iRoofing vs MapDraw App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iRoofing
This mobile platform helps roofing contractors enhance their sales presentations and close more deals. It allows for accurate roof measurements, product visualization, and streamlined communication with suppliers and homeowners.
- Accurate roof measurements from the app
- Visualize new roof installations with simulator
- Browse and order roofing products
- Connect with homeowners seeking contractors
- Streamline contractor-distributor communication
- Access product catalogs and installation guides
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-----#1 Downloaded App for Roofing Contractors!----- iRoofing is a mobile software platform created & designed for roofing contractors to improve their presentation and sales capabilities, and increase their sales closing ratio. iRoofing is the roofing industry’s first and only technology platform to visually present all major brands and roofing products and streamline business transactions between contractors, distributors, designers and homeowners—iRoofing helps bring the roofing industry into the 21st century. Designed as an easy-to-use mobile app with a clean and clear user interface, iRoofing is full of advanced features that drive sales: • Safely, accurately and quickly measure a customer’s roof directly from the iRoofing app—no more ladders needed! • Display, choose products and order samples from up-to-date roofing catalogues (shingles, tiles, metal, siding and other exterior products) from suppliers nationwide. • Choose products based on availability at a specific geographic location. • Digitally render a brand new roof installation using photos of a customer’s existing roof with our advanced iRoofing Simulator feature—SHOW customers what their new roof will look like on the spot! • Raise visibility—A homeowner app and a web-based platform enable homeowners to actively seek and contact local iRoofing contractors, thus expanding contractors’ sales channels. • Improve the ordering process and communication between contractors and distributors and avoid phone ordering mistakes. • Provide up-to-date products and technical installation guides. • Build credibility and inspire customers by offering the nation’s largest database of real-life roof photo galleries, including the specific materials used for each project. • Converting a house call from an “estimate” to a concrete sale. • Display sample images of the most up-to-date tiles, shingles and metal roofing elements offered by leading suppliers and manufacturers—just a few clicks away in the iRoofing app! • Use up-to-date locations and information about roofing suppliers and manufacturers with GPS tools built right into the iRoofing app. • Customize for a professional look and feel—every contractor can tailor the app to include his/her own company logo, description, successful projects gallery, contract documents, and more.
MapDraw App
Annotate images from maps or your own photos with text, lines, and pins. Plan layouts for roofs, roads, and buildings. Save your visual notes directly to your device.
- Draw on map images
- Annotate uploaded photos
- Add text, lines, and pins
- Map roof, road, and building layouts
- Save drawings to device
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Draw on an image captured from a map, or upload a photo to draw on. Map out roof structures, road layouts, building layouts, etc using text, lines, and pins. Save drawings to your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iRoofing at every 2 months against MapDraw App's every 18 months. iRoofing also leads on ratings volume (71 vs 7). MapDraw App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
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 — 4.2 for iRoofing against 4.3 for MapDraw App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iRoofing has 71 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of iRoofing's written reviews are positive against 75% of MapDraw App's.
iRoofing ships an update every 2 months, MapDraw App every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iRoofing | MapDraw App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (71 ratings) | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.3% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applosophy, LLC | Bobby Westman |
Customer experience
iRoofing
MapDraw App
Bugs and requests
iRoofing
Reported bugs
8 issues- Login problems
- Kicks user out when editing takeoffs on site
- Can't sign up
- App disabled until update downloaded
- App crashes every time it's opened
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- Cannot import a photo of a client's house
- Trailer did not load after 2 minutes
- Does not work
Requested features
9 requests- Need a MAJOR update on photos
- Add a notes section on each customer
- Ability to upload labor and materials invoices
- Add a 'cost' section on each customer
- Ability to take a picture of house and upload new roof from gallery
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- Simple filters by manufacturer, colors, style name in gallery
- Offline availability
- Add a create account page for contractors
- Modules to test understanding of the product
MapDraw App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iRoofing
No in-app purchases
MapDraw App
No in-app purchases









