Bluebeam vs WeldOffice
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.
WeldOffice
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Use WeldOffice mobile app for reliable determination of compliance with welding codes & standards. The app comes with multi-code search features including material classifications for base metals and filler metals, definitions of welding and brazing terms, interpretations, as well as requirements identification based on test type, applicability of welding process and the type of variable. This single WeldOffice mobile app integrates previous individually published P Numbers, M Numbers and F Numbers apps with exclusive access apps addressing multi-code welding requirements. The app includes comprehensive UNS search tool. Multi-code searches include the following Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs): ASME, AWS, API, ISO.... AA, AAR, ABS, ACI, AISI, AMS, AS, AS/NZS, ASTM, CSA, DIN, EN, FED, GB, IRAM, IS, JIS, MIL, MSS, NACE, SAE. INTEGRATED APPS - P-Numbers and M-Numbers apps provide quick lookup of base metal weldability grouping numbers for welding procedure and performance qualification. Data is provided by C-spec from the master source used for generation, proof-reading and maintenance of ASME Section IX Table QW/QB-422, AWS B2.1 Table C1 and C2, and ISO/TR 20173. - F-Numbers app provides quick lookup of filler metal groupings for welding procedure and performance qualification. Lookup includes classifications with respective descriptions of intended use. Data is provided by C-spec. F-numbers and A-numbers assignments are based on ASME Section IX Table QW-432 and QW-442, ASME Section II Part C, AWS B2.1 Table B1 and B2, and AWS A5.1 through AWS A5.36. - A-Numbers app calculator determines the A-Number and the type of weld deposit per ASME Section IX Table QW-442. - UNS app searches materials classified in the SAE Unified Numbering System. - ISO 15608 app searches base metals in ISO/TR 20172, ISO/TR 20173 and ISO/TR 20174. - AWS D1.1 Base metals app searches base metals permitted for use with the AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Code. - Term Definitions app compares API, ASME, AWS and ISO published definitions of welding and brazing terms. - Interpretations app searches API, ASME and AWS published interpretations. - Turbo Code app identifies ASME Section IX code requirements based on applicability of test type, welding process and type of variable (essential, supplementary essential and nonessential).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bluebeam at monthly against WeldOffice's every 3 months. WeldOffice's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bluebeam ships an update monthly, WeldOffice every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bluebeam | WeldOffice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (392 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 2.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 392 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 288 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bluebeam, Inc. | ASMEIX CORPORATION |
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
WeldOffice
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bluebeam
No in-app purchases
WeldOffice
No in-app purchases
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