Bluebeam vs Autodesk | Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Autodesk | Events
This app helps attendees plan and manage their schedules for Autodesk-hosted events. Navigate event venues and cities with interactive maps, and connect with fellow attendees to expand your professional network.
- Event schedule management
- Interactive venue maps
- Attendee networking
- Class and keynote planning
- Conference navigation
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Autodesk Events is the official mobile app for all events hosted by Autodesk. Whether you’re attending AU, our annual user conference, or another event, use this app to plan and manage your schedule, find your way around, and connect with other attendees. Note: In order to provide you with certain app features, and to improve this app, we receive both individual (identified) and aggregated (anonymized) product usage data. To use this app, you will have to read and agree to the Terms of Service and App Privacy Policy when you first launch it on your device. App Features Agenda Build and view your schedule by adding classes, keynotes, and networking events. Wayfinding Navigate the conference location and the city with interactive maps. Networking Find and connect with others attending your conference directly in the app and expand your professional network. Data Collection Notice Autodesk respects your privacy. For details, please see our Privacy Statement at www.autodesk.com/privacy. iOS Versions Supported: 15, 16, 17, 18 Contact email address: au.info@autodeskuniversity.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Autodesk | Events at 4.7 against Bluebeam's 1.5. Autodesk | Events also leads on review sentiment (14% vs 3%). Bluebeam's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Autodesk | Events holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 392 and 408 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of Bluebeam's written reviews are positive against 14% of Autodesk | Events's.
Bluebeam ships an update monthly, Autodesk | Events every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bluebeam | Autodesk | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (392 ratings) | 4.7 (408 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.9% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 392 | 408 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 288 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bluebeam, Inc. | Autodesk Inc. |
Customer experience
Bluebeam
Autodesk | Events
Bugs and 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
Autodesk | Events
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bluebeam
No in-app purchases
Autodesk | Events
No in-app purchases
