Category Design Academy vs Biltum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Category Design Academy
Learn category design strategy to create new markets and avoid competition. Access courses, live workshops, and connect with innovative entrepreneurs. This app offers a transformative learning experience for those who think differently.
- Category Design Curriculum
- Actionable Exercises
- Live Workshops & Events
- Proven Frameworks
- Pirate Crew Connections
- Community Collaboration
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Welcome to the Category Pirates’ Category Design Academy, the first digital business education for entrepreneurs, executives, and creators who think differently. This training ground is for leaders who want to learn to apply category design business strategy and move from competing over old things to creating the future. You’ll have access to legendary courses that teach you practical and tactical category design principles. You'll be able to join live workshops to ask questions, get feedback, and learn from others. And you'll connect with a community of different thinkers who reject the status quo and create their own futures. It’s not a traditional education—it’s a transformative learning experience. Here’s what to expect: Category Design Curriculum: Every course and program within the Academy is unique, but all have foundations in category design strategy. In our intensive hands-on training program, you'll learn how to 10x your pricing, create a line of customers who are waiting to work with you, get advice on running a business, and much more. In our mini-courses, you'll get the training and tools you need to take your business to the next level. Actionable Exercises: Theory alone won't unlock the treasure troves of category design. You’ll practice what you learn in hands-on exercises that hone your skills and help you develop a deep understanding of the core concepts. Workshops & Events: Get invaluable feedback from live workshops with the Category Pirates These will help you navigate any challenges, ask questions specific to your business, and learn from others at all sizes and stages of business. Proven Frameworks: Learn the frameworks and strategies that Category Queen use to build successful companies. You’ll learn how to apply battle-tested methodologies that have reshaped industries and unleashed unprecedented growth. Pirate Crew Connections: Have you struggled to find other radically different thinkers? Here, you’ll be surrounded by like-minded innovators and leaders. You may very well meet your next co-founder, business partner, or client. In the Category Design Academy, you'll learn everything you need to implement category design into your business and life. But you won’t do it alone. You’ll take the journey with a crew who are responsible for holding each other accountable, sharing leads, and coaching each other up. You'll collaborate with other members, spar with seasoned category designers, and sharpen your skills through interactive challenges. And you'll achieve your full personal, professional, and financial autonomy as you perfect your craft. Before you enter, you should know—we don't settle for ordinary. We only train those who refuse to conform to the status quo. Our mission is to unleash your inner pirate, empowering you to take control and steer business decisions with unwavering confidence. So, our curriculum isn't for the faint-hearted. We dive deep into the principles of radical differentiation, driving exponential outcomes, and creating different futures. Are you ready to leave your mark on the business landscape? To change industries, redefine markets, and become a category design legend? It's time to begin training. Arrrrr!
Biltum
Streamline your construction budgeting process by capturing job details, including LiDAR scans, photos, and transcripts, directly from your mobile device. This app learns your company's pricing and format to generate accurate budgets and syncs seamlessly with JobTread for efficient project management.
- LiDAR scanning for measurements
- Photo and video capture
- AI-assisted budget drafting
- Automatic syncing with JobTread
- Interactive 2D/3D floor plans
- Export to design software
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Biltum helps turn a walkthrough into a budget built around your company. Capture the job once, spend less time estimating, and keep JobTread updated as the work progresses. Biltum learns your company pricing, catalog and format from your past budgets and JobTread catalog, so your next budget follows the way you already estimate. Capture LiDAR, media, and transcripts in one app. Walk each room and explain the work while you record video and take photos. On iPhone Pro, LiDAR measures the space as you go. Works with the Claude and ChatGPT JobTread integrations. Upload your captured job details to your assistant, connected to JobTread, to draft a budget using your company’s pricing, catalog and format. Review the draft, answer questions and finish the budget in JobTread. Your media and floor plan sync to JobTread automatically. Photos, walkthrough video and measured floor plans stay attached to the connected job. Open the interactive 2D and 3D plan from a share link on your computer. Keep JobTread updated with progress photos. Capture each stage of the work and keep your photos organized with the job in Biltum and JobTread. Create a detailed, editable Scope of Work from your walkthrough, with measurements and job details together. Export to your design software: • Chief Architect — DXF CAD-to-walls and angle correction. • ProKitchen — XML plan. Supported exports: • PDF — measurement report • SVG — 2D plan • DXF — 2D plan • DXF — CAD-to-Walls • XML — floor plan (preview) • USDZ — original 3D scan • DXF — 3D reference Try it on your next budget. Your first 3 jobs are free, with no card required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Biltum at every 2 days against Category Design Academy's weekly. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Category Design Academy against 5.0 for Biltum. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Category Design Academy ships an update weekly, Biltum every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Category Design Academy | Biltum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Category Pirates, LLC | MITCHELL MILHEIM |
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Category Design Academy
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In-app purchases
Category Design Academy
No in-app purchases
Biltum
No in-app purchases
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