Comparison

Festool vs Consta Evidence

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

Head to head
About

Festool

Manage and customize your power tools with this app. Track tool locations, register for warranty, order repairs, and stay updated on new products and promotions. It provides a direct connection to your tools and services.

Highlights
  • Tool customization and updates
  • Location detection
  • Tool registration and warranty
  • Repair ordering
  • Product discovery and watch list
  • Dealer search
Features
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Stay connected with the Festool app Download the Festool app now and discover practical additional functions for your tools! As an extension of the Festool system, you always have an overview of your tools and services, can customise them and receive help for your application. You can also keep your tools up to date with updates and benefit from exclusive information on promotions, new products and competitions! Your benefits: - Customise the settings of your tool to your individual needs and keep it up to date with regular software updates. - Use location detection to localise your tool at any time and from anywhere. - Register your tool, register it for the warranty all-inclusive, order repairs and communicate directly with Festool. - Discover Festool products directly and conveniently via the app. - Save your favourite products to your personal watch list and share them with your dealer. - With the dealer search, your nearest Festool partner is always just a click away. Save your favourites and navigate easily - even internationally. We learn from the best: From you! Festool means first-class power tools. With the claim that they make the everyday work of tradespeople easier, more productive and safer. We can only do that together with you. By communicating with each other openly and incorporating your feedback directly into the development of our products. Your success is the best praise.

About

Consta Evidence

Features
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Consta certifies that a document existed on a specific date and has not been altered since. That date is set by a Certification Authority using a qualified RFC 3161 timestamp — not by us. WALK THROUGH, DON’T CATALOGUE The unit is not the object: it is the room, the side of the car, the package. Photograph first; describe later, if you want. Traditional inventory apps ask for make, model and serial number before you can even take a picture. That is why most inventories never get completed. SIX MOMENTS · Home inventory, before a trip or once a year. · Rental car, before driving away. · Property, when moving in and out. · Shipment, before sealing the box. · Purchase, before the seller changes the offer. · Airbnb, before handing back the keys. THREE TYPES OF CERTIFICATE 1. INVENTORY. One timestamp covers the entire walkthrough. The resulting PDF contains the SHA-256 hash of every photograph, video and invoice and can be checked with standard signature-validation software. 2. VIDEO. One uninterrupted walkthrough, timestamped as a file. It records what was there without choosing individual photographs. 3. CONTINUOUS CAPTURE RECORD. One continuous session where every capture records its time, location, order and signature. A Merkle tree is built and its root timestamped. This lets you prove ONE photograph belonged to the session by providing only that photograph and its authentication path — without revealing the others. Each image is also captured as a Live Photo with video and audio around the shot. WHAT EACH CAPTURE CONTAINS · SHA-256 hash, calculated at capture. · Time. · GPS coordinates and accuracy, when available. · An iPhone Secure Enclave signature covering the capture data together. · The exact Consta build used. APPLE — not Consta — backs that signature through App Attest, proving the capture came from an authentic, unmodified copy of Consta running on a genuine Apple device. Photos cannot be imported: they must be taken with the app. Invoices must be scanned. VERIFY IT WITHOUT US The certificate includes the commands needed to verify: · That a file has not changed. · That its date was timestamped by a third party. · That the certificate itself has not been altered. · That a photograph belonged to the certified set without revealing the rest. · That the order of a continuous capture session has not changed. · That a capture came from an authentic app on a genuine device. Verification does not require Consta, an internet connection or even Consta continuing to exist. YOUR PHOTOS NEVER LEAVE THE DEVICE When certifying, only a 32-byte hash is transmitted. No images and no name. There is no account to create. Your files stay on your iPhone and, if you choose, in your iCloud. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS The app and inventory are free. You only pay when you certify, individually or with certification bundles that NEVER EXPIRE. A Continuous Capture Record uses five certifications. No subscriptions. WHAT IT PROVES — AND WHAT IT DOESN’T It proves that a specific document containing specific photographs existed on a specific date. It does not prove ownership, value or that what appears in a photograph reflects reality. A photograph of a screen can still be an authentic photograph. Consta proves the origin and integrity of the file, not the truth of the scene.

Screenshots

Festool4 screens
Consta Evidence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Festool at none against Consta Evidence's 5. Festool also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Consta Evidence's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Consta Evidence sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Festool asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Festool ships an update every 2 weeks, Consta Evidence every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Festool versus Consta Evidence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFestoolConsta Evidence
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFestool GmbHnine times one s.l.

Bugs and requests

Festool

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Battery firmware update doesn't work
  • Akkus und Maschinen werden einfach gelöscht
  • Every update deletes the battery information
  • Impossible to register a brand new tool with receipt scan
  • App gets stuck on sign in
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  • App stopped working
  • Can't pair CTL Midi
  • App no longer connects to Bluetooth devices after update

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to rename batteries
  • Save and transfer angle settings
  • Watch version
  • Ability to delete old tools

Consta Evidence

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Festool

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Consta Evidence

One-time5
  • 1 certificate$1.99
  • 3 certificates$3.99
  • 10 certificates$8.99
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  • 50 certificates$24.99
  • 100 certificates$44.99

Questions

Is Festool free?
Festool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Consta Evidence free?
Consta Evidence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Festool or Consta Evidence have ads?
Neither Festool nor Consta Evidence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Festool or Consta Evidence?
Festool ships an update every 2 weeks, and Consta Evidence every 2 days. Most recently, Festool was updated on October 15, 2026 and Consta Evidence on October 3, 2026.

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