Comparison

Archipad ™ vs Archireport

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

Head to head
About

Archipad ™

Streamline construction site management with this tool for creating punch lists, documenting observations, and generating reports directly from the field. Optimize your time by entering data on-site and reducing manual formatting, making project tracking more efficient.

Highlights
  • On-site meeting management
  • Observation and punch list creation
  • Report generation with drawing locations
  • Auto-completion for typing
  • Digital signature for meeting attendees
  • Centralized document storage
Features
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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/

About

Archireport

Streamline site inspections with automated report generation. This app allows you to add project details, upload documents, and create customized reports with photos and drawings. Save time by sharing reports directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Automated report generation
  • Photo and drawing annotation
  • Project management tools
  • Document upload and organization
  • Cloud syncing and storage
  • Contractor scheduling
Features
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Save 1 hour on every site inspection report. ArchiReport is a comprehensive site management app for iPad, iPhone and Web (PC or Mac). It automatically produces detailed reports with photos, drawings, plans and notes. Save time by sending reports out to all your contractors and clients while you’re on site. That soon adds up to hours of your precious time not spent writing up reports at the office. Try ArchiReport for free for one month. PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Add people in your address book to the project - Schedule times for contractors to be on site and assign work packages to them - Upload all your plans, pictures and documents (.pdf, .png, .jpg, .doc, .pages) from your Files, iTunes, DropBox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or Box, or straight from your computer - Update your folder from an FTP server - Schedule and calendar CREATE SITE REPORTS - Add remarks by contractor, work package or plan - Link your remarks to photos, plans, annotations or documents - Write or draw on plans, photos and documents on your tablet - Create customised work packages EXPORT - Site reports are automatically generated with remarks for each work package - Schedule and progress of works are included for each work package - Numbered markers shown on plans SHARE AND SAVE PROJECTS AND REPORTS - Export reports in A4 PDF format - Save and sync your projects to ArchiReport Cloud About the subscription: The monthly subscription will activate the ArchiReport service: send a PDF report and store data on the secure ArchiReport Cloud: - It is for a one-month period and allows users to send reports in PDF format and to store data securely on ArchiReport Cloud. - Subscription costs $35.99/month. - The subscription fee will be automatically debited from your iTunes account when you confirm your subscription - The subscription will be automatically renewed every month unless you disable the option at least 24 hours before the period runs out. - Your iTunes account will be debited for renewal in the last 24 hours of the current subscription period, for the amount of the subscription renewal. - Users can manage their subscription and disable the automatic renewal process in the Preferences section of their App Store User Account, after purchasing. - Subscriptions cannot be cancelled for the period already underway. - You can read our User Terms & Conditions and our Privacy Policy here: http://www.archireport.com/mentions-legales/ - The remainder of the one-month free trial will be lost once the user subscribes to the ArchiReport service.

Screenshots

Archipad ™4 screens
Archireport4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Archipad ™ at 4.3 against Archireport's 4.0. Archipad ™ also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 4). Archireport's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, 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. Archipad ™ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $72.99 per month and Archireport sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $35.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Archipad ™ holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Archipad ™'s written reviews are positive against 92% of Archireport's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Archipad ™ ships an update every 3 weeks, Archireport every 8 days. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Archipad ™ versus Archireport: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArchipad ™Archireport
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (19 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews92.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size299 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBigsoolArchiReport SAS

Customer experience

Archipad ™

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%

Archireport

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.6%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Archipad ™

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - Monthly$72.991 Month
  • Premium - Yearly1 Month trial$739.991 Year
3 purchases

Archireport

Subscriptions3
  • ArchiReport1 Month trial$35.991 Month
  • ArchiReport$35.991 Month
  • Archireport PRO$35.991 Month

Questions

Is Archipad ™ free?
Archipad ™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Archireport free?
Archireport is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Archipad ™ or Archireport?
Archipad ™ is rated higher. Archipad ™ averages 4.3 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Archireport averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Archipad ™ or Archireport have ads?
Neither Archipad ™ nor Archireport shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Archipad ™ or Archireport?
Archipad ™ ships an update every 3 weeks, and Archireport every 8 days. Most recently, Archipad ™ was updated on September 21, 2026 and Archireport on September 21, 2026.

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