Planformer vs Cornerstone Bids
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planformer
Measure building plans, blueprints, and maps directly from your phone. Quickly calculate distances, areas, and count items. Work offline and collaborate with teammates seamlessly.
- Measure distances instantly
- Calculate areas in seconds
- Count repetitive items
- Work offline
- Collaborate effortlessly
- Simple and easy to use
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Construction takeoffs on your iPhone and iPad. No laptop? No problem, no trip back to the office. Planformer lets contractors and estimators measure plans, run quantity takeoffs, and build cost estimates right from the job site. Upload a PDF plan, set the scale, and start measuring in minutes. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Area takeoffs: square footage for floors, slabs, roofs, paving, and more • Linear takeoffs: walls, trim, curbs, fencing, pipe runs • Counts: fixtures, outlets, doors, windows, drywells • Volumes: concrete, fill, and excavation • Cost sheets: add unit prices and get material and labor totals instantly • Export to Excel and share marked-up plans with your team or client • Work offline and sync later, so no signal on site is no problem BUILT FOR CONTRACTORS Made for concrete, paving, drywall, roofing, flooring, painting, framing, landscaping, and general contractors who need fast, accurate numbers without expensive desktop software. WORKS EVERYWHERE iPhone, iPad, and desktop. Start a takeoff in the field and finish it in the office. PLANS Download free and try Planformer. Premium unlocks all takeoff and estimating tools: • Monthly Premium: $49.99/month • Yearly Premium: $399/year Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://drive.google.com/file/d/19olK21fo92MjwD3_7l7jj9HYOOVZFmOi/view?usp=sharing Privacy Policy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10RxSIGufgj3w8Lir7eum5Hq6_Mag1i_C/view?usp=drive_link
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 in-app purchases: Cornerstone Bids at none against Planformer's 2. Cornerstone Bids also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). Planformer's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and device support 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. Planformer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per month. Cornerstone Bids asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Planformer against 5.0 for Cornerstone Bids. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Planformer ships an update every 10 days, Cornerstone Bids every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planformer | Cornerstone Bids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Planformer LLC | Cornerstonebids LLC |
Customer experience
Planformer
Cornerstone Bids
In-app purchases
Planformer
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Month
- Yearly Premium14 Days trial$399.001 Year
Cornerstone Bids
No in-app purchases









