SignAgent vs Bluebeam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SignAgent
Streamline sign surveys, audits, and punch lists with this mobile tool. Capture sign details, take photos, add comments, and sync data instantly with your desktop. Ideal for field work on iOS devices.
- Capture sign details and photos
- Add comments and assign state/type
- Sync data with SignAgent desktop
- View sign information on floor plans
- Manage sign tags and locations
- Collaborate with multiple devices
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Working on another time-consuming sign survey, audit or punch list? Get it done faster and more accurately and leave the cart, buggy, and clipboard behind. SignAgent’s iOS app, your iPhone or iPad are all you need. Take pictures of signs, assign state and type, view messages, and add comments. Your data is captured as you go and immediately synced with your SignAgent desktop. *Features* With the SignAgent iPhone and iPad app you can: - Log in using your existing SignAgent credentials and access your current projects -See the sign information from currently programmed floor plans and list view including: Sign State, Sign Type, Location, Number, Quantity, Messaging, Artwork, Comments - Take pictures of existing signs - Pinch to zoom, move through the plan using your fingers, and rotate the plan 45 degrees at a time - Surveying and Auditing: Tap and hold on the plan to add a new sign marker. Take multiple pictures, add comments, and collect all necessary information - Manage sign tags: Select, rotate and move signs within the plan - Share information back and forth: Sync all of your project data with SignAgent online. Any changes can also be synced back to the mobile device. - Divide and Conquer: Set up multiple mobile iOS devices on the same project to complete your survey even faster! - Choose your workflow: Pick whether to launch camera when adding new signs, or display messages with artwork. - Punch/Review: Easily evaluate signs with approval and rejection actions within the app. - Doing a large exterior or city-wide project? The SignAgent app works with the mapping feature. *System Requirements* Requires iOS 12.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone 6 or later, iPad Air Wifi or later, and iPod touch.
Bluebeam
Access and collaborate on PDF documents directly from your mobile device. Communicate project updates with markups and work offline by syncing files. Seamlessly join live collaboration sessions and manage document revisions from the field.
- Real-time PDF collaboration
- Markup and annotation tools
- Offline file access
- Document syncing
- Studio Project management
- Live session joining
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Bluebeam for iOS keeps you connected to your teams and documents, so you can quickly access the information you need in the field and capture what matters for the office. - Communicate with markups using tools like callouts, text, clouds, and status indicators - Import your team's custom Tool Sets from Revu, so your standardized markups are ready to go in the field, even offline - Attach photos captured in the field directly to a markup, so supporting documentation stays organized without cluttering your drawings - Open your files stored on your device, Studio Projects, or Studio Sessions - Join Studio Sessions for live collaboration. If your connection drops, your changes sync when you're back online - Check out files in Studio Projects to make edits, then check them back in when you're ready - Work offline by syncing Project files ahead of time or opening PDFs stored on your device Whether you’re reviewing submittals, placing markups in the field, or tracking revisions with your team, Bluebeam gives you the flexibility to get the job done from anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SignAgent at 67% against Bluebeam's 3%. SignAgent also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 18.0). 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.
SignAgent ships an update every 2 months, Bluebeam monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SignAgent | Bluebeam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.5 (392 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 2.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 392 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 288 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SignAgent Inc. | Bluebeam, Inc. |
Customer experience
SignAgent
Bluebeam
Bugs and requests
SignAgent
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bluebeam
Reported bugs
28 issues- Markups fail to load or display correctly
- App deletes markups instead of saving them
- Documents wipe clean when reopened
- Files uploaded disappear from app
- Corrupted file errors when opening PDFs
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- Keyboard disappears during login
- Selection boundaries too large, preventing precise markup selection
- Apple Pencil input stops working intermittently
- Pen tool produces no line output despite input
- App crashes when opening large file sets
- Session documents fail to load
- Blank PDF pages displayed
- Scaling doesn't work properly
- Blue screen errors
- Markups missing after checkout and checkin
- Incomplete markups syncing between devices
- App freezes during document checkin
- Unable to add users to sessions
- Projects not showing up in app
- App crashes when opening Studio sessions
- Drawings won't load or open
- Markup placement doesn't correspond to tap location
- PDF goes blank when inserting callouts
- Constant logout requiring re-authentication
- Links to details don't work
- App crashes on older iOS versions
- Audio communication issues
- File synchronization failures
Requested features
25 requests- Restore measurement and scaling tools
- Add custom toolsets and tool libraries
- Implement bookmarks for document navigation
- Enable image embedding in callouts
- Add undo/redo functionality
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- Support multiple PDF tabs simultaneously
- Create stamp library with standardized markups
- Add dimension markup capabilities
- Allow local PDF file access and import
- Full Studio session integration
- Improve Apple Pencil responsiveness and precision
- Add eraser tool for pen markups
- Enable photo capture and attachment to markups
- Support Dropbox and cloud storage integration
- Add form field editing capabilities
- Implement punch list and defect tracking
- Add RFI creation functionality
- Support for custom columns and data fields
- Reset viewpoints feature
- Pen width and cloud shape customization
- Settings menu for preferences
- Better pen and drawing mechanics like Notability
- Ability to download session documents to device
- Support for opening PDF attachments from desktop
- Batch file upload capability
In-app purchases
SignAgent
No in-app purchases
Bluebeam
No in-app purchases
Questions
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