Comparison

RecordsForBuildings vs WorkBolt

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

Head to head
About

RecordsForBuildings

This app allows users to conduct health, safety, and compliance inspections on their mobile devices. It enables a paperless workflow by linking directly with a desktop platform for setting up inspection programs.

Highlights
  • Conduct health and safety checks
  • Perform compliance inspections
  • Paperless inspection workflow
  • Link to desktop inspection programs
  • Mobile and tablet support
Features
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Records For Buildings is a App available for mobiles and tablets. The app links with RFB, enabling users to undertake regular health, safety and compliance monitoring checks and inspections of their choice on their handheld device. Setup and build any type of monitoring or inspection programmes on RFB and they will be directly linked with Records For Buildings for iOS allowing those undertaking inspections a completely paperless way of completing their work shedule.

About

WorkBolt

Features
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This app is tailored specifically to field operatives, and offers the ability to view and capture a wide variety of data. The app works offline and synchronises with the server as soon as an internet connection can be made. Operatives can record job site visits, complete forms, access important documentation to help them to carry out their day to day tasks. The features of the platform include: - Job / Contract Management - Store data on your jobs and contracts through the management system - Filter jobs and contracts based on their status - Store plans, drawings or any other kind of document against - Operatives can then view this information in the field. - Document Management - Create a structured document library. - Track who has viewed each document and how long they read it for. - Documents can be assigned to users and users can sign to say that they confirm they have read them. - The complete version history of the document is stored, - Forms - Create unlimited bespoke forms from the management application. - Collect data from operatives in the field through the created forms. - Site Visits - Operatives working in the field can sign in to a job site, upload evidence of their work, and sign out of the job site when they leave. WorkBolt is completely customisable to your organisation. Adding new fields to forms, contracts, jobs and all other records in the system is easy!

Screenshots

RecordsForBuildings4 screens
WorkBolt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RecordsForBuildings at monthly against WorkBolt's every 4 months. RecordsForBuildings also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RecordsForBuildings ships an update monthly, WorkBolt every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
RecordsForBuildings versus WorkBolt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecordsForBuildingsWorkBolt
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyMonthly โ€” betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better17.5
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCRedit360Throneware Ltd

In-app purchases

None

RecordsForBuildings

No in-app purchases

None

WorkBolt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RecordsForBuildings free?
RecordsForBuildings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WorkBolt free?
WorkBolt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RecordsForBuildings or WorkBolt have ads?
Neither RecordsForBuildings nor WorkBolt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RecordsForBuildings or WorkBolt?
RecordsForBuildings ships an update monthly, and WorkBolt every 4 months. Most recently, RecordsForBuildings was updated on October 12, 2026 and WorkBolt on October 30, 2026.

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