Comparison

Orange Vest vs OOTB Contractor

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

Head to head
About

Orange Vest

Features
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Orange Vest is construction tool that allows you to document work in real-time, and have those quantities, materials, labor, and equipment automatically update other key reports and documents. The app has modules for Daily Construction Reports, Photo Diaries, Incident Reports, Weekly Recaps, Weekly Statement of Working Days, Quantity Sheets, Bid Item Sheets, Punchlists, Submittals and Submittal Logs, Requests for Information and Request for Information Logs, Change Orders and Change Order Logs, Earned Value Charts, Cost Over Time Charts, Quantity Over Time Charts, and Percent Complete Over Time Charts. The value of this tool is unprecedented, and it was developed with the construction team in mind.

About

OOTB Contractor

Features
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Out of the Box Contractor has a full toolbox for General Contractors and professionals in other fields. • Contract templates • Customer database • Cost calculations (including expression support) • Ready-to-send document generation (PDF export) • Contract versioning • Payment schedules (select templates, Basic or Pro only) • Invoicing • Notes Invoicing features: • Import invoices from CSV, with field mapping • Export invoices to CSV • Stripe payment link creation (using a Restricted API Key, see documentation) Type in your info and items, pick your client info from Contacts, send the ready-to-sign contract as a PDF. Free (Lite) version lets you try it out with a single contract and single invoice at a time, using simple templates. With the Basic subscription you can have an unlimited number of contracts and line items, and you'll be able to use downloadable templates either from your parent company or our website. Pro subscription lets you create custom templates for setting up structured sets of work tasks, create easy pricing calculations using unit multipliers and variable-based expressions, that you can then use or share with your subsidiaries. Invoicing is included with both Basic and Pro subscriptions. The EULA (End-User License Agreement) for the app and subscriptions can be found at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ And our privacy policy is at: https://outofthebox.software/index.php/ootb-applications-privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Orange Vest2 screens
OOTB Contractor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orange Vest at none against OOTB Contractor's 2. Orange Vest also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). OOTB Contractor's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. OOTB Contractor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per 3 months. Orange Vest asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orange Vest ships an update every 2 months, OOTB Contractor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Orange Vest versus OOTB Contractor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrange VestOOTB Contractor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrange Vest TechnologiesSimo Virokannas

In-app purchases

None

Orange Vest

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

OOTB Contractor

Subscriptions2
  • Basic (3 months)$14.993 Months
  • Pro (3 months)$49.993 Months

Questions

Is Orange Vest free?
Orange Vest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OOTB Contractor free?
OOTB Contractor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Orange Vest or OOTB Contractor have ads?
Neither Orange Vest nor OOTB Contractor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orange Vest or OOTB Contractor?
Orange Vest ships an update every 2 months, and OOTB Contractor every 3 weeks. Most recently, Orange Vest was updated on October 29, 2026 and OOTB Contractor on October 25, 2026.

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