Comparison

Projectmates Mobile vs LookAhead Scheduling

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

Head to head
About

Projectmates Mobile

Manage construction projects remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Access project documents, annotate PDFs, track tasks, and upload photos/videos directly to your web-based account. Stay updated with push notifications and manage daily reports, schedules, and cost items.

Highlights
  • Manage all projects from the field
  • Offline document access and PDF annotation
  • Push notifications for new information
  • Mobile task management
  • Photo and video uploads
  • Cost item review and approval
  • Schedule and punch list management
Features
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Projectmates web-based construction program management software is accessible from the comfort of your iPhone and iPad. Registered Projectmates users have FREE access to this app, where they can effortlessly manage and share project data remotely. MAIN FEATURES: *Single app for managing all projects from the field. *Supports iPhone and iPad; provides a must-have extension to Projectmates web-version *Push notifications to immediately notify you of new information. *Use the mobile My Work page to take immediate action on pending tasks. *Download project documents for offline use and markup/annotate PDFs using a full featured, collaborative markup tool. *Advanced PDF Viewer with Collaborative PDF Markups *Take photos and videos to directly upload into Projectmates. *Easily review and approve cost items. *Manage schedule. *Create and manage punch list items. *Review Project Info. *Manage Asset / Equipment installed on the site. *Fill out daily field reports, view project schedules, respond to RFIs and more… Requires iOS 12.0 or better on devices that support 64-bit iOS.

About

LookAhead Scheduling

Streamline project management with tools for activity creation, trade notifications, and automatic syncing across devices. Gain project insights, generate reports, and easily communicate with stakeholders through comments and announcements.

Highlights
  • Activity creation and assignment
  • Automated trade notifications
  • Automatic cross-device syncing
  • Real-time project insights
  • Company and project reporting
  • Searchable activity history
  • Activity comments and announcements
Features
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ACTIVITY CREATION Quickly create and assign activities. Tag multiple companies, link predecessors or add critical path items to keep your schedule on track. TRADE NOTIFICATION Automatically notify trade contractors when an activity is created or when they just need a reminder. AUTO SYNC With automatic syncing across all devices, LookAhead shows you the most up to date schedule at all times. PROJECT INSIGHTS Keep your project on track with real time insights. Quickly compare companies to see who is succeeding and who is not. REPORTING Create company or project level reports and distribute easily to all project stakeholders. FIND ACTIVITIES Looking to solve a schedule dispute? LookAhead files all old activities and makes them searchable. ACTIVITY COMMENTS We know scheduling is a two way street. That’s why LookAhead makes communication easy. Quickly leave comments to help keep your schedule on track. ANNOUNCEMENTS Keep the workforce up to date with jobsite wide announcements. Easily communicate with all project stakeholders to save time and money. CONTACT LISTS Need an email or phone number? LookAhead stores all contacts in an easily searchable database so you can find who your looking for.

Screenshots

Projectmates Mobile4 screens
LookAhead Scheduling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LookAhead Scheduling at 5.0 against Projectmates Mobile's 4.2. LookAhead Scheduling also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Projectmates Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (51 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

LookAhead Scheduling holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Projectmates Mobile has 51 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Projectmates Mobile ships an update every 2 months, LookAhead Scheduling fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Projectmates Mobile versus LookAhead Scheduling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProjectmates MobileLookAhead Scheduling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (51 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings51 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSystemates, IncSchedule App Holdings

Customer experience

Projectmates Mobile

All ratings51 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral9.8%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

LookAhead Scheduling

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Projectmates Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

LookAhead Scheduling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Projectmates Mobile free?
Projectmates Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LookAhead Scheduling free?
LookAhead Scheduling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Projectmates Mobile or LookAhead Scheduling?
LookAhead Scheduling is rated higher. Projectmates Mobile averages 4.2 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while LookAhead Scheduling averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Projectmates Mobile or LookAhead Scheduling have ads?
Neither Projectmates Mobile nor LookAhead Scheduling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Projectmates Mobile or LookAhead Scheduling?
Projectmates Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and LookAhead Scheduling fortnightly. Most recently, Projectmates Mobile was updated on October 24, 2026 and LookAhead Scheduling on October 10, 2026.

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