Comparison

ConstructionOnline vs BidTorch

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

Head to head
About

ConstructionOnline

This cloud-based platform provides construction professionals with instant mobile access to project information, files, and documentation. Manage daily logs, upload plans with markup tools, and track project financials and schedules from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Upload and share files/photos from the field
  • Access project contact information
  • View job financial overviews
  • Client change order approval
  • Comprehensive calendar and punch lists
  • Create daily logs with photos
  • Redline™ Planroom with markup tools
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Discover the power of ConstructionOnline - the cloud-based platform that has revolutionized the construction industry for over 950,000 professionals - in a mobile app. Whether you’re in the field, working from home, or at the office, your project information is now instantly accessible. Need to view and share critical project files and documentation? No problem. Does your team need to create daily logs and upload photos from the job site? We’ve got you covered. You can even upload plans and access the industry’s most powerful markup tool - Redline™ Planroom - directly from your phone or tablet. With ConstructionOnline, you and your team can: - Upload and share files and photos from the field - Access contact info for employees, subs and clients - See financial overviews for your jobs - Let clients view and approve change orders - See what’s coming up with comprehensive calendars - Know exactly what needs to get done with punch lists - Create daily logs with notes, photos and more - Communicate clearly with RFIs, submittals, and transmittals - Track timesheets with easy clock in / out - View your plans, including markup, with Redline Planroom Finally, there is a construction app that will let you and your team work better, faster and smarter. With ConstructionOnline, the full power of revolutionary project management is in your pocket - welcome to the future.

About

BidTorch

This app helps residential trade contractors create priced quotes, manage jobs, and generate invoices. It streamlines operations by allowing users to build quotes from a price book, track job progress, and get paid quickly. Features include electronic signatures, change orders, and job costing.

Highlights
  • Build priced quotes from a custom price book
  • Offer good/better/best options on quotes
  • Attach photos directly to quotes
  • Electronic signatures for customer approval
  • Convert quotes to jobs with pre-filled scope
  • Schedule crews and track job time
  • Generate invoices from completed jobs
  • Integrate with Stripe/Square for card payments
Features
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BidTorch is the quoting and field-ops app for residential trade contractors — plumbing, HVAC, insulation, electrical, roofing and the trades next door. Build a priced quote at the kitchen table, send it for signature, and run the job it becomes, without retyping any of it. BidTorch is a companion app for businesses that already have a BidTorch subscription. Accounts are created and managed at bidtorch.com. QUOTE FASTER • Build quotes from your own price book — the services, materials and products you priced once • Good / better / best options on one quote, so customers choose up instead of shopping around • Photos from the truck attach straight to the quote • Send by email or text and get a signature back electronically RUN THE WORK • Every accepted quote becomes a job with the scope already on it • Schedule crews, track time against the job, and work a punch list that actually gets closed • Change orders that adjust the job total instead of living in a text thread • Job photos, notes and documents in one place GET PAID • Turn a finished job into an invoice without retyping it • Card payment links through your own Stripe or Square account — the money goes to you, and we never take a percentage of it • See what is outstanding without opening a spreadsheet KEEP THE CREW MOVING • Notifications when work is assigned to you • Technicians see the job, the scope and the checklist — and none of the financials • Inventory with live stock levels, so nobody drives back for a part KNOW YOUR NUMBERS • Win rate, average ticket and open pipeline, current as of today • Job costing that puts what you quoted next to what it actually cost • Export everything to CSV whenever you want it BUILT FOR TRADES Flat pricing with no per-user surprises and no cut of your revenue. Support is a person in Indiana who answers, not a ticket queue. Support: bidtorch.com/support Privacy Policy: bidtorch.com/privacy Terms of Service: bidtorch.com/terms

Screenshots

ConstructionOnline4 screens
BidTorch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BidTorch at 5.0 against ConstructionOnline's 3.5. ConstructionOnline's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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

BidTorch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ConstructionOnline has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ConstructionOnline ships an update every 3 weeks, BidTorch every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ConstructionOnline versus BidTorch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConstructionOnlineBidTorch
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (15 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperUDA Technologies, Inc.Hoss Automation LLC

In-app purchases

None

ConstructionOnline

No in-app purchases

None

BidTorch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ConstructionOnline free?
ConstructionOnline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BidTorch free?
BidTorch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ConstructionOnline or BidTorch?
BidTorch is rated higher. ConstructionOnline averages 3.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while BidTorch averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ConstructionOnline or BidTorch have ads?
Neither ConstructionOnline nor BidTorch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ConstructionOnline or BidTorch?
ConstructionOnline ships an update every 3 weeks, and BidTorch every 6 weeks. Most recently, ConstructionOnline was updated on October 26, 2026 and BidTorch on October 25, 2026.

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