Comparison

Newforma Plans vs TOTAL for Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Newforma Plans

Access current project plans and specifications on your mobile device, eliminating the need for paper copies on the jobsite. Organize documents by project, mark them up in the field, and link related sheets for quick cross-referencing. A subscription is required to manage multiple projects.

Highlights
  • Automatic delivery of current plans and specs
  • Organized by project
  • Zoom and pan documents
  • Mark up and email documents
  • Create field notes and action items
  • Hyperlink related sheets
Features
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The Newforma® Plans app eliminates the need to carry paper onto the jobsite. Instead, current plans and specifications, organized by project, are automatically delivered to your tablet/phone. • The Plans app integrates with Newforma project information management software used in the office and job trailer • Zoom and pan documents quickly • Mark up and email documents while in the field • Newforma Project Center customers can create and locate field notes, punch list items, and action items (Requires Newforma Project Center 10.2) directly on the relevant plan • Newforma Project Cloud customers can create and locate Quality Control items directly on the relevant plan (i.e. punch list, work to complete and non-compliance) • Hyperlink related sheets to one another for quick access and cross-referencing. (Requires Newforma Project Center 10.2) • Designate your favorite plans for quick access Using free version of app, you can work with one project at a time. If you require to work with more than one project at a time, you need to go with subscription. To know more details on the subscription, please open the app and click on 'Learn More'. Terms of Use: https://www.newforma.com/terms-and-conditions/

About

TOTAL for Mobile

Streamline your real estate appraisal workflow by capturing field data, sketches, and photos directly on your mobile device. Seamlessly sync your work to the cloud and desktop for efficient report generation, eliminating the need for retyping and reformatting.

Highlights
  • Cloud syncing for reports
  • Form filling with QuickLists
  • Automatic photo form addition
  • Intuitive sketch creation
  • GPS mapping and directions
  • Audio recording and notes
Features
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TOTAL for Mobile is the perfect mobile companion app for TOTAL on the desktop. With TOTAL for Mobile, you’ll save the most time from field to office and shave minutes off of every report by not having to retype, resketch, and reformat, since all field data and sketches flow into your forms. It’s the best real estate appraisal app yet. YOUR REPORTS IN THE CLOUD Starting, editing, and sharing your reports between mobile and desktop is easier than ever before. Whether you start your appraisal reports in TOTAL or from your iPad or iPhone, the new design gives you instant access to your files from the cloud. And, the updated syncing process makes it easy to choose which files to send on your schedule, instead of sending everything at once. FORMFILLING Your QuickLists sync too, so you’ll fly through data gathering by simply tapping to fill in your canned comments instead of typing. PHOTOS With TOTAL for Mobile's photo tools, add as many subject photos as you want. Then, the correct photo forms are automatically added to your report in TOTAL when you sync. No more juggling extra devices or extra work organizing and relabeling the photos yourself. TOTAL for Mobile does all the work for you. SKETCHING Creating detailed sketches is as simple as swiping and tapping with your fingertips. Quickly define lengths, angles, arcs, and areas. Pinch to zoom and pan across the screen. And tap to drop symbols and labels in place so your sketches look complete and professional. MUCH MORE… Create audio recordings, notes, and freehand drawings on the fly. They’re added to TOTAL's Spectrum Workfile when you sync. TOTAL for Mobile also takes advantage of your device's GPS to create precise maps and give you turn-by-turn directions -- extremely helpful for navigating to your subject and comps. With TOTAL on your desktop and TOTAL for Mobile in the field, you’ll go paperless. Best of all, it’s absolutely free. Download it today. ABOUT A LA MODE Founded in 1985, a la mode’s mission-critical desktop, mobile and web tools are used by more than 100,000 real estate and mortgage lending professionals located in every county of every state in the U.S. a la mode has been deploying forms on handheld devices, en masse, and routing form-data via the Internet since the mid 1990s.

Screenshots

Newforma Plans4 screens
TOTAL for Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TOTAL for Mobile at 2.8 against Newforma Plans's 2.3. TOTAL for Mobile also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (26% vs 0%). Newforma Plans's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Newforma Plans sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TOTAL for Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TOTAL for Mobile holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TOTAL for Mobile has 80 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Newforma Plans's written reviews are positive against 26% of TOTAL for Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Newforma Plans ships an update every 3 months, TOTAL for Mobile every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Newforma Plans versus TOTAL for Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewforma PlansTOTAL for Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (7 ratings)2.8 (80 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews26.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings780 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNewformaa la mode technologies, llc.

