Bosch Toolbox vs Smart Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bosch Toolbox
This app provides digital tools for professional tradespeople to enhance efficiency. It offers features for tracking project time, calculating distances with a measurement camera, and converting units. Additionally, it allows for tool registration, repair inquiries, and dealer location.
- Project time and journey tracking
- Measurement camera for project dimensions
- Unit converter for over 50 units
- Digital report sheets with signatures
- Tool inventory and battery status
- Bosch tool registration for warranty
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For professional tradespeople! The BOSCH TOOLBOX is a new and innovative collection of digital tools for tradesmen and other professionals. Download the digital toolbox now - totally free with no ads. Bosch Toolbox is for tradespeople working in the construction industry, as electricians, in gardening & landscaping, in industry, as metalworkers, as plumbing & HVAC engineers or as carpenters & masons. It is conceived to make the professionals more efficient in their daily life. The app allows you to use track and calculate project time, project journeys, tasks and materials used and to create memos with the report sheet. You can measure distance and length of objects for your projects by using the measurement camera. You can use the unit converter to. As a great extra, you will receive promotion offers for expert Bosch tools with Bonus Bang in the craftsman app. You can also register your Bosch blue power tools and measuring tools for 3-year warranty free of charge in the app (only in selected countries). Send in a repair enquiry or find your closest Bosch dealer or service. Bosch Toolbox app features: MY TOOLS - Easily configure your tool based on your individual needs and save the settings for future tasks - Experience a new way of working and always benefit from the latest features and services - Access and organize your connected Bosch power tools inventory via the app using Bluetooth and analyze the estimated tool battery status REPORT SHEET - Quick and easy recording of journey, work done and materials used – directly on the customer’s premises - Complete report sheet archive, sortable by date or client - Acceptance procedure is secure and binding due to report sheet’s digital signature - Export function for quickly sending report sheets as PDF files to accounting and customer - Create your own company profile including company logo for the export PDF BUILDING DOCUMENTATION - Comfortable and efficient project documentation – directly on the construction site (e.g. timesheet) - Integrated media documentation (e.g. for construction defects): pictures, videos or voice recordings - Employees have the ability to administer their time sheet digitally or to record the progress of the project - Export function of the documents as PDF & TXT files MEASUREMENT CAMERA - Input of measured values (e.g. measures of length, angle, etc.) directly into a picture (+ use the unit converter) - Marking of specifics (wiring, connections, ventilation, etc.) and addition of side notes (voice recording, text, video) - Creation of new projects and folders - Transmission via e-mail UNIT CONVERTER - The easy-to-use converter helps to quickly convert many units - Includes more than 50 units that are relevant to craftsmen: e.g. length measures, weight, volume, speed, power, energy, etc. - Converts any unit such as cm, meter, yd, square mile, watt, psi, joule, kWh, Fahrenheit and many more within seconds MORE PRO APPS - Overview with direct links to other Bosch Professional mobile applications You will also find many additional features including a product catalogue (power tools and accessories), dealer locator and contact details for Bosch Professional. This app is provided free of charge by Bosch Power Tools, the leading manufacturer of power tools for trade and industry. All Bosch Professional apps are of course of the usual high Bosch quality. It’s in your hands. Bosch Professional.
Smart Tools
This comprehensive utility app provides 31 essential tools and gauges, leveraging your device's sensors. It includes measurement tools, a light, a magnifier, and various sensors for construction, carpentry, and everyday use.
- 31 carpenter, construction, and gauge tools
- Bubble level and laser level
- Stud finder and dB meter
- Ruler, protractor, and magnifier
- Speed gun and distance meter
- Unit converter and code reader
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Meet the largest iOS toolbox kit with 31 carpenter, construction and other tools and gauges like bubble level (spirit level), laser level, stud finder, dB meter, protractor (angle meter)... Use device's in-built sensors in all in one toolbox app, handy like a Swiss army knife. Carpenter and construction toolbox: Ruler; Bubble level (Spirit level); Laser level; Light: Manual torch light, strobe light, light show; Protractor (angle meter) with plumb bob; Magnifier. Gauges toolbox: dB meter with frequency spectrum; Distance and height meter; Speed gun (speed meter); Stopwatch; Metal detector (stud finder); Vibration meter; Luminosity meter; Color sensor; Cardiograph (heart rate meter); Speedometer. Other handy tool kit: Unit converter: Also includes currency converter; Code reader: QR code and bar code; Accelerometer; Night vision; Dog whistle; Metronome; Pitch tuner; Counter; Random generator; Pedometer; Body mass index; Period tracker; Translator. Free kit with advertisement, optional removal with paid upgrade.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bosch Toolbox at none against Smart Tools's 1. Bosch Toolbox also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Smart Tools's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 64%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and device support 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. Smart Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bosch Toolbox asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bosch Toolbox holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 686 and 314 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Bosch Toolbox's written reviews are positive against 78% of Smart Tools's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bosch Toolbox | Smart Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (686 ratings) — better | 4.5 (314 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 77.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 686 — better | 314 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH | Matjaz Marolt |
Customer experience
Bosch Toolbox
Smart Tools
User reviews
Bosch Toolbox
From 686 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quality well-thought-out products
- 👍 Useful conversion tool
- 🔧 Great for job-site reports
- 📸 Helpful measurement camera feature
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔗 Broken links and registration issues
- 🔍 Difficult to use and navigate
- 🕰️ Slow performance
Smart Tools
From 314 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎯 Versatile collection of useful tools in one app
- 💰 Free app with no hidden costs
- 🔦 Night vision feature works effectively
- 📏 Accurate measurement and sensor tools
- 🎓 Educational value for classroom use
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertising
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🌙 No dark mode support
- 📱 Poor landscape orientation support
- 🎨 Outdated UI design
Bugs and requests
Bosch Toolbox
Reported bugs
4 issues- Registration button not working
- Measurement camera not saving dimensions correctly
- Tool detection issues
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Sync between devices
- Fraction converter
- Ability to update user details
- Export multiple photos at once
Smart Tools
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes on startup with advertising splash screen
- Metronome causes app to force close
- Night vision not working properly
- Translator feature not functioning
- Conversion tools not working
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- Cardiograph readings inaccurate without finger on camera
- Body fat measurement tool returns to settings
- Mirror feature disappeared
- Settings menu crashes on iPad
- Some tools don't light up or display correctly
- Currency conversion data outdated
Requested features
14 requests- Dark mode matching system settings
- Calculator tool
- Compass feature
- Stud finder functionality
- Temperature conversion
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- Smaller volume units (teaspoons, tablespoons)
- Speedometer in miles per hour (MPH)
- Mirror tool restoration
- Proximity warning with audible alarm
- Screenshot and share functionality
- Notes tool
- Customizable tool order/sorting
- Better UI redesign
- Landscape mode support
In-app purchases
Bosch Toolbox
No in-app purchases
Smart Tools
- Remove advertisement$2.99
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