alive5 vs Blast Bid

Introducing a brand new, simplified and minimized Alive5 mobile app. We’ve redesigned and rebuilt this to work better for Agents on the go who want to accept live chat requests and answer customers via SMS/Text Messaging. Many issues were resolved where the chat conversations would not load in real-time, and also some phone versions had issues accessing the textarea to send messages.

BlastBid is job estimating and management built for sandblasting businesses. Not contractors in general — sandblasters specifically. You know how long it takes to quote a deck job by hand. Measure the surface, figure the media, calculate labor, add markup, type it all up, then hope you didn't forget the travel fee. BlastBid does that math in seconds. HOW IT WORKS Pick the job type. Enter the surface area. BlastBid calculates your media consumption, labor hours, and total cost based on the coating condition and surface complexity. Adjust your markup, hit send, and your customer gets a professional PDF estimate with your logo on it. When they say yes, the estimate becomes a job. Schedule it, assign a crew member, and it shows up on your Today feed with the weather forecast for the job site. Because nobody wants to blast in 90% humidity and deal with flash rust. BUILT FOR THE JOB SITE This app works without cell service. Quote a job in a dead zone. Add notes from a basement. Take before and after photos in a warehouse with no signal. Everything syncs when you're back online — no data lost, no spinners, no "connection error" screens. Big tap targets. Readable in direct sunlight. Operable with gloves on. Because you're not sitting at a desk. ESTIMATE TO PAYMENT IN ONE THREAD Every job flows through one screen: Estimate, Job, Invoice. No jumping between tabs to figure out where things stand. - Create an estimate with real sandblasting math (10 media types, 4 coating conditions, 4 complexity levels) - Send it to your customer as a PDF - When they accept, schedule the job and assign your crew - Track time on the job, take before/during/after photos - Create an invoice with one tap when the job's done - Mark it paid (cash, check, Venmo, Zelle — however your customers pay) YOUR TODAY FEED Open the app and see exactly what needs your attention right now: - Overdue invoices that need a follow-up - Today's jobs with crew assignments - Upcoming scheduled work - Jobs ready to invoice - Weather alerts for outdoor job sites (humidity warnings for flash rust risk) THE NUMBERS - 10 media types with per-pound pricing (crushed glass, coal slag, garnet, aluminum oxide, and more) - Consumption rates based on coating condition (light, medium, heavy, lead paint) - Production rates based on surface complexity (flat, moderate, complex, intricate) - Job presets for auto, residential, marine, commercial, and industrial work - Your custom labor rate, travel fee, markup %, and tax rate TEAM FEATURES Add your crew members. Assign them to jobs. Filter your Today feed by worker to see what each person has on their plate. Built by people who talked to sandblasters, not by people who Googled "field service management." Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://blastbid.app/privacy