Xactimate vs ContractorTools
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.
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.
- Estimating
- Invoicing
- Payment tracking
- QuickBooks Online sync
- Multi-device sync
- Offline functionality
- Job templates
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. ContractorTools sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Xactimate asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
Xactimate ships an update fortnightly, ContractorTools every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Xactimate | ContractorTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.2K ratings) | 4.7 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.6% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.2K — better | 1.8K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #189 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 380 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xactware Solutions, Inc. | Contractor Tools |
Customer experience
Xactimate
ContractorTools
User reviews
Xactimate
From 8.2K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Xactimate
No in-app purchases
ContractorTools
- 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
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