Comparison

WT Welder vs Bead Board

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

Head to head
About

WT Welder

Features
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WT Welder is a companion mobile app for welders using WeldTrace. Welders can scan QR codes and view welds, drawings and other details and claim welds. Welding supervisors can view drawings, allocate WPS and welders to weld joints and add completion details as well as heat numbers. Welding inspectors can record visual inspection results of welds in the mobile app.

About

Bead Board

Features
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The whiteboard replacement for welding and fabrication shops. Bead Board is job tracking and quoting for shops with 1 to 10 people. If your jobs live on a whiteboard, your quotes on a napkin, and your steel prices in a text thread, this puts it all on one board the whole shop can see. JOB BOARD Every job on one board, with columns named the way your shop talks. Out of the box they are Quote, Working, Done and Paid. Each card shows the customer, job number, total, estimated vs. actual hours, priority, and days until it's due. Once a job is done, the card shows what the customer still owes, and the top of the board adds up everything you're owed. CREW SCHEDULE Put people on jobs by the day. See who's on what today, or look at the whole week. Hands without a login go on the schedule too. Split a day across two jobs when that's how it goes. QUOTES AND INVOICES Build quotes line by line from your saved price list. Duplicate a past job to quote the same kind of work in a minute. Your markup is built into the material prices, so the customer sees clean numbers and no markup line. Make a PDF quote or invoice right on your phone and send it by text or email, even with no signal. MATERIAL ESTIMATOR Pick the material and shape (plate, flat bar, round or square tube, angle, pipe by schedule, and more), punch in the size, and Bead Board works out the weight and price and fills in the quote line. TIME TRACKING Clock in on a job from the board. The timer stays on your lock screen so you don't forget to clock out. Compare estimated hours to actual and see which jobs made money. PHOTOS AND DRAWINGS Reference, in-progress and finished photos stay with the job. Attach customer drawings, PDFs, Word and Excel takeoffs, and CAD files (DWG, DXF, STEP). It all syncs to every phone and computer in the shop. CUSTOMERS AND SEARCH Every customer with their whole job history, and one tap to call, text or email them. Search every job you've ever done to find what you charged last time. PRICE LIST Save steel prices, labor rates and common supplies. Change a price once and every new quote uses it. WORKS WITH NO SIGNAL The board, quotes, time and photos all work offline. Everything syncs when you get signal back. Made for metal buildings and job sites out in the country. REMINDERS AND A MORNING EMAIL Your phone reminds you before a job is due. Every morning an email shows who's on what today and what's coming due. Tap a job in it and it opens right in the app. SIGN IN WITHOUT A PASSWORD Type your email and tap the link we send you. A password still works if you'd rather use one. THE WHOLE SHOP, ONE BOARD Invite your crew. Everyone sees the same board, so nobody has to ask what's due this week. Built for how welders actually work. Simple, fast, and out of your way. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://beadboard.app/privacy

Screenshots

WT Welder3 screens
Bead Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bead Board at every 3 weeks against WT Welder's every 3 months. WT Welder's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WT Welder ships an update every 3 months, Bead Board every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
WT Welder versus Bead Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWT WelderBead Board
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size62 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVision-pro Consulting Australia Pty LtdCrux Labs LLC

In-app purchases

None

WT Welder

No in-app purchases

None

Bead Board

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WT Welder free?
WT Welder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bead Board free?
Bead Board is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WT Welder or Bead Board have ads?
Neither WT Welder nor Bead Board shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WT Welder or Bead Board?
WT Welder ships an update every 3 months, and Bead Board every 3 weeks. Most recently, WT Welder was updated on October 27, 2026 and Bead Board on October 25, 2026.

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