Comparison

Autodesk Forma vs AxisPointe InSite Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Autodesk Forma

This app provides construction professionals with essential tools for jobsite management. Capture punch lists, log daily reports, and access the latest project documents and 3D models directly from the field. Stay connected to your team and keep projects moving forward efficiently.

Highlights
  • Capture punch list items
  • Log daily reports and forms
  • View and markup drawings
  • Review 3D models
  • Track issues and quality concerns
  • Access project schedules
  • Manage RFIs and submittals
Features
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Autodesk Inc. Capture punch list items, markup drawings, log daily reports, view the latest sheets, and review 3D models from the jobsite with the Forma mobile construction app. The Forma mobile app puts the tools and project information you rely on in your hands. Stay connected to your crews on site, manage projects, and keep work moving. Make critical decisions faster with the Forma mobile construction app: • Forma Build Essentials for efficient, focused field execution • Forma Build for connecting field execution and project management Forma Build Essentials: Built for lean crews and growing jobs. Projects are quick to set up, easy to access, and designed for everyday work on site. • Capture punch list items and issues from the field • Complete daily reports, logs, and forms • View current construction sheets, drawings, files, and models • Open project files and documentation Latest sheets, files, and models View and mark up sheets directly from the jobsite. Access project files and review 3D models to understand design intent and context. Confirm the latest versions before work begins. • View and mark up drawings • Open project files, sheets, and construction documents • Review 3D models Punch list and issue tracking Capture punch list items and issues as you walk the jobsite. Track quality concerns. Log safety observations, near misses, and good catches. Assign responsibility and track work from open to closed. • Log issues with photos, locations, and references • Assign owners and due dates • Track progress from open to closed Daily reports, checklists, and forms Capture daily activity and site conditions, complete quality or safety inspections, and attach photos, signatures, and supporting files. • Complete daily reports and logs • Record site conditions and project information • Attach photos and signatures Fast mobile workflows Open a project and jump straight into work. • Access sheets, issues, forms, photos, and models quickly • Use shortcuts for common field actions • Keep project information accessible as connectivity changes Forma Build: With Forma Build, bring the office and field together to keep projects aligned and on track with connected project management workflows. • Includes core field capabilities • Review project schedules and work plans • Manage RFIs and track responses • Access approved submittals • Capture meeting notes and manage correspondence • Track project assets • Manage document and package reviews Connected across Forma: The Forma mobile app connects you to your Forma project information, construction documents, files, and 3D models across Forma Build Essentials, Forma Build, PlanGrid, Forma Design Collaboration, and Forma Data Management, while providing access to files created in Autodesk tools like Revit, Navisworks, and AutoCAD. See what our customers have to say: "The ability to access 3D models from the field eliminates confusion and allows us to come to a real-time resolution for any issues onsite. This capability reduces risk and provides cost and time savings while ensuring we deliver high-quality projects to our clients." Briana Mitchell, Project Manager, Boldt Company "We have about 460 field employees and for them to access documents in real-time directly on their iPhone or their iPad is priceless." Ken Mabe, Director of Field Operations, Eckardt Group

About

AxisPointe InSite Mobile

This app enables builders and contractors to manage quality assurance, safety, and other construction processes in real time. It allows for the creation and execution of task lists, defect notification, and progress tracking, with data analytics available through a linked enterprise system.

Highlights
  • Real-time quality assurance and safety management
  • Customizable task lists and checklists
  • Defect capture with photo evidence
  • Automated vendor notifications
  • Progress tracking and schedule adjustment
  • Universal search and data filtering
Features
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AxisPointe InSite Mobile™ empowers builders and contractors using the AxisPointe® enterprise to develop, maintain and execute quality assurance, safety and other processes in real time. Virtually any construction task list or checklist can be used. Multiple business processes using checklists can be incorporated into templates, then copied easily from one project to another. Field users answer required or optional checkpoints as selected by the builder, capture 0-20 high-res photos per checkpoint, and immediately notify vendors when a defect or non-compliance is discovered. Trade contractors receive email notifications and respond via links to update actionable items with any device in real time. Users can also refer any condition in the field to a project architect, outside consultant or to AxisPointe’s technical experts for immediate response. Percent complete can be adjusted as progress is made, and completed tasks automatically adjust the construction schedule and closing date. Multiple answers and simultaneous users are supported, with robust data analytics available via the HomeProfile account. AxisPointe has developed thousands of pre-defined high-risk checkpoints accepted by major builder insurance companies, or users may create their own unlimited number of custom checkpoints and tasks, then link them to other units or projects. Templates can include building quality, energy efficiency, safety compliance, BMP’s, security, or any business process. InSite Mobile’s unique Universal Search allows unlimited field data searching and filtering of projects, tasks and checkpoint answers. Approved by leading builder insurance underwriters, AxisPointe is the proven leader in new construction risk management and builder excellence. You must be subscriber to AxisPointe’s HomeProfile™ enterprise system to use InSite Mobile.

Screenshots

Autodesk Forma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AxisPointe InSite Mobile at none against Autodesk Forma's 7. Autodesk Forma's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Autodesk Forma sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. AxisPointe InSite Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Autodesk Forma holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Autodesk Forma has 22K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Autodesk Forma ships an update every 8 days, AxisPointe InSite Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Autodesk Forma versus AxisPointe InSite Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAutodesk FormaAxisPointe InSite Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (22K ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings22K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size617 MB18 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAutodesk Inc.AxisPointe Inc.

Customer experience

Autodesk Forma

All ratings21,576 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews216 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative51.4%

AxisPointe InSite Mobile

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Autodesk Forma

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to rotate photos
  • Issues with loading and viewing documents
  • Problems with task report formatting
  • Inconsistencies between mobile and desktop apps

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add a to-do list feature
  • Improve report editing and customization
  • Allow selective project/document downloads
  • Enhance photo management and organization

AxisPointe InSite Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Autodesk Forma

One-time7
  • Nailgun$49.99
  • Autodesk Build 550$55.00
  • Dozer$69.99
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  • Autodesk Build 5000$85.00
  • Forma Build Essentials$99.99
  • Crane$139.99
  • Autodesk Build Unlimited$174.99
None

AxisPointe InSite Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Autodesk Forma free?
Autodesk Forma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AxisPointe InSite Mobile free?
AxisPointe InSite Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Autodesk Forma or AxisPointe InSite Mobile?
Autodesk Forma is rated higher. Autodesk Forma averages 4.7 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while AxisPointe InSite Mobile averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Autodesk Forma or AxisPointe InSite Mobile have ads?
Neither Autodesk Forma nor AxisPointe InSite Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Autodesk Forma or AxisPointe InSite Mobile?
Autodesk Forma ships an update every 8 days, and AxisPointe InSite Mobile every 2 months. Most recently, Autodesk Forma was updated on October 17, 2026 and AxisPointe InSite Mobile on October 6, 2026.

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