Archipad ™ vs ar.live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Archipad ™
Streamline construction site management with this tool for creating punch lists, recording observations, and generating reports directly from the field. Optimize your time by entering data on-site and sending reports without returning to the office.
- On-site meeting management
- Observation and punch list creation
- Report generation with drawing locations
- Auto-completion for observations
- Digital signature capture
- Document organization
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Archipad is the new way to manage your on-site meetings, and the easiest way to write down observations, removing many fastidious steps in the process. Archipad allows you to easily create punch lists, and allows you to send a report, the punch list and drawings with item locations, directly from the site. No need to go back to the office to prepare minutes and reports, no more losing precious hours formatting your documents. Archipad is created for construction professionals, architects, engineers, contractors, project managers, assistants, promoters... Archipad Classic on iPad offers a unique and easy to use solution to manage observations, punch lists, drawings, and meetings. The iPad is what we all have been waiting for to do on-site visits, witch even if they last all day, your iPad will not run out of battery when correctly charged at start. Archipad strong points: - User friendly and extremely simple to use: no training required. - Optimize your time and use the iPad as a data entry tool, pointing observations directly on plans and drawings, and reduced typing with our auto-enhancing typing reducer: as you add observations, Archipad will learn your vocabulary and sentences and propose auto completion, the smart way. - A flat fee and moderate price. You will know what you pay up front, and will not be billed by the project or number of hours used. In just a couple of meetings your purchase will pay back by the time you saved. - Reports with punch lists with drawings indicating the locations of each observation can be made per work package or per drawing, making it easy to read for all those working on the project, whether they are contractors or architects. The reports have been thought as actual meeting minutes, by allowing each person attending the meeting to sign a presence sheet your reports will show the signature of all attendances. IN SHORT From construction to delivery - one tool for all • Manage construction site meetings • Organize your observations and retentions • Reduce the time to enter observations Information management • Send out the report at the end of the meeting • Keep track of previous visits • All your plans and drawings in one location Tracking and managing the construction site • Point observations directly on your drawings • All your documents available to use on-site • A cost-effective tool for improved tracking of work Terms of use : https://archipad.com/en/terms-of-service/ Privacy policy : https://archipad.com/en/privacy-policy/
ar.live
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L'application dédiée aux artisans et maîtres d'ouvrage : Ne perdez plus de temps à lire des comptes-rendus ! Les remarques de vos maîtres d’oeuvre se retrouvent au sein d’une seule application plutôt que perdues dans une suite d’emails. Les artisans et entreprises du chantier seront ravis de regrouper et gérer leurs tâches au sein d'une même application mobile. De leur côté, les maîtres d'ouvrage seront rassurés de pouvoir suivre l'avancée du chantier depuis leur téléphone. Vos maîtres d'oeuvres utilisant Archireport peuvent maintenant diffuser leurs remarques directement sur votre application Archireport Live. Vous pourrez lister, consulter, et valider les remarques qui vous concernent, depuis le chantier. Vous pourrez même envoyer une photo et une description à votre maître d'oeuvre lorsqu'une tâche est terminée. Vous pouvez aussi consulter facilement les documents nécessaires à la réalisation de vos tâches. Attention : Pour utiliser Archireport Live, il faut impérativement qu'un utilisateur de Archireport (l'application de suivi de chantier), vous ait partagé des remarques.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ar.live at none against Archipad ™'s 2. ar.live also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Archipad ™'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). 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
Both are free to download. Archipad ™ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $72.99 per month. ar.live asks for nothing beyond the download.
Archipad ™ ships an update every 3 weeks, ar.live every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Archipad ™ | ar.live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 262 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bigsool | ArchiReport SAS |
In-app purchases
Archipad ™
- Premium - Monthly$72.991 Month
- Premium - Yearly1 Month trial$739.991 Year
ar.live
No in-app purchases









