Comparison

Buildertrend vs CRAN® Symposium 2023

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

Head to head
About

Buildertrend

Streamline construction business operations with a comprehensive platform for project management, financial tracking, and client communication. Improve efficiency, reduce errors, and enhance customer satisfaction for construction professionals.

Highlights
  • Project management tools
  • Financial management tools
  • Client relationship management
  • Scheduling and To-Do lists
  • Document and photo storage
  • Time Clock with geofencing
  • Client and subcontractor portals
Features
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Say goodbye to constant chaos. Align your team. Drive growth. Impress clients. With Buildertrend construction software, you can work simpler and run your business - without letting it run you. Our platform helps construction professionals build more by reducing delays, eliminating communication errors and increasing customer satisfaction. Buildertrend has helped nearly one million users find a better way to build with features like: Project management tools: • Built-in client relationship management • Selections • Project scheduling • To-Do's and Daily Logs • Unlimited document and photo storage • Photo and PDF annotation • Electronic signatures • Client and subcontractor portals • Time Clock with geofencing • Requests for Information • Warranties Financial management tools: • Takeoff • Estimates • Bids • Proposals • Bills and Purchase Orders • Change Orders • Budgeting • Client invoicing • Online client and sub payments • Accounting integrations • Financial reporting What matters most: • Manage projects from anywhere with the Buildertrend app • We offer award-winning customer support Enjoying the Buildertrend app? Leave us a rating and review below.

About

CRAN® Symposium 2023

Enhance your event experience by connecting with attendees and maximizing your time. This app facilitates knowledge sharing among residential architects, suppliers, and emerging professionals.

Highlights
  • Event experience enhancement
  • Connect with people
  • Maximize event time
  • Knowledge and expertise sharing
  • Information on presenters and topics
Features
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Use the AIA CRAN 2023 app to enhance your event experience by connecting with the right people, and maximizing your time at the event. The AIA Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) is the recognized residential design event bringing together residential architects, product and system suppliers and emerging professionals to share knowledge and expertise. The presenters for the CRAN symposium in Utah have been selected as recognized architects, planners and thought leaders who are addressing how we plan, create, and construct in a rapidly growing and changing population with next generation architectural methods and while minimizing impacts on the environment.

Screenshots

Buildertrend4 screens
CRAN® Symposium 20234 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CRAN® Symposium 2023 at 5.0 against Buildertrend's 4.5. CRAN® Symposium 2023 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Buildertrend's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CRAN® Symposium 2023 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buildertrend has 5.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Buildertrend versus CRAN® Symposium 2023: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuildertrendCRAN® Symposium 2023
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.1K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuildertrend Solutions, Inc.Hubilo Softech Private Limited

Bugs and requests

Buildertrend

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Daily log issues, including time stamp problems
  • Frequent app crashes and login failures
  • Syncing and data loading problems across devices
  • Unreliable notifications and messaging

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve login and authentication process
  • Add more customization and configuration options
  • Enhance mobile app functionality and stability
  • Improve communication and notification features

CRAN® Symposium 2023

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Buildertrend

No in-app purchases

None

CRAN® Symposium 2023

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buildertrend free?
Buildertrend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CRAN® Symposium 2023 free?
CRAN® Symposium 2023 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Buildertrend or CRAN® Symposium 2023?
CRAN® Symposium 2023 is rated higher. Buildertrend averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while CRAN® Symposium 2023 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Buildertrend or CRAN® Symposium 2023 have ads?
Neither Buildertrend nor CRAN® Symposium 2023 shows ads.

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