Comparison

Buildertrend vs GroundUp

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 projects and business operations. This platform helps professionals reduce delays, minimize communication errors, and enhance client satisfaction. Manage projects, finances, and team collaboration from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Project Management
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Financial Management
  • Scheduling
  • Estimates & Bids
  • Invoicing
  • Document Storage
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

GroundUp

Manage construction projects, crew, and finances from your phone or desk. Track tasks, budgets, and daily logs with voice input. Connect your team and partners for seamless collaboration.

Highlights
  • Project organization
  • Crew management
  • Partner collaboration
  • Estimates and proposals
  • Financial tracking
  • Voice-to-text daily logging
  • Offline functionality
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GroundUp is construction management made for residential work — from new homes to remodels — not enterprise GCs with office staff. Everything you need to manage your projects, your crew, and your money, from your phone or your desk. No more juggling texts, spreadsheets, and your Notes app. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE Open the app and see what needs you across all your projects — who's on site, what's waiting on you, money that needs attention, and what's coming up — so nothing falls through the cracks. YOUR PROJECTS, ORGANIZED Manage tasks, timelines, budgets, files, permits, and daily logs from a single workspace. Every project gets a full dashboard with setup guidance that helps you hit the ground running. And when you need something, search finds it across every project. YOUR CREW, CONNECTED Invite your whole team with a simple code. Crew members get their own app — designed to be so simple they won't need to ask a single question, in English or Spanish, whichever each of them prefers. Check-ins, hours, task updates, photos, and availability — all in one place. Crew is always free, no matter how many you invite. PROJECT PARTNERS Bring in anyone who helps run or follow the project — they get their own account and see only what you give them access to: progress, budgets, files, tasks, the timeline. They can follow the daily log feed and comment on and like updates, so you stay coordinated without group chats and status calls. Just want to show someone progress? Share a project link — no account needed, and you choose what they see. ESTIMATES & PROPOSALS Price a project line by line, send a polished PDF proposal, and when it's accepted, turn it into a project with its budget and funding already set up. Chasing new work? Track your leads alongside your estimates, from the first call to a new project. YOUR FINANCIALS, TRACKED Set your budget by category, log expenses as they happen — scan a receipt and the details fill in — and keep track of unpaid bills before they're due. Invoice your client or your lender from the same place, and always know how much funding is left. When you need the numbers, one tap exports everything to a clean Excel spreadsheet, ready for your accountant, lender, or records — or bring an existing budget in from a spreadsheet. DAILY LOGGING WITH VOICE Log your day by voice — tap the mic, talk, and AI pulls out the details: trades on site, materials, delays. Or type it out. Add photos, and the weather is attached automatically. Every log is saved to the project's feed, where you can search it anytime. PROJECT REPORTS Generate professional reports in a few taps. Choose your date range, pick what to include, and get a clean, shareable PDF. Send a detailed report to your lender or a quick update to your client — same data, tailored for the audience. PERMITS & INSPECTIONS Track permits, schedule inspections, and look up your local building department — all from the app. You'll get a reminder the day before every inspection. BILINGUAL Every screen works in English and Spanish, and each person picks their own — you can run the app in English while your crew uses it in Spanish. Notifications and invoices follow each person's language too. Translated with a construction-specific glossary so nothing gets lost. WORKS OFFLINE No signal on site? No problem. Log your day, check off tasks, record expenses, and take photos — everything saves on your phone and syncs automatically when you're back online. MADE BY A BUILDER FAMILY GroundUp isn't a generic project management app with a hard hat slapped on the icon. It's made by a family that builds and remodels homes for a living — designed around how builders actually work, not how a software company imagines they do. Terms of Use (EULA) / Términos de uso (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Buildertrend4 screens
GroundUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GroundUp at 100% against Buildertrend's 28%. GroundUp also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Buildertrend's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (5.1K vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GroundUp sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $79.99 per month. Buildertrend asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GroundUp 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Buildertrend's written reviews are positive against 100% of GroundUp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Buildertrend versus GroundUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuildertrendGroundUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.1K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.1K — better3
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuildertrend Solutions, Inc.GroundUp Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Buildertrend

All ratings5,109 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews222 reviews
Positive28.4%
Neutral10.8%
Negative60.8%

GroundUp

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

GroundUp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Buildertrend

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

GroundUp

Subscriptions4
  • Builder Monthly$79.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$149.991 Month
  • Builder Annual$699.991 Year
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  • Pro Annual$999.991 Year

Questions

Is Buildertrend free?
Buildertrend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GroundUp free?
GroundUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buildertrend or GroundUp?
GroundUp is rated higher. Buildertrend averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while GroundUp averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Buildertrend or GroundUp have ads?
Neither Buildertrend nor GroundUp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buildertrend or GroundUp?
Buildertrend ships an update weekly, and GroundUp weekly. Most recently, Buildertrend was updated on October 18, 2026 and GroundUp on October 11, 2026.

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