Comparison

TradeGig vs HammerLoop

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

Head to head
About

TradeGig

This app connects skilled tradespeople with project opportunities, offering reliable paychecks and seamless transitions between jobs. It matches your profile to available local, regional, or national projects, ensuring you find work that aligns with your skills and interests.

Highlights
  • Job openings matching personal profile
  • View job details and express interest
  • Find work matching skill sets
  • Land work on preferred project types
  • Seamless project-to-project transitions
  • Easier communication with office/recruiter
  • Receive project notifications based on availability
Features
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TradeGig gives you paycheck reliability, working on projects of interest to you! TradeGig regularly updates and will send you job openings that start after your current project end-date.  These are projects that match your personal profile.  You can view the job details and tell us if you’re interested! TradeGig is Powered by Tradesmen International, a nationally leading construction and industrial employer. We have thousands of clients in construction, manufacturing and shipbuilding enabling you to... * Have first dibs on job openings in your area – be the first to know! * Express interest in available projects locally, regionally, or nationally * Find work that matches your skill sets * Land work on project types you’re interested in * Seamlessly move from project to project – reducing paycheck gaps * Have easier, faster communication with your Tradesmen office and recruiter And, you can choose to receive notifications of upcoming projects that meet the project profile you select, and fit with your availability.

About

HammerLoop

This app connects construction workers with employers, facilitating job postings, applications, and direct communication. It offers a mobile-first platform for managing construction-related employment opportunities on the go.

Highlights
  • Post construction jobs
  • Browse worker profiles
  • In-app messaging
  • Job application management
  • Worker profile creation
  • Receive job notifications
Features
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HammerLoop is a job platform for the construction industry and other blue-collar trades. HammerLoop connects workers and employers across construction and construction-related industries through a simple, mobile-first experience. The app uses straightforward prompts that can be completed in minutes, allowing users to manage their activity on the go. Employers can post jobs, view worker profiles, manage their accounts, and communicate directly with workers through in-app messaging. Workers receive notifications about relevant job opportunities, can browse available jobs, view job details, apply by sharing their profiles, and manage their own profiles within the app. HammerLoop helps employers staff locally, scale their workforce to meet growing business demands, and find specialized workers for specific job requirements. Workers can discover construction job opportunities and manage their applications directly from their mobile devices.

Screenshots

TradeGig4 screens
HammerLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HammerLoop at 100% against TradeGig's 17%. HammerLoop also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.7). TradeGig's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HammerLoop holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TradeGig has 27 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of TradeGig's written reviews are positive against 100% of HammerLoop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TradeGig ships an update fortnightly, HammerLoop every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TradeGig versus HammerLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTradeGigHammerLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (27 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB46 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperServeture, LLCHammerLoop LLC

Customer experience

TradeGig

All ratings26 ratings
Positive34.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative57.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

HammerLoop

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TradeGig

No in-app purchases

None

HammerLoop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TradeGig free?
TradeGig is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HammerLoop free?
HammerLoop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TradeGig or HammerLoop?
HammerLoop is rated higher. TradeGig averages 2.7 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while HammerLoop averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do TradeGig or HammerLoop have ads?
Neither TradeGig nor HammerLoop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TradeGig or HammerLoop?
TradeGig ships an update fortnightly, and HammerLoop every 3 weeks. Most recently, TradeGig was updated on October 14, 2026 and HammerLoop on October 2, 2026.

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