Customer experience

Newforma Plans

All ratings7 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

TOTAL for Mobile

All ratings80 ratings
Positive38.8%
Neutral11.3%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral20.3%
Negative53.6%

Bugs and requests

Newforma Plans

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TOTAL for Mobile

Reported bugs

61 issues
  • Scan to sketch not working properly
  • LiDAR calculations inaccurate
  • Sketch crashes frequently, especially with porches/patios
  • Laggy navigation between sections
  • Trace mode closes out automatically
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  • Undo in trace mode exits trace mode
  • Photos not saving location info
  • Photos not loading or showing up after last update
  • Split screen functionality removed
  • App crashes constantly
  • App crashes during sketches
  • App crashes when adding pool icons
  • App crashes when trying to recover sketch
  • App crashes when tracing over two areas
  • App crashes when tapping undo in trace mode
  • App crashes constantly and adds time to inspections
  • App crashes constantly and won't load reports
  • App relies heavily on internet to reopen crashed reports
  • App caches report files in the field instead of pulling from cloud
  • App crashes constantly during sketches
  • App closes when taking pictures
  • Sketch having glitches
  • App shutting down in sketch mode
  • Not saving latest measurements
  • Files corrupted in the field
  • App freezes up
  • Pictures don't get labeled correctly
  • Erasers data and sketches
  • Sketch function crashes constantly
  • App crashes and makes user lose sketch
  • Sketch extremely slow or doesn't open
  • Photos often don't stick
  • Crashing while using the app in the field
  • Lost part of sketch when crashes
  • Crashes almost every time
  • Camera freezing and takes time to become operable
  • App crashes constantly
  • Does not communicate properly with apple camera
  • Deletes sketches and pictures
  • App crashes mid inspection
  • App crashes in multiple instances on different devices
  • App won't reload/update after crash
  • Loses all inspection data after crash
  • Crashes with big files
  • App won't update/refresh and crashes
  • Wipe app data and reinstall to continue
  • App crashes constantly
  • App crashes during photo taking
  • App won't load, tries to load then crashes
  • Stamp mode makes sketch messy
  • App hangs when trying to open
  • Black screen on iPhone 6s Plus
  • App opens to a blank screen
  • Uploading a report takes 5-9 minutes
  • Going back from comp photo page to map page takes 2-3 seconds longer
  • Sketch number buttons too small
  • Photo page gets buggy when changing orientation
  • Keyboard pops up automatically
  • Crashes every time hitting the "back" button in photos
  • Crashes while taking photos
  • Crashes when you try to open a commercial form

Requested features

15 requests
  • Flexible pricing tiers for low-volume appraisers
  • More forms (Land, 1007/216, Disaster, FHA, driveby)
  • Put back split screen functionality
  • Fix scan to sketch accuracy
  • Improve LiDAR rounding for sketches
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  • Fix trace mode bugs
  • Add location info to photos
  • Add Land forms, 1007/216, Disaster inspections, FHA final inspections, driveby forms support
  • Make keyboard optional
  • Add expand picture feature
  • Add addendum/exhibit section
  • Allow selection of only needed fields in critical items
  • Seamless experience across devices without upload/download
  • Improve desktop publishing experience
  • Fix stamp mode in sketch

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Newforma Plans

One-time1
  • 1 year$249.99
None

TOTAL for Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Newforma Plans free?
Newforma Plans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TOTAL for Mobile free?
TOTAL for Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Newforma Plans or TOTAL for Mobile?
TOTAL for Mobile is rated higher. Newforma Plans averages 2.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while TOTAL for Mobile averages 2.8 from 80 ratings.
Do Newforma Plans or TOTAL for Mobile have ads?
Neither Newforma Plans nor TOTAL for Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Newforma Plans or TOTAL for Mobile?
Newforma Plans ships an update every 3 months, and TOTAL for Mobile every 5 weeks. Most recently, Newforma Plans was updated on September 19, 2026 and TOTAL for Mobile on September 22, 2026.

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