PointCentral Smart Properties vs BidBildr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PointCentral Smart Properties
This app empowers property managers to oversee residential rentals remotely. It offers control over property access, energy savings through automated temperature settings, and proactive alerts for potential issues like water leaks or HVAC malfunctions.
- Manage property and community access
- Automate vacant unit temperatures
- Receive proactive issue notifications
- Create scheduled and temporary smart keys
- Support contactless check-in and showings
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The PointCentral property automation management app is designed to provide long-term and short-term residential rental property managers with easy access to the properties they manage, enabling managers to keep pulse of what’s happening at their locations and communities, no matter where they are, at any time. Key features include: • Manage and audit individual unit and community access for residents, staff, guests and vendors • Auto-configure temperature in vacant units for energy savings • Set up notifications to get proactive warnings about water leaks or HVAC issues • Create scheduled and temporary smart keys for vendors, prospective residents, contractors, or staff to support contactless check-in, keyless workorders or unattended showings If you are a resident in a PointCentral smart property, please download the Alarm.com app to control your smart home experience: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/alarm-com/id315010649
BidBildr
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Estimate fast. Protect the scope. Get paid. BidBildr is the mobile-first estimating, invoicing, and change-order app built for handymen, GCs, painters, drywallers, and small trade shops who still spend Sunday nights writing up bids. Three taps from a driveway to a sent estimate. Customers sign on their phone. The deposit hits your account before you swing a hammer. EVERYTHING YOU NEED, NOTHING YOU DON'T • Estimate builder with separate Labor, Materials, and Other sections — no spreadsheet gymnastics. • Smart line-item history: type a description, BidBildr suggests pricing from past jobs. Hit accept, the rest auto-fills. • Auto sales tax by state — set it once in onboarding, every estimate picks up the right rate. • Send by email or text — customers tap the link, see a polished branded page, and accept right there. • ESIGN/UETA-compliant electronic signatures with audit hashes on every accepted document. • Square deposit collection — customers pay the deposit before you start. Money in the bank, no chasing. • Convert accepted estimates to invoices in one tap. Deposits credit automatically. • Record payments by cash, check, Zelle, card — invoice status flips to paid the moment the balance hits zero. • Change orders for mid-job scope creep. Customer approves, items roll into the invoice automatically. • Per-job profit snapshot. Job activity timeline. Photo proof on every milestone. • Your logo on every estimate, invoice, and email. WHO IT'S FOR Handymen, general contractors, painters, drywallers, flooring installers, roofers, fence-and-deck builders, kitchen and bathroom remodelers, and property maintenance shops doing $0 to $2M a year. Designed for the solo operator. 30-DAY FREE TRIAL Start with 30 days of full access — no card required. When your trial ends, subscribe to BidBildr Pro right inside the app to keep going. WHY BIDBILDR We built this because the existing tools — Joist, Jobber, Houzz Pro, the spreadsheet template you've been using since 2014 — are either bloated desktop dashboards or trial-by-fire estimating apps that take a weekend to learn. BidBildr is the smallest possible product that gets you from a customer's driveway to a paid deposit before lunch. Questions, feedback, feature requests: hello@bidbildr.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: bidbildr.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PointCentral Smart Properties at none against BidBildr's 1. BidBildr's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. BidBildr sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. PointCentral Smart Properties asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | PointCentral Smart Properties | BidBildr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (135 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 18.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 404 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PointCentral | Aaron Puckett |
Bugs and requests
PointCentral Smart Properties
Reported bugs
63 issues- Network connection error
- Delays when giving commands
- Doesn't match thermostat
- Camera never records
- Camera glitches
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- App is very slow
- Commands take too long to load
- Not accurate
- Can't access account
- Panel not updating with devices
- Leaves air running or heat running for hours
- Siri integration is terrible
- SIRI SHORTCUTS WILL NOT WORK
- Auto log out
- Log out after accessing control
- App is always crashing
- Very rarely works the way you want it to
- No activity log on some days
- Alarms never went off
- No notification/text/call from app
- Door is unlocked or unlocks in sleep
- Logs are missing for the day
- System is flawed
- App just auto log out
- App doesn't recognize lock status
- Unlock button is gray and inaccessible
- Locked out of apartment
- App is not working properly
- Locked out of house twice
- Significant delay between arm and disarm
- Can't get ahold of anyone to change code
- Can't change code from app
- Minimal features that work half the time
- Nowhere on this app can I see if a door is locked, unlocked etc.
- Home Screen seems easy at first but modifications are confusing causing connectivity and functionality problems.
- Why Can’t i see my Home Activity in the top right corner any more it’s just blank now
- Bad loading
- System on this app is bad
- Thermostat keeps losing connection
- Lock/Unlock Commands Problematic
- App resets while not use
- Door shows unlocked when it's locked
- Thermostat reverts to a setting I didn’t create
- System runs almost continuously
- Thermostat scheduler does not work
- Radio not responding
- Can’t figure out simple stuff like adding a lock code
- Keeps shutting off my AC
- Can’t change password and “log out of all other systems”
- “YOU DONT HAVE ACCESS TO MAKE THIS CHANGE” message
- Shows the door is unlocked and its really locked
- System goes offline daily
- Times shown for entry’s and alarm set times are we incorrect too
- Always says unlocked
- App occasionally shows door unlocked even though it’s definitely locked
- Still can’t figure out how to control lights
- Full of Bugs and Glitches
- Delay to lock your door may take up to 10 minutes
- Every time you lock the door the home screen defaults back to showing unlocked
- Thermostat doesn't follow settings
- App doesn't do half what it says it can
- No support for HomeKit
- No Siri Shortcuts offered
Requested features
17 requests- Add own devices
- Improve Siri integration
- More customization options
- Add cameras, garage doors
- HomeKit support
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- Siri Shortcuts functionality
- Better user guide/technical support
- Activity log
- Fix privacy issues with shared info
- Add new users/create codes from iPhone
- More features on mobile app than website
- Add lights control
- Fix widgets
- Improve app speed/responsiveness
- Add dark mode
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Ability to turn off loud door lock alarm
BidBildr
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PointCentral Smart Properties
No in-app purchases
BidBildr
- BidBildr Pro$9.991 Month
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