Comparison

Concrete Buddy vs KL Trailers

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

Head to head
About

Concrete Buddy

Features
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Concrete Buddy is built for the way concrete guys actually price work. Measure the job, get your material and pricing breakdown, and send the estimate right from your phone. No writing everything down to redo it later, no bouncing between notes and calculators, and no entering the same job twice. Once your pricing is set up, the app uses your own costs, so you can price jobs in minutes before you even leave the customer’s driveway. Save jobs, load them back up, keep your client list ready, and use the same information for estimates, invoices, and organized project records without starting over. Concrete Buddy is more than a calculator. It is a natural workflow built for real concrete work, from measuring and pricing to paperwork. Whether you’re a concrete finisher, general contractor, estimator, subcontractor, or owner-operator, Concrete Buddy helps you price work faster, stay organized, and send cleaner documents with less back and forth. Calculate concrete faster Use built-in calculators for common concrete work and job planning. Concrete Buddy is designed to help you enter dimensions quickly, calculate volume, and keep your workflow moving on site. Use it for: • Concrete slabs • Thickened slabs • Circular slabs • Walls and footings • Sonotubes • Stairs • Area calculations • Rebar and reinforcement Estimate materials and job costs Concrete Buddy helps you go beyond yardage. Build real job costs with materials, pricing, and job-specific settings that fit the way you actually work. Track and estimate: • Concrete volume • Rebar and reinforcement • Materials and forms • Excavation-related costs • Equipment and rental pricing • Labour, overhead, profit, and tax Create professional documents Concrete Buddy includes built-in document tools so you can do more than calculate. Create, edit, and preview estimates and invoices directly in the app, then customize the layout to match your business. Docs features include: • Estimates • Invoices • PDF preview • Template customization • Branded document layouts • Custom estimate styling Manage projects in one place Save calculations and documents into your project workflow so job information stays organized, easier to update, and ready when you need to come back to it. Concrete Buddy is built for repeat use across multiple jobs, not just one-off calculations. Why contractors use Concrete Buddy • Fast concrete calculations • Better job pricing and bidding tools • Professional estimates and invoices • Saved pricing defaults based on your own costs • Project organization in one app • Cleaner workflow than spreadsheets and generic calculators • Built specifically for concrete jobs Built for: • Concrete contractors • Estimators • Flatwork crews • General contractors • Small construction businesses • Owner-operators Concrete Buddy helps you calculate smarter, price work faster, and present your jobs more professionally.

About

KL Trailers

Features
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The KL Trailers app allows users to monitor the real-time location of their GPS tracking devices- installed on trailers or other assets - directly from their iPhone or iPad. With the KL Trailers app, users can view real-time GPS updates that show the current location of each tracker. Tapping a device icon on the map reveals detailed information, such as speed, timestamp, location and battery status. The app also provides access to Historical Playback, allowing users to review the travel history of each tracker over a selected time period.

Screenshots

Concrete Buddy4 screens
KL Trailers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KL Trailers at none against Concrete Buddy's 5. KL Trailers also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Concrete Buddy sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. KL Trailers asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Concrete Buddy versus KL Trailers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConcrete BuddyKL Trailers
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerstephen brooksAsset Management and Protection, LLC

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Concrete Buddy

Subscriptions2
  • Concrete Buddy Pro (Monthly)$5.991 Month
  • Concrete Buddy Pro (Yearly)$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • 15 tokens$0.99
  • 30 tokens$1.99
  • Concrete Buddy Pro (Lifetime)$89.99
None

KL Trailers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Concrete Buddy free?
Concrete Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KL Trailers free?
KL Trailers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Concrete Buddy or KL Trailers have ads?
Concrete Buddy shows ads; KL Trailers does not.

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