ArboStar vs SiteDocs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ArboStar
This cloud-based platform helps tree care and landscaping businesses manage leads, create estimates and invoices, and track work orders. It offers automated and analytical features to streamline operations and maximize growth for companies of all sizes.
- Lead tracking
- Estimate and invoice creation
- Work order management
- Scheduling
- Automated features
- Analytical features
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Arbostar is a robust, scalable, secure and relatable cloud-based Business Management Platform enabling companies of all sizes in the tree care and landscaping industry to maximize their growth. A completely unique and the most advanced Business Management Platform, it is created to equip arborists, tree care and landscaping professionals with a centralized and streamlined tool to manage and track leads, create estimates and invoices, manage work orders and schedules. We have designed a fully comprehensive platform enabling the software to run smoothly, be user-friendly and simple enough for the employees to work with as well as save the companies time and money. Loaded with automated and analytical features, Arbostar is the most complete solution on the market for the tree care and landscaping industry.
SiteDocs
Streamline workplace safety and boost profitability by digitizing your safety program. This app allows workers to access safety forms, resources, and communicate in real-time, ensuring compliance and improving safety culture across all job sites.
- Digital safety forms
- Photo and GPS annotations
- Digital signatures and timestamps
- Resource PDF library
- Digital certifications
- Corrective actions
- Live chat
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By going paperless with SiteDocs, you can attain the highest level of safety and make your company more profitable by eliminating hundreds of hours wasted handling paper. With real-time monitoring and accountability not only will you save time and money, you’ll also ensure compliance and improve safety culture across all your job sites. Our easy to use mobile app allows workers to have your entire safety program in their pocket or on a tablet. Key Features: - Fill out and complete safety forms - Add photos, annotations, GPS coordinates and more - Digital signatures and time stamps - Resource PDF library for SDS, Safety Manual, Toolbox Talks, etc. - Digital Certifications - Corrective actions, and more - Live chat between head office and workers on site
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ArboStar at 91% against SiteDocs's 27%. ArboStar also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
ArboStar holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of ArboStar's written reviews are positive against 27% of SiteDocs's.
ArboStar ships an update every 9 days, SiteDocs every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | ArboStar | SiteDocs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (35 ratings) — better | 2.7 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.4% of reviews — better | 27.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | INNOVATION SYSTEMS CORP | SiteDocs Safety Corp. |
Customer experience
ArboStar
SiteDocs
User reviews
ArboStar
From 35 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast estimate generation on-site
- 📊 Comprehensive reporting and financial insights
- 🗂️ Centralized business management (CRM, scheduling, invoicing)
- 📱 Seamless mobile app functionality
- 🗺️ Excellent mapping and route optimization
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- ⏳ Slow loading times for photos and data
- 📡 Poor performance with spotty internet connection
- 🔐 Excessive location access permissions required
- 🗺️ GPS address inaccuracies
SiteDocs
From 46 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Makes things simple
- 👍 Streamlines workflow
- 👍 Good for remote workers
- 👍 Staff can use with ease
Room to improve
- 🐛 Relentlessly crashes
- 🐛 Very slow
- 🐛 Frequently freezes
- 🐛 Data loss on switching apps
- 🐛 App does not save work
Bugs and requests
ArboStar
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes constantly
- Clock in/out not registering work time
- Photos take extremely long to load
- Data doesn't save with spotty cell service
- Keyboard blocks screen access requiring app restart
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- Estimates disappear before sending
- Signatures lost after client signing
- Email confirmations show sent but emails never arrive
- App resets when reading job information
- No internet connection errors despite good service
- Map scheme issues
- Loading delays for basic operations
Requested features
4 requests- Wood chip drop-off list creation tool
- Improved offline capabilities
- Phone/tablet scheduling functionality
- Better data persistence with poor connectivity
SiteDocs
Reported bugs
19 issues- Crashes regularly
- App becomes unusable without specific settings
- Notifications require newer app version
- App crashes when adding photos
- Data deleted when switching apps
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- App does not open after phone upgrade
- Freezes when viewing content
- App crashes on iOS 18
- Site doco not signing in
- App causes other apps to malfunction
- Cannot sign safety meetings or hazard IDs
- Login issues with email and password reset
- Unable to sync due to network error
- Cannot log in to app but can on website
- Chat does not load
- Requires uninstall/reinstall to use
- Switching locations within app to find forms
- Requires opening multiple forms for one task
- App takes a million years to update downloads
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Ukrainian language support
- Face ID login
In-app purchases
ArboStar
No in-app purchases
SiteDocs
No in-app purchases
