Bluebeam vs Deedlines
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.
Deedlines
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See every property line and who owns the land, on Apple Maps satellite imagery. No subscription and no ads. Deedlines draws the lines counties publish for about 155 million parcels in 3,081 counties, across all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Move the map, and the lot under the crosshair opens with its record: • Owner name and where the tax bill goes • Address, acreage and land use • Assessed value • Parcel number and county • The length of every side, in feet • Apple Look Around street imagery, where Apple has it SEE ALL THE LAND THEY OWN Open an owner to see every lot they hold, with the total acres and assessed value, and all of it highlighted on the map. Largest lots first, each one a tap away. WALK THE LINE Tap the location button to see the lot you're standing on. An arrow points to the nearest line and shows the distance in feet. The map follows you as you walk, and the distance stays on your Lock Screen until you stop. SEARCH Find a lot by street address, or jump to any county or state. With a free account, search by owner name or parcel number too. SAVE LOTS Bookmark a lot and add a private note. Saved lots stay on your phone, and move into your account if you sign in. FREE No ads, subscriptions or in-app purchases. An account is optional and free. Sign in with Apple, Google or email, and delete your account from the app at any time. ABOUT THE DATA Lines and records come from county assessors and other public government records. They are not a survey, title report or legal boundary. Records can be missing, out of date or off by several feet. Use a licensed surveyor where accuracy matters. Each card names the county that publishes the record and when it was updated, and has a link to report a problem.
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Verdict
Bluebeam and Deedlines are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Bluebeam | Deedlines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (392 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 2.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 392 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 288 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bluebeam, Inc. | Raindrop Limited Liability Company |
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
Deedlines
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bluebeam
No in-app purchases
Deedlines
No in-app purchases









