Autodesk Forma vs Offsight for iPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Offsight for iPad
This app streamlines offsite and modular construction projects by enhancing collaboration, quality control, and communication. It helps manage factory assembly, track project status, and identify/resolve quality issues before products leave the factory.
- Manage factory assembly
- Track project status
- Identify and report quality errors
- Annotate photos for verification
- Automated alerts for delivery and quality issues
- Integrate with third-party applications
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Offsight solves the delivery, quality, traceability and communication challenges of modular/offsite construction and project-based manufacturing with our easy to use mobile software. We enable collaboration between project managers, quality inspectors, production supervisors, architects, general contractors and developers to ensure your offsite projects stay on track. If you're thinking about going offsite/modular or ready to take the next step to streamline your quality and productivity, this is the app for you. - Manage factory assembly of all offsite products and components, track project status and provide daily updates to stakeholders - Identify, resolve, and report all non-conformance/quality and assembly errors before your products leave the factory floor - Take, add, and annotate photos using our camera functionality to capture quality issues and provide verification for sign-offs - Enable app and email alerts to automatically link assembly progress with your delivery schedule and get alerted when quality issues occur that affect client delivery - Integrate with third party cloud and construction applications to view all necessary designs and digital materials during assembly
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Offsight for iPad at 100% against Autodesk Forma's 41%. Offsight for iPad also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Autodesk Forma's advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Autodesk Forma sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Offsight for iPad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Offsight for iPad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Autodesk Forma has 22K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Autodesk Forma's written reviews are positive against 100% of Offsight for iPad's.
Autodesk Forma ships an update every 9 days, Offsight for iPad every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Autodesk Forma | Offsight for iPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (22K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 617 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Autodesk Inc. | Offsight Inc. |
Customer experience
Autodesk Forma
Offsight for iPad
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
Offsight for iPad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Autodesk Forma
- 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
Offsight for iPad
No in-app purchases
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