Comparison

ITB Inbox vs SceneBlast

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

Head to head
About

ITB Inbox

Manage Invitation to Bid (ITB) emails from PlanHub efficiently. Receive instant notifications for new bids, view project details, and communicate directly with General Contractors. Streamline your construction bidding process on the go.

Highlights
  • Instant ITB notifications
  • View project details and files
  • Direct communication with contractors
  • Quick bid decision making
  • Team ITB assignment
  • Integrated PlanHub messaging
Features
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"“Introducing ITB Inbox – your dedicated mobile solution for managing Invitation to Bid (ITB) emails from PlanHub. Key Features: • Instant Notifications: Get push alerts whenever a new ITB arrives. • Comprehensive Project Details: View project info and files with ease. • Direct Communication: Message or call General Contractors directly from the app. • Quick Decision Making: Evaluate bids and make go/no-go decisions on the spot. • Team Collaboration: Assign ITBs to your team through the Bid Board. • Integrated Messaging: Access all your PlanHub messages in one place. Streamline your bidding process with ITB Inbox – designed for construction professionals on the move. Download now and never miss a bid opportunity!”"

About

SceneBlast

Features
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SceneBlast is a mobile-first fan CRM built for bands, artists, promoters, venues, and other independent creators who want to build stronger relationships with the people who support them. At its core, SceneBlast gives artists one place to collect, organize, understand, and communicate with their audience instead of leaving those relationships scattered across social media, email lists, ticketing systems, merch sales, and spreadsheets. The idea is simple: your audience should belong to you, not to an algorithm. Build your scene Every band or organization has an Our Scene: a searchable database of the people who have connected with them. Fan profiles can include contact information, social accounts, location, tags, custom attributes, notes, communication preferences, interaction history, and reminders. Teams can search and segment that audience to find the right people for a specific show, message, city, or opportunity. Connect anywhere Fans can join a scene in person through QR codes or mobile-to-mobile connections, online through hosted or embedded forms, or automatically through integrations like ticket and merchandise sales. Bands can customize what information they collect, including their own questions, while fans choose how they want to hear from them through email, text, or push notifications. SceneBlast is built around explicit consent, giving fans control over their communication preferences while giving artists a clear record of how each person wants to stay connected. More than a mailing list SceneBlast isn't just an email tool. The focus is the relationship itself. Over time, a fan profile can build a history of conversations, purchases, shows, notes, tags, and follow-ups. A band can remember who offered to photograph a show, who regularly attends locally, who bought merch, or who should hear about an upcoming date. The goal is to give independent artists useful CRM capabilities without the complexity of traditional business software. Built for local scenes For independent artists, a few hundred engaged people nearby can be more valuable than thousands of passive followers. SceneBlast helps bands understand where their audience is, identify their strongest supporters, and communicate with the people most likely to care about what they're doing next. Teams can manage the scene together, so those relationships stay with the band instead of living on one person's phone or spreadsheet. SceneBlast helps independent artists turn followers, attendees, customers, friends, and supporters into a community they can actually know, reach, and keep.

Screenshots

ITB Inbox4 screens
SceneBlast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ITB Inbox at none against SceneBlast's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SceneBlast sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ITB Inbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ITB Inbox versus SceneBlast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterITB InboxSceneBlast
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB50 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPlanHubLocal Craft Labs

In-app purchases

None

ITB Inbox

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SceneBlast

One-time2
  • English$7.99
  • English$29.99

Questions

Is ITB Inbox free?
ITB Inbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SceneBlast free?
SceneBlast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ITB Inbox or SceneBlast have ads?
Neither ITB Inbox nor SceneBlast shows ads.

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