Outbuild Field vs Cornerstone Bids
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outbuild Field
This app provides construction superintendents with a mobile command center for managing complex projects. It offers interactive Gantt charts, lookahead planning, and real-time progress tracking directly from the jobsite, even with limited connectivity.
- Interactive Gantt charts
- 3-week or 6-week lookahead planning
- Project orchestration for multiple crews
- Real-time progress tracking
- Offline mode for on-site work
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Description: The Command Center for Construction Superintendents. Outbuild Field brings the power of the master schedule to the iPad, allowing managers to orchestrate complex projects directly from the jobsite. Key Features: Interactive Gantt Charts: View and adjust your master schedule with a UI optimized for iPad. Lookahead Planning: Build and manage 3-week or 6-week lookaheads with drag-and-drop ease. Project Orchestration: Manage multiple crews and trade partners from a single bird’s-eye view. Real-time Analytics: Track planned vs. actual progress to keep your project on time. Offline Mode: Keep working on-site even when the connection is low.
Cornerstone Bids
Streamline concrete and masonry estimating with phase-based takeoff calculators and automated pricing. Generate professional proposals quickly from your mobile device or web browser, empowering subcontractors to bid with confidence.
- Phase-based takeoff calculators
- Centralized pricing
- Quantity tracking
- Professional proposal generation
- Cross-device access
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DESCRIPTION Cornerstone Bids is built for concrete and masonry subcontractors who are tired of estimating with spreadsheets and being tied to a computer. Create accurate takeoffs by phase—including footings, slabs, walls, columns, and more—with calculators designed around the work you perform in the field. Set your material, labor, and equipment pricing once in Project Settings, and automatically apply it throughout your estimate. When your estimate is complete, turn it into a clean, professional proposal in seconds. Cornerstone Bids gives working subcontractors the practical tools they need to estimate faster, stay organized, and bid with confidence. FEATURES • Phase-based takeoff calculators • Centralized material, labor, and equipment pricing • Concrete, rebar, block, and wire mesh quantity tracking • Professional proposal generation • Access estimates from your phone, tablet, or web browser
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cornerstone Bids at every 3 days against Outbuild Field's every 11 days. Cornerstone Bids also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). Outbuild Field's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Outbuild Field against 5.0 for Cornerstone Bids. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.
Outbuild Field ships an update every 11 days, Cornerstone Bids every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Outbuild Field | Cornerstone Bids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ipsum SpA | Cornerstonebids LLC |
Customer experience
Outbuild Field
Cornerstone Bids
In-app purchases
Outbuild Field
No in-app purchases
Cornerstone Bids
No in-app purchases
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