Comparison

XBuild vs Bid Stack LITE

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

Head to head
About

XBuild

Streamline contractor sales with an AI-powered app that generates detailed estimates and branded proposals from on-site photos and project descriptions. Capture job details, receive instant pricing, and send professional documents with e-signature and payment options.

Highlights
  • AI Photo Capture with auto-titling
  • AI Chat Estimating
  • Branded Proposals with tiered pricing
  • E-Signature and Payments
  • Real-Time Supplier Pricing
  • Sales Dashboards
  • Team Management
Features
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XBuild is the AI-powered estimation app built for contractor sales teams. Describe your project in a simple chat, capture photos right on-site, get an instant detailed estimate, and send a branded proposal to your client — all from your phone, right on the job site. HOW IT WORKS 1. Capture the job — Snap photos on-site and let AI title, describe, and organize them automatically. Add your own notes for context. 2. Describe your project — Chat with XBuild about the scope of work, or upload measurements and your captured photos 3. Get an instant estimate — AI generates detailed line items with current material pricing 4. Send a professional proposal — Share branded proposals with tiered pricing options for clients to review, sign, and pay KEY FEATURES • AI Photo Capture — Take job-site photos and let AI automatically generate titles and descriptions for each one. Add your own notes, then drop them straight into your proposal — no manual sorting required • AI Chat Estimating — Describe the job in plain language and get a full estimate with line items and materials in minutes • Professional Proposals — Send polished, branded proposals with Good/Better/Best pricing tiers, photo galleries, and rich formatting • E-Signature & Payments — Clients sign digitally and submit deposits right from the proposal • Real-Time Supplier Pricing — Access current pricing from major suppliers like ABC Supply and SRS • Sales Dashboards — Track your pipeline, monitor team performance, and view KPIs in real time • Team Management — Manage your crew with Admin and Member roles, leaderboards, and per-rep analytics • Document Capture — Scan documents and attach them directly to estimates • CompanyCam Integration — Pull project photos directly from CompanyCam • Works Offline — Built for the job site. Capture photos, create estimates, and view proposals even without cell service

About

Bid Stack LITE

Features
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Bid Stack Lite is the free way for contractors, handymen, repair pros, and service businesses to create professional estimates faster. Build simple, clean, customer-ready estimates with saved customers, line items, job notes, pricing, photos, and PDF export — all from your iPhone. Bid Stack Lite is designed to help you create your first estimates quickly, stay organized, and see how Bid Stack Pro can help you run bigger jobs with advanced tools. Features included in Bid Stack Lite: • Create up to 3 saved estimates Start building professional estimates for customers without complicated setup. • Save customer details Keep customer names, phone numbers, emails, addresses, and project notes organized. • Add line items Create itemized estimates with materials, labor, quantities, prices, tax, and totals. • Attach job photos Add one project photo per estimate to document the work. • Use a simple price book Save common labor, material, and service pricing for faster future estimates. • Generate clean PDF estimates Export customer-facing PDFs with job details, itemized costs, notes, totals, and your business information. • Manage appointments Create site visits, walkthroughs, and follow-ups with reminders. • Upgrade when ready Bid Stack Lite includes upgrade prompts for advanced Pro tools like AI repair recognition, unlimited estimates, unlimited photos, AR/LiDAR room scanning, 3D models, automatic measurements, customer approvals, deposits, invoices, custom PDF styles, and more. Perfect for: • Handymen • General contractors • Remodelers • Painters • Drywall repair • Flooring installers • Plumbers • Electricians • Roofers • Restoration contractors • Home service professionals • Small service businesses Bid Stack Lite helps you start free, build faster, and send estimates that look professional.

Screenshots

XBuild4 screens
Bid Stack LITE3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bid Stack LITE at none against XBuild's shown. XBuild's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.4). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
XBuild versus Bid Stack LITE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXBuildBid Stack LITE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFiremaps, Inc.Nick Myer

In-app purchases

None

XBuild

No in-app purchases

None

Bid Stack LITE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XBuild free?
XBuild is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bid Stack LITE free?
Bid Stack LITE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do XBuild or Bid Stack LITE have ads?
XBuild shows ads; Bid Stack LITE does not.

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