Comparison

The Build vs Conduit for Contractors

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Material purchasing
  • Project management
  • Budget management
  • Task assignment
  • Receipt integration
  • Competitive bidding
Features
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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,

About

Conduit for Contractors

Features
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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

Screenshots

The Build4 screens
Conduit for Contractors4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
The Build versus Conduit for Contractors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe BuildConduit for Contractors
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeet My House IncConduit for Contractors LLC

In-app purchases

None

The Build

No in-app purchases

None

Conduit for Contractors

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Build free?
The Build is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Conduit for Contractors free?
Conduit for Contractors is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Build or Conduit for Contractors have ads?
Neither The Build nor Conduit for Contractors shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Build or Conduit for Contractors?
The Build ships an update every 5 months, and Conduit for Contractors every 3 days. Most recently, The Build was updated on November 3, 2026 and Conduit for Contractors on October 31, 2026.

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