Comparison

POOL360 vs BidBuild

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

Head to head
About

POOL360

Access product information, pricing, and availability instantly. Order ahead, schedule pickups, compare items, and view schematics. Expedite your business operations by streamlining trips to the sales center or arrange for product shipment.

Highlights
  • On-demand product, pricing, and availability
  • Order ahead and schedule pick-up
  • Compare products and pricing
  • View schematics and parts
  • Full product catalog access
  • Ship products
Features
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Have the power of products, pricing, and availability on-demand! This app is made for the pool360 customer. Order ahead, schedule pick-up, compare products/pricing, view schematics/parts, and checkout at any time. Utlizing the app will enhance your business by expediting your trip in the sales center or choose to ship your products. The full product catalog is available in the app. Download today and login.

About

BidBuild

Manage construction projects from lead tracking to job completion. Features include vendor activity monitoring, billing, accounting, contingency oversight, and inventory control.

Highlights
  • Lead management
  • Job management
  • Billing and accounting
  • Contingency monitor
  • Inventory management
Features
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Project management software to run your construction business. Core features: - Lead management (tracking activities and proposals) - Job management (tracking vendor activities) - Billing and accounting related to the jobs - Contingency monitor - Inventory management

Screenshots

POOL3603 screens
BidBuild4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BidBuild at 5.0 against POOL360's 2.1. POOL360's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

BidBuild holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOL360 has 34 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POOL360 ships an update every 2 weeks, BidBuild every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
POOL360 versus BidBuild: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOOL360BidBuild
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (34 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPool CorporationBidBuild Incorporated

Customer experience

POOL360

All ratings34 ratings
Positive20.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative73.5%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive17.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative74.3%

BidBuild

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

POOL360

No in-app purchases

None

BidBuild

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is POOL360 free?
POOL360 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BidBuild free?
BidBuild is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, POOL360 or BidBuild?
BidBuild is rated higher. POOL360 averages 2.1 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while BidBuild averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do POOL360 or BidBuild have ads?
Neither POOL360 nor BidBuild shows ads.
Which is updated more often, POOL360 or BidBuild?
POOL360 ships an update every 2 weeks, and BidBuild every 3 weeks. Most recently, POOL360 was updated on November 7, 2026 and BidBuild on November 7, 2026.

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