Comparison

EagleView vs J

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

Head to head
About

EagleView

This app provides contractors with accurate property measurements for roofs and walls. It helps generate estimates, plan jobs, and visualize proposed improvements for clients. Access property imagery, upload your own, and annotate images for detailed planning.

Highlights
  • Property measurements
  • Estimate generation
  • Job planning
  • 3D Visualizer
  • Augmented reality
  • Image annotation
Features
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The EagleView App lets contractors order and access EagleView property measurements to help generate estimates, plan for jobs, and show homeowners what they can expect. Features: - Easy to use interface - Auto login - Quick onboarding experience - Streamlined ordering process that can be completed anytime, anywhere - Dashboard containing report history - Automatic quoting - A Suggested Waste Factor, unique to every residential asphalt roof - 3D Visualizer to view measurements and proposed improvements - Augmented reality (available on AR compatible devices) - Access to EagleView property imagery and ability to upload your own imagery - Ability to annotate images Download the FREE EagleView app Today!

About

J

Create, modify, and manage sheet metal profile designs for roofing, cladding, and general metal construction. This tool is tailored for professionals in the metal building industry.

Highlights
  • Sheet metal profile drawing
  • Editing capabilities
  • Project organization
  • Roofing applications
  • Cladding applications
  • Metal building industry focus
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Drawing, editing, organizing of sheet metal profile projects. Profiles are used in roofing, cladding and general metal building industry.

Screenshots

EagleView4 screens
J3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EagleView at 4.9 against J's 2.0. EagleView also leads on ratings volume (9.6K vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). J's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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

EagleView holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EagleView has 9.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of EagleView's written reviews are positive against 100% of J's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EagleView ships an update every 2 months, J every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
EagleView versus J: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEagleViewJ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9.6K ratings) — better2.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews65.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.6K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEagle View Technologies, Inc.Jorns AG Lotzwil

Customer experience

EagleView

All ratings9,606 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative25.0%

J

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

EagleView

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to create new accounts
  • App crashing on launch
  • Incorrect location pinning
  • Unreliable internet connection
  • Broken state field in sign-up

Requested features

5 requests
  • Saved preferences and settings
  • Membership/subscription options
  • Improved customer support
  • Faster report turnaround times
  • More detailed measurement reports

J

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

EagleView

No in-app purchases

None

J

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EagleView free?
EagleView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is J free?
J is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EagleView or J?
EagleView is rated higher. EagleView averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9.6K ratings, while J averages 2.0 from 3 ratings.
Do EagleView or J have ads?
Neither EagleView nor J shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EagleView or J?
EagleView ships an update every 2 months, and J every 6 months. Most recently, EagleView was updated on October 1, 2026 and J on September 28, 2026.

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