Comparison

Smartapp.com vs LCI Events

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

Head to head
About

Smartapp.com

This app enhances mobile jobsite usage for construction project management. It offers end-to-end automation, allowing users to plan, dispatch, track, and manage project files and data in real-time, even offline.

Highlights
  • ProjectCentral for consolidated project access
  • Real-time Plan Boards and CPM Schedules
  • One-click auto-dispatch to field crews
  • Centralized project file management (CAD, PDF, BIM)
  • SmartPIN for jobsite data collection (RFIs, Punchlists)
  • Offline editing and automatic syncing
  • GPS and BLE spatial data capture
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For Smartapp.com PLANNER™, FIELD™, SAFETY™ or ONE™ Project users this app provides the best possible mobile experience on your iOS device. Enhanced for mobile device jobsite usage with all the power at your fingertips for complete end-to-end automation of the entire construction project lifecycle. With this app, you can: • Access all your Projects from one central hub (ProjectCentral). Easily access from ProjectCentral every Smartapp Project that you have own or are invited to see will be there automatically, and any updates will happen on their own. • Plan. Dispatch. Track. Create and update Plan Boards and CPM Schedules from a multi-party real time interface on your Tablet devices. One Click Auto-Dispatch of work to your field crews and contractors. Get real-time updates from the field on mobile phones or tablets from an easy to use personalized work burndown list back into your Boards & CPM schedules. • Centralized Project Team DRIVE. Upload, view, create and markup from your mobile device in a real-time multi party, multi tab Sketching interface all your critical project files such as CAD Drawings, PDF’s, Photos, Videos, BIM models, Schedules and more online or offline. • SmartPIN items. Create, Track and /or Pin directly onto drawings or from your app key Jobsite data collection forms such as RFIs, Punchlists, Submittals, Inspections, in Real-time with other project team members. • Create & edit items even while offline. With AnyConnect, your mobile device detects your connectivity status at all times. When offline, it allows you full capabilities and stores any items you create or update. Once you’re back online, that data gets synced automatically. • Spatially capture items with GPS & BLE. Leverage the power of your mobile devices GPS & BLE features to easily capture and attach locational information to items outdoor or indoor for real-time tracking and locating on many different spatial views including built-in map views, 2D Floor Plans, and even IFC BIM models. If you want to get the most out of your Smartapp PLANNER™, FIELD™ or PRO™ projects, download this mobile app today.

About

LCI Events

Features
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The Lean Construction Institute (LCI) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to lead the building industry in transforming its practices and culture. This mobile application is a resource to enhance the attendee experience at LCI national events. Mobile app features:  - View your personal agenda  - Full access to event resources  - Browse speaker information             - Check out exhibitors and the exhibit hall floor plan  Download the LCI Mobile app now!

Screenshots

Smartapp.com4 screens
LCI Events4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Smartapp.com at monthly against LCI Events's every 5 months. LCI Events's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smartapp.com ships an update monthly, LCI Events every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Smartapp.com versus LCI Events: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartapp.comLCI Events
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size370 MB37 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSmartapp.com, Inc.Lean Construction Institute Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Smartapp.com

No in-app purchases

None

LCI Events

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smartapp.com free?
Smartapp.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LCI Events free?
LCI Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smartapp.com or LCI Events have ads?
Neither Smartapp.com nor LCI Events shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smartapp.com or LCI Events?
Smartapp.com ships an update monthly, and LCI Events every 5 months. Most recently, Smartapp.com was updated on October 24, 2026 and LCI Events on October 14, 2026.

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