stand by me *2024-08-26, version 5.4* This company I can’t speak more highly of it has helped me in ways you can’t even imagine. I have run across some hard times trying to run a successful, small business a very fragile small business and if it wasn’t for these people and contract tools, extending their customer service and personal help I wouldn’t have been able to achieve the success that I look forward to in the future I stand behind this company because this company stands behind me. That’s the bottom line to be honest with you and tell the truth I was in a bad situation and have been in the last few months of my business, this company stood behind me and took care of me and I’ll never forget that. Very good company. Glad to be a part of it. Look forward and moving together in the future. Thank you so much contract tools sincerely Joseph Trough LLC ### 5/5 — Feature request *2024-07-30, version 5.3.6* I love everything about the app so far. It makes it easy to add products to catalogs to later re use them in other estimates. I also love the portal feature which lets the customers see payments recorded and order changes made to original quote. Another feature I love, is the fact that you can factor in any and all Overhead & Profit expenses as a percentage, however, I would love it if we could decide weather we want the O&P to be calculated into the item/product costs or show it as a “total” item, like the tax. Some project managers like to see just how much we are charging for the O&P and the actual price for the labor and/or materials. Another feature that would come in handy would be the ability to see the materials and labor price independently on each line item. Like If I want to charge 150 for labor and 75 for materials, Instead of showing 225 for that line item, maybe show the actual 150 labor and 75 materials. Anyway besides that everything is great. ### 5/5 — Very conviniant *2024-03-25, version 5.1.7* It is very convenient in all aspects. ### 5/5 — Awesome contractor software!!! *2024-03-14, version 5.1.7* Contractor Tools is a great software for building contractors, remodelers, etc.. It is extremely easy to use and very intuitive. Tons of easy to watch tutorial videos and fantastic customer service. Synchs easily with Quick Books. Our clients like the ease of use as well which makes projects go as smooth as possible. Highly recommended. ### 5/5 — Amazing Program!!! *2024-01-24, version 5.1.4* This program is very easy to use. It makes putting together estimates a breeze. Also they turn out looking SO much nicer and more professional than just a typed up QB estimate or invoice. It makes it very clear and easy to understand for the customer as well. It really helps stream line a lot of things. I couldn’t imagine running my G.C. company without this program. Anything i could think of to make it better, they already had, i just had not discovered the feature yet (i am very computer illiterate fyi). The Customer Service is unmatched in todays world. Anytime i have needed help, i can call text, email or message through the program. As long as its a reasonable hr someone from the company will reach out within 5min typically. And its a real live person that is invested in the company and gives a dang! I personally deal with Patrick and every experience is positive! I’d like to add it is on the cheaper side for comparable programs that you pay for. I would like to add this is not a sponsored review. ### 5/5 — Pischedda construction *2023-09-16, version 4.6.5* As a remodeling company I use this on a daily basis. I have the pro subscription because I need to be able to make change orders and invoices. The craftsman cost books work out great because I’ve used them for years. The pro subscription could be a little pricey for some contractors small contractors like myself. For me it’s worth it for the convenience it affords me to work on the go since I’m very hands on with installations and repairs. The changes I would make would be that the cost Books could have the quarterly updates. I would pay extra for that especially in a time when a 2 x 4 can go from three dollars to seven dollars very quickly. Secondly for $60 a month the program shuts off if I try to bounce between apps for too long. I was told that’s an issue with Apple but I haven’t had that problem with other apps. All things considered very happy very useful! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*