Comparison

Xactimate vs ContractorTools

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

ContractorTools

Streamline your contracting business with tools for creating estimates, invoices, and managing payments. Sync data seamlessly with QuickBooks Online and collaborate with your team across multiple devices. Focus on your work while this app handles the paperwork.

Highlights
  • Estimating
  • Invoicing
  • Payment tracking
  • QuickBooks Online sync
  • Multi-device sync
  • Offline functionality
  • Job templates
Features
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ContractorTools helps construction contractors quickly create estimates, invoices, and payments on an iPhone or iPad and sync them with QuickBooks Online. You can also sync between multiple people within your company using the iPhone, iPad, or Mac versions of the app. We know how difficult it is to manage a contracting business, and our goal is to make your life easier. FEATURE SUMMARY • Estimating • Change Orders • Credits • Draw Schedules • Invoicing • Payments • Job Templates • Custom Costbooks • Craftsman costbooks (optional in-app purchase) • Sync with QuickBooks Online • Sync between multiple users and multiple devices • Full support for international currencies and units QUICKLY CREATE PROFESSIONAL ESTIMATES AND WIN MORE JOBS • ContractorTools takes care of the paperwork so you can focus on your work. • Create an estimate at the job site and have your customer sign it on your iPhone or iPad. • Email a PDF estimate to the customer directly from your iPhone or iPad. • Win more jobs by creating professional estimates in minutes instead of hours. SYNC WITH QUICKBOOKS AND ELIMINATE REDUNDANT DATA ENTRY • Create an invoice and collect a payment at the tap of a button. • Sync your estimates, invoices, and payments to QuickBooks Online. • Eliminate hours of redundant data entry. • Your bookkeeper will love you! ADD HOME DEPOT PRODUCTS TO YOUR ESTIMATES • Add products from Home Depot directly to your estimates. • View live pricing and inventory from your local store. • Get discounts on materials with your ProXtra account. • Have the materials delivered to your job site or pick them up at your local store. INSTANT ACCESS TO 40,000 COST ITEMS WITH CRAFTSMAN COSTBOOKS • Subscribe to the Craftsman costbooks (optional), and access 40,000 construction cost items. • Costs are localized to your area based on your zip code in the US or your postal code in Canada. FULLY FUNCTIONAL OFFLINE – SYNCS TO THE CLOUD WHEN ONLINE • ContractorTools is a native app that is fully functional without an internet connection. • Keep working in a basement or at remote job sites. • Your data automatically syncs to the cloud when you're online. We're dedicated to providing outstanding customer support, so if you have any questions, feel free contact us any time at support@contractortools.com or (888)802-1040. Privacy Policy: https://contractortools.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://contractortools.com/terms

Screenshots

Xactimate4 screens
ContractorTools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Xactimate at none against ContractorTools's 7. Xactimate also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (8.2K vs 1.8K). ContractorTools's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 50%) and chart position (#189 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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. ContractorTools sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Xactimate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Xactimate against 4.7 for ContractorTools. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.2K and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Xactimate's written reviews are positive against 82% of ContractorTools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Xactimate ships an update fortnightly, ContractorTools every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Xactimate versus ContractorTools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXactimateContractorTools
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8.2K ratings)4.7 (1.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews81.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.2K — better1.8K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#189 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size380 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXactware Solutions, Inc.Contractor Tools

Customer experience

Xactimate

All ratings8,247 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive49.6%
Neutral10.2%
Negative40.2%

ContractorTools

All ratings1,760 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.6%
Negative10.9%

User reviews

Xactimate

From 8.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Time saver
  • 🚀 Efficient estimating
  • 🚀 Useful mobile features
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 👍 Great for adjusters

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
  • 🐛 Unreliable syncing
  • 🐛 Slow performance
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

ContractorTools

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great solution for estimating
  • 👍 Easy to learn and operate
  • 🚀 Convenient and professional
  • 👍 Seamless access across devices
  • 👍 Integrates with QuickBooks

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive for small contractors
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔒 Limited payment processor options
  • 📄 Limited customization for invoice templates
  • 🔒 Frequent layout/hierarchy changes

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

ContractorTools

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Deleting items from estimates causes issues with invoices
  • Syncing problems leading to incorrect data
  • App crashing and becoming unusable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to show labor and materials costs separately
  • Ability to copy/paste entire sections in estimates
  • Quarterly updates for cost books
  • Stage manager support
  • Basic company financial reports

In-app purchases

None

Xactimate

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

ContractorTools

Subscriptions4
  • Craftsman Costbooks1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Basic Plan1 Month trial2 variants$24.991 Month
  • Essentials Plan1 Month trial2 variants$34.991 Month
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  • Pro Plan1 Month trial2 variants$64.991 Month

Questions

Is Xactimate free?
Xactimate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ContractorTools free?
ContractorTools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Xactimate or ContractorTools?
ContractorTools is rated higher. Xactimate averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while ContractorTools averages 4.7 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Xactimate or ContractorTools have ads?
Neither Xactimate nor ContractorTools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Xactimate or ContractorTools?
Xactimate ships an update fortnightly, and ContractorTools every 5 weeks. Most recently, Xactimate was updated on September 24, 2026 and ContractorTools on September 22, 2026.

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