Comparison

LocusForm vs Bluebeam

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LocusForm

This app digitizes paperwork for the natural gas industry, enabling offline data collection for surveys, inspections, and audits. It offers a web interface for form creation and multiple data output formats, enhancing productivity and reducing costs.

Highlights
  • Offline data collection
  • Customizable form creation
  • Multiple data output views (Map, HTML, PDF, Excel)
  • Real-time data upload
  • Industry-specific form library
  • Seamless backend integration
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Turn mountains of paperwork into rubble with LocusForm! LocusForm provides an offline data collection platform for the Natural Gas industry.. LocusForm helps you increase productivity, reduce costs, and reduce paper use. Conduct surveys, inspections, fusion inspections, walk-throughs, and audits easily and cost effectively on your iPad and iPhone. Using the LocusForm web interface, users can create forms that will work seamlessly across all supported devices. Data views give you the flexibility to see your data in a variety of outputs including Map View, HTML View, PDF View and Excel View. Data feeds offer seamless integration with your back-end systems. The LocusForm platform gives you the power to turn your mobile device into an enterprise grade data collection tool. Key Benefits: -Specifically tailored for Natural Gas Utility Providers -Allows you access to LocusForm's "Form Library" containing commonly used forms in the industry -Real time data upload -Offline data collection (out of service, no wifi) -Ensures accurate data capture and eliminates redundancy -Massively scalable -Maximum security **Please upload all records before upgrading** Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Bluebeam

Access and collaborate on PDF documents directly from your mobile device. Communicate project updates with markups and work offline by syncing files. Seamlessly join live collaboration sessions and manage document revisions from the field.

Highlights
  • Real-time PDF collaboration
  • Markup and annotation tools
  • Offline file access
  • Document syncing
  • Studio Project management
  • Live session joining
Features
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Bluebeam for iOS keeps you connected to your teams and documents, so you can quickly access the information you need in the field and capture what matters for the office. - Communicate with markups using tools like callouts, text, clouds, and status indicators - Import your team's custom Tool Sets from Revu, so your standardized markups are ready to go in the field, even offline - Attach photos captured in the field directly to a markup, so supporting documentation stays organized without cluttering your drawings - Open your files stored on your device, Studio Projects, or Studio Sessions - Join Studio Sessions for live collaboration. If your connection drops, your changes sync when you're back online - Check out files in Studio Projects to make edits, then check them back in when you're ready - Work offline by syncing Project files ahead of time or opening PDFs stored on your device Whether you’re reviewing submittals, placing markups in the field, or tracking revisions with your team, Bluebeam gives you the flexibility to get the job done from anywhere.

Screenshots

LocusForm1 screens
Bluebeam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LocusForm at 3.8 against Bluebeam's 1.5. LocusForm also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). Bluebeam's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (392 vs 10). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LocusForm holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bluebeam has 392 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LocusForm ships an update every 6 months, Bluebeam monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LocusForm versus Bluebeam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocusFormBluebeam
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (10 ratings) — better1.5 (392 ratings)
Positive reviews—2.6% of reviews
Number of ratings10392 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB288 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLocusviewBluebeam, Inc.

Customer experience

LocusForm

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Bluebeam

All ratings392 ratings
Positive9.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative88.0%
Written reviews229 reviews
Positive2.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative94.3%

Bugs and requests

LocusForm

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bluebeam

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • Markups fail to load or display correctly
  • App deletes markups instead of saving them
  • Documents wipe clean when reopened
  • Files uploaded disappear from app
  • Corrupted file errors when opening PDFs
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  • Keyboard disappears during login
  • Selection boundaries too large, preventing precise markup selection
  • Apple Pencil input stops working intermittently
  • Pen tool produces no line output despite input
  • App crashes when opening large file sets
  • Session documents fail to load
  • Blank PDF pages displayed
  • Scaling doesn't work properly
  • Blue screen errors
  • Markups missing after checkout and checkin
  • Incomplete markups syncing between devices
  • App freezes during document checkin
  • Unable to add users to sessions
  • Projects not showing up in app
  • App crashes when opening Studio sessions
  • Drawings won't load or open
  • Markup placement doesn't correspond to tap location
  • PDF goes blank when inserting callouts
  • Constant logout requiring re-authentication
  • Links to details don't work
  • App crashes on older iOS versions
  • Audio communication issues
  • File synchronization failures

Requested features

25 requests
  • Restore measurement and scaling tools
  • Add custom toolsets and tool libraries
  • Implement bookmarks for document navigation
  • Enable image embedding in callouts
  • Add undo/redo functionality
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  • Support multiple PDF tabs simultaneously
  • Create stamp library with standardized markups
  • Add dimension markup capabilities
  • Allow local PDF file access and import
  • Full Studio session integration
  • Improve Apple Pencil responsiveness and precision
  • Add eraser tool for pen markups
  • Enable photo capture and attachment to markups
  • Support Dropbox and cloud storage integration
  • Add form field editing capabilities
  • Implement punch list and defect tracking
  • Add RFI creation functionality
  • Support for custom columns and data fields
  • Reset viewpoints feature
  • Pen width and cloud shape customization
  • Settings menu for preferences
  • Better pen and drawing mechanics like Notability
  • Ability to download session documents to device
  • Support for opening PDF attachments from desktop
  • Batch file upload capability

In-app purchases

None

LocusForm

No in-app purchases

None

Bluebeam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LocusForm free?
LocusForm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bluebeam free?
Bluebeam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LocusForm or Bluebeam?
LocusForm is rated higher. LocusForm averages 3.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Bluebeam averages 1.5 from 392 ratings.
Do LocusForm or Bluebeam have ads?
Neither LocusForm nor Bluebeam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LocusForm or Bluebeam?
LocusForm ships an update every 6 months, and Bluebeam monthly. Most recently, LocusForm was updated on September 12, 2026 and Bluebeam on September 26, 2026.

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