The Build vs Conduit for Contractors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Build
This app streamlines building material purchases and project management for contractors. It offers tools for creating material lists, receiving bids, managing budgets, assigning tasks, and tracking projects. Stay on schedule and within budget with all company activities at your fingertips.
- Material purchasing
- Project management
- Budget management
- Task assignment
- Receipt integration
- Competitive bidding
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The Build simplifies the process of purchasing building material and integrates the process with easy to use project management tools. The Build allows contractors to view all their company activities at their finger tips thereby helping them to stay on schedule and within budget. Contractors can create material Lists and receive competitive bids, automatically integrate receipts into their Budgets, create and assign Tasks to Crew members, Manage and create budgets, track Projects and manage To Do's , manage project related Notes,
Conduit for Contractors
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Conduit is the all-in-one field service management app built for contractors. Manage projects, schedule jobs, track time, send invoices, and coordinate with your team, all from one place. Features: - Project management with bids, jobs, and change orders - Team scheduling and calendar - Time tracking with clock in/out - Invoicing and payment tracking - Customer management - Sub-contractor coordination with RFIs and submittals - Real-time messaging between team members - Pricebook for standardized pricing - Works on iPhone and iPad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Conduit for Contractors at every 3 days against The Build's every 5 months. The Build's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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.
The Build ships an update every 5 months, Conduit for Contractors every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Build | Conduit for Contractors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meet My House Inc | Conduit for Contractors LLC |
In-app purchases
The Build
No in-app purchases
Conduit for Contractors
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The Build free?
Is Conduit for Contractors free?
Do The Build or Conduit for Contractors have ads?
Which is updated more often, The Build or Conduit for Contractors?
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