Xactimate vs Rainbow Pre Plan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Xactimate
Create comprehensive property damage estimates directly on your mobile device. This app integrates seamlessly with online and desktop versions, allowing professionals to build estimates from start to finish in the field.
- Build estimates on iOS device
- Seamless cross-platform integration
- Field estimating
- Integrates with Xactware products
- Online and desktop sync
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Xactimate Mobile is the first fully realized mobile estimating app for professionals in the field. Build complete estimates from start to finish directly on your iOS device with seamless integration across Xactimate's online and desktop platforms and the Xactware family of products. *Some features, such as generating reports or downloading price lists, require internet or 4G access. For customer support, visit the eService center.
Rainbow Pre Plan
Capture detailed property information in real-time using your phone's camera and voice-to-text. Automatically syncs data to a secure cloud platform to generate actionable reports for building management and restoration planning.
- Real-time building data gathering
- Voice-to-text data entry
- Camera-based information capture
- Automatic cloud syncing
- Actionable report generation
- Restoration planning workflow
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The Rainbow International Plan app allows our users to gather building details in near real-time while walking through a property. Using the camera on the phone, as well as talk to text, we move through buildings and gather all the data necessary for a complete building report. The data automatically syncs with our bank-grade, cloud-based software and creates an actionable report. Digitise your buildings with ease and have a workflow and partner in place for when and if anything happens at that property. This action plan lets your staff and your restoration partner know where to go, who to call, and what to do immediately in the event of a loss, allowing the building to save downtime and get back up and running as soon as possible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Xactimate at 4.6 against Rainbow Pre Plan's 3.0. Xactimate also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (8.3K vs 2). Rainbow Pre Plan's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Xactimate holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Xactimate has 8.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Xactimate ships an update fortnightly, Rainbow Pre Plan every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Xactimate | Rainbow Pre Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.3K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 391 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xactware Solutions, Inc. | Neighborly Service Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
Xactimate
Rainbow Pre Plan
Bugs and requests
Xactimate
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues
- Sketch mode problems
- Measurement inaccuracies
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
- Data loss when using the app
Requested features
6 requests- Add PDF export option
- Improve photo management
- Enhance sketching tools
- Integrate desktop and mobile versions
- Add keyboard shortcuts
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- Develop a Mac desktop version
Rainbow Pre Plan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Xactimate
No in-app purchases
Rainbow Pre Plan
No in-app purchases
