# Bluebeam vs Smart Safety Pro

The clearest difference is rating: Smart Safety Pro at 5.0 against Bluebeam's 1.5. Smart Safety Pro also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Bluebeam's advantage is ratings volume (409 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Smart Safety Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bluebeam has 409 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Bluebeam | Smart Safety Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [1.5 (409 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bluebeam/id1479484276/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smart-safety-pro/id6446785838/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **409** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 2.9% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 295 MB | 38 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Bluebeam, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/489696449) | [Wentworth Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/734130720) |

## What reviewers say

### Bluebeam

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bluebeam/id1479484276)

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.

**Highlights:** Real-time PDF collaboration, Markup and annotation tools, Offline file access, Document syncing, Studio Project management, Live session joining

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- ✅ Automatic saving functionality works well
- 📱 Useful for viewing PDFs on the go
- 🔄 Good for accessing Studio sessions
- 📊 Desktop version is powerful and feature-rich
- 🎯 Cleaner, more modern interface design

**What reviewers complain about**

- ❌ Massive feature loss compared to Revu for iPad
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 📉 Severely limited markup tools and capabilities
- 🖊️ Apple Pencil input is unresponsive and laggy
- 💾 Data loss and corruption issues

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- 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


### Smart Safety Pro

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smart-safety-pro/id6446785838)

Streamline Lockout Tagout compliance with custom inspections. Create detailed procedures with annotated images, track LOTO, return to service, and periodic inspections. Scan QR codes for step-by-step lockout guidance.

**Highlights:** Customizable compliance inspections, Create LOTO procedures with images, Track inspections and return to service, QR code scanning for lockout steps, OSHA compliance reporting

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bluebeam free?

Bluebeam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Smart Safety Pro free?

Smart Safety Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Bluebeam or Smart Safety Pro?

Smart Safety Pro is rated higher. Bluebeam averages 1.5 out of 5 from 409 ratings, while Smart Safety Pro averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Bluebeam or Smart Safety Pro have ads?

Neither Bluebeam nor Smart Safety Pro shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Bluebeam or Smart Safety Pro?

Bluebeam ships an update monthly, and Smart Safety Pro monthly. Most recently, Bluebeam was updated on October 29, 2026 and Smart Safety Pro on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*