Material Now vs Mercury Build
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Material Now
This app helps contractors manage concrete and bulk material deliveries, track job site performance, and monitor project status in real time. Field crews can monitor truck movements and communicate with suppliers, while managers can oversee project progress, place orders, and review financials from any device.
- Real-time delivery tracking
- Job site performance monitoring
- Project status updates
- Truck tracking
- Messaging with suppliers
- Financial overview
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Material Now lets contractors track concrete and bulk material deliveries, job site performance, and project status in real time. If you have a smart phone or tablet, you’ll have the updates you need to make informed decisions. Crews in the field can track trucks, exchange messages with materials suppliers, get alerts and avoid problems. Managers can follow project and crew performance, request new orders and check financials – all from a mobile device or online.
Mercury Build
Streamline construction project management with this intuitive software. Focus on building rather than wrestling with complex tools. Designed to enhance efficiency and productivity on job sites.
- Construction project management
- Streamlined workflow
- Enhanced efficiency
- Intuitive interface
- Focus on building
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Mercury Build is a new program for construction project management. Let the software get out of the way of the process and start building instead of managing software!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mercury Build at 5.0 against Material Now's 3.6. Material Now's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mercury Build holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively.
Material Now ships an update fortnightly, Mercury Build monthly. Both last shipped on September 17, 2026.
| Parameter | Material Now | Mercury Build |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BCMI Corporation | Shoestring Valley Holdings Inc. |
In-app purchases
Material Now
No in-app purchases
Mercury Build
No in-app purchases
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