Granite Construction vs Trade Hounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Granite Construction
This app offers company news and information for employees and partners. Access essential updates and resources directly from your mobile device.
- Company news access
- Information portal
- Employee resources
- Partner updates
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The Granite Construction app provides Granite employees and partners access to company news and information.
Trade Hounds
This app connects skilled tradespeople, offering a platform to compare wages, showcase work, and share expertise. Users can ask project-related questions, discover new projects, and receive advice. It also provides opportunities for free stickers and gear giveaways.
- Compare wages with local tradespeople
- Showcase your work
- Get and give trade tips
- Ask and answer project questions
- Discover construction projects
- Free stickers and gear giveaways
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Trade Hounds is built for the hardworking skilled tradespeople building our country and is America's largest professional app for the skilled trades. If you're in the trades, you should be a part of our community of hundreds of thousands of proud craftspeople. Here's what you can do: - NEW: Compare your pay! See how your wage stacks up to tradespeople like you in your area. - Showcase your great work with fellow tradespeople. - Get tips from tradespeople to improve your craft. - Need help on a project? Post your question or search for answers. - Discover cool projects across the country. - Give advice to young tradespeople or those who need a hand. - FREE hard hat stickers when you complete your profile! - FREE tools & gear giveaways from brands for being a member! We'd love to have you a part of our growing community. Are you one of us?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trade Hounds at 4.2 against Granite Construction's 3.8. Trade Hounds also leads on ratings volume (322 vs 13) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). Granite Construction's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Trade Hounds holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trade Hounds has 322 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Granite Construction ships an update fortnightly, Trade Hounds every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Granite Construction | Trade Hounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (13 ratings) | 4.2 (322 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 79.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 322 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Granite | Material Management Software, LLC |
Customer experience
Granite Construction
Trade Hounds
Bugs and requests
Granite Construction
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Trade Hounds
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on app launch
- Notification issues
- Inconsistent performance
- Syncing problems between devices
Requested features
5 requests- Expand to more trades
- Add job posting/search functionality
- Improve content discovery and search
- Enhance photo/video sharing capabilities
- Integrate with other social platforms
In-app purchases
Granite Construction
No in-app purchases
Trade Hounds
No in-app purchases
