Comparison

SealMaster vs Pavement Guru

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

Head to head
About

SealMaster

This app provides essential tools for pavement maintenance professionals. It includes material calculators for various sealants and paints, weather forecasts, and a locator for nearby stores. Users can also access technical and safety data sheets.

Highlights
  • Material calculators
  • Weather forecasts
  • Store locator
  • TDS and SDS access
  • SealMaster.net integration
Features
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Pavement maintenance resources at your fingertips. Material calculators for sealcoat, hot and cold-pour crack sealer, traffic paint, mastic, and tank volume. Check the weather forecast, find the SealMaster nearest you, access TDS and SDS, and seamlessly interface with SealMaster.net.

About

Pavement Guru

Connect with professionals in the pavement industry. Access forums, discussions, blogs, and articles directly from your mobile device. Manage your account and network with peers.

Highlights
  • Access Pavement Guru forums
  • Send and receive private messages
  • Post to discussions
  • Read and post to blogs/articles
  • View user profiles
  • Customize mobile account
Features
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Welcome to the Pavement industry's best source for information and networking. With Pavement Guru Mobile, you can access the Pavement Guru forums directly from your iPhone/iPad. - Send and receive PM's - Access and post to the most recent discussions - Read and post to Pavement Guru blogs and articles - View Pavement Guru profiles - Customize your mobile account anywhere, anytime

Screenshots

SealMaster3 screens
Pavement Guru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pavement Guru at 100% against SealMaster's 33%. Pavement Guru also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 51 months). SealMaster's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pavement Guru holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SealMaster has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of SealMaster's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pavement Guru's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SealMaster ships an update every 51 months, Pavement Guru fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SealMaster versus Pavement Guru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSealMasterPavement Guru
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (17 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 51 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size442 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThorworks Industries IncNick Howell

Customer experience

SealMaster

All ratings16 ratings
Positive31.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative68.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Pavement Guru

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SealMaster

No in-app purchases

None

Pavement Guru

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SealMaster free?
SealMaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pavement Guru free?
Pavement Guru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SealMaster or Pavement Guru?
Pavement Guru is rated higher. SealMaster averages 2.4 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Pavement Guru averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do SealMaster or Pavement Guru have ads?
Neither SealMaster nor Pavement Guru shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SealMaster or Pavement Guru?
SealMaster ships an update every 51 months, and Pavement Guru fortnightly. Most recently, SealMaster was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pavement Guru on October 20, 2026.

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