# Procore vs Arclight

The clearest difference is update cadence: Procore at weekly against Arclight's every 2 months. Procore also leads on ratings volume (47K vs 10). Arclight's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Procore against 4.7 for Arclight. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Procore has 47K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Procore ships an update weekly, Arclight every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Procore | Arclight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (47K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/procore/id374930542/reviews) | **[4.7 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arclight/id1334635359/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **47K** | 10 |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 569 MB | 58 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | **12.1** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Procore Technologies, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/374930545) | [DISTRIBUTOR SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1490598902) |

## What reviewers say

### Procore

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/procore/id374930542)

Manage construction projects from anywhere with this app. Access drawings, models, teams, and resources live from the field. Capture photos, document progress, and manage tasks from ground breaking to closeout.

**Highlights:** Annotate photos with GPS and date, View 3D models on any device, Access drawings offline or online, Track punch lists and observations, Submit and track RFIs, Log daily reports and hours, Manage labor and equipment resources

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Good tools of work
- 👍 Modern take on construction
- 👍 User friendly app
- 👍 Awesome App
- 👍 Very simple, very powerful

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Bugs causing improper functionality
- 🐛 Constant logging out between uses
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🐛 Constant crashing and glitches
- 🐛 Slow to load anything

**Reported bugs**

- Login screen issues
- Problems with uploading photos and documents
- Drawings not loading properly
- Syncing issues between app and web version

**Requested features**

- Add ability to create custom forms
- Improve drawing markup and overlay tools
- Add 3-week look ahead scheduling feature
- Improve integration with other platforms like Honest Buildings
- Optimize app for iPad, not just scaled up iPhone version


### Arclight

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arclight/id1334635359)

Manage projects, customers, and staff efficiently from any location. Streamline your workflow by generating quotes and invoices quickly, allowing you to win more jobs and save valuable time on administrative tasks.

**Highlights:** Project and customer management, Staff account management, Customizable quotes and invoices, On-the-spot estimate and invoice sending, Client information management, Quote to invoice conversion, Tax rate management

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Procore free?

Procore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Arclight free?

Arclight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Procore or Arclight?

Arclight is rated higher. Procore averages 4.6 out of 5 from 47K ratings, while Arclight averages 4.7 from 10 ratings.

### Do Procore or Arclight have ads?

Neither Procore nor Arclight shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Procore or Arclight?

Procore ships an update weekly, and Arclight every 2 months. Most recently, Procore was updated on November 15, 2026 and Arclight on November 2, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*