Comparison

Doka Tools vs Material Now

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

Head to head
About

Doka Tools

This app streamlines construction site calculations for formwork planning. It quickly optimizes equipment quantities, determines material needs for walls and floors, and calculates concrete pouring rates. Share your plans and design values instantly.

Highlights
  • Material Determination for walls and floors
  • Dokaflex system optimization
  • Fresh-concrete pressure calculation
  • Optimized equipment quantity calculation
  • Layout and planning views
  • Shareable calculations
Features
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The Doka Tools app is a digital calculation tool for your site. Time-consuming, labour-intensive methods of calculating the optimum equipment quantities are now a thing of the past. With Doka Tools you can plan wall and floor formwork: it takes just a couple of seconds to optimise the components for Dokaflex and to work out the permitted rate of placing and maximum fresh-concrete pressure during pouring. Mobile formwork planning With "Material Determination Wall" and "Material Determination Floor" planning systems you can form in simple components in no time and quickly get an overview of how to best utilise Doka formwork systems. Layout and planning views of your Doka formwork along with the entire piece list and design values appear on your display in little more than the blink of an eye. Gives a boost to efficiency No matter which Dokaflex floor-slab system you are using, the Dokaflex calculations let you optimise the type and the spacing of the necessary beams and props, in just a few mouse-clicks. Digitally calculating the pouring rate The rate at which concrete can be placed has a very great influence on the speed, and thus on the economic efficiency, of CIP concreting work. The Doka Fresh-Concrete Pressure Calculator is a quick and easy way to calculate the permitted rate of placing and max. fresh-concrete pressure. FEATURES - Material Determination floor - Material Determination wall - Dokaflex 30 tec Optimisation - Dokaflex optimisation - Dokaflex Material Determination - Fresh-Concrete Pressure Calculator - ‘Share’ functions for all calculations ABOUT DOKA Doka is one of the world leaders in developing, manufacturing and distributing formwork technology for use in all fields of the construction sector. With more than 160 sales and logistics facilities in over 70 countries, the Doka Group has a highly efficient distribution network which ensures that equipment and technical support are provided swiftly and professionally. An enterprise forming part of the Umdasch Group, Doka Group employs a worldwide workforce of more than 6000.

About

Material Now

This app helps contractors manage concrete and bulk material deliveries, track job site performance, and monitor project status in real time. Field crews can monitor truck movements and communicate with suppliers, while managers can oversee project progress, place orders, and review financials from any device.

Highlights
  • Real-time delivery tracking
  • Job site performance monitoring
  • Project status updates
  • Truck tracking
  • Messaging with suppliers
  • Financial overview
Features
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Material Now lets contractors track concrete and bulk material deliveries, job site performance, and project status in real time. If you have a smart phone or tablet, you’ll have the updates you need to make informed decisions. Crews in the field can track trucks, exchange messages with materials suppliers, get alerts and avoid problems. Managers can follow project and crew performance, request new orders and check financials – all from a mobile device or online.

Screenshots

Doka Tools4 screens
Material Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

Doka Tools and Material Now both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 33% of Doka Tools's written reviews are positive against 0% of Material Now's. Doka Tools also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). Material Now's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Doka Tools against 3.6 for Material Now. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Doka Tools's written reviews are positive against 0% of Material Now's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doka Tools ships an update every 3 months, Material Now fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Doka Tools versus Material Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoka ToolsMaterial Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better3.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUmdasch AGBCMI Corporation

Customer experience

Doka Tools

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Material Now

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Doka Tools

No in-app purchases

None

Material Now

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doka Tools free?
Doka Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Material Now free?
Material Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doka Tools or Material Now?
Doka Tools is rated higher. Doka Tools averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Material Now averages 3.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Doka Tools or Material Now have ads?
Neither Doka Tools nor Material Now shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doka Tools or Material Now?
Doka Tools ships an update every 3 months, and Material Now fortnightly. Most recently, Doka Tools was updated on June 3, 2026 and Material Now on September 17, 2026.

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