Trade Hounds vs PF6
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trade Hounds
This app connects skilled tradespeople, offering a platform to compare wages, showcase work, and share expertise. Users can ask project-related questions, discover new projects, and receive advice. It also provides opportunities for free stickers and gear giveaways.
- Compare wages with local tradespeople
- Showcase your work
- Get and give trade tips
- Ask and answer project questions
- Discover construction projects
- Free stickers and gear giveaways
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Trade Hounds is built for the hardworking skilled tradespeople building our country and is America's largest professional app for the skilled trades. If you're in the trades, you should be a part of our community of hundreds of thousands of proud craftspeople. Here's what you can do: - NEW: Compare your pay! See how your wage stacks up to tradespeople like you in your area. - Showcase your great work with fellow tradespeople. - Get tips from tradespeople to improve your craft. - Need help on a project? Post your question or search for answers. - Discover cool projects across the country. - Give advice to young tradespeople or those who need a hand. - FREE hard hat stickers when you complete your profile! - FREE tools & gear giveaways from brands for being a member! We'd love to have you a part of our growing community. Are you one of us?
PF6
Discover and join live events tailored to your interests. Secure your spot, manage your participation, and track your event history. Personalize your experience and manage credits for seamless engagement.
- Explore live events
- Seamless event participation
- Personalized user experience
- Event history tracking
- Credit management
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Experience the thrill of live events and connect with others who share your passions! PF6 empowers you to effortlessly discover, join, and immerse yourself in exciting happenings. What you can do: * Explore Events: Stay up-to-date with the latest events in your feed. * Seamless Participation: Easily secure your spot and dive into the action. * Personalized Experience: Tailor your account to reflect your unique interests. Manage Your Engagements: * Event History: Review a comprehensive log of all the events you've enjoyed. * Credit Management: Conveniently purchase and manage your credits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: PF6 at free against Trade Hounds's free with in-app purchases. PF6 also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Trade Hounds's advantage is ratings volume (322 vs 31). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Trade Hounds against 4.3 for PF6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trade Hounds has 322 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Trade Hounds's written reviews are positive against 82% of PF6's.
Trade Hounds ships an update every 3 weeks, PF6 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trade Hounds | PF6 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (322 ratings) | 4.3 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 322 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Material Management Software, LLC | Platform Sixx Inc. |
Customer experience
Trade Hounds
PF6
Bugs and requests
Trade Hounds
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on app launch
- Notification issues
- Inconsistent performance
- Syncing problems between devices
Requested features
5 requests- Expand to more trades
- Add job posting/search functionality
- Improve content discovery and search
- Enhance photo/video sharing capabilities
- Integrate with other social platforms
PF6
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trade Hounds
No in-app purchases
PF6
No in-app purchases
