Comparison

thecontractor.app vs Arez AI

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

Head to head
About

thecontractor.app

Streamline your contracting business with an all-in-one app for job management, quoting, invoicing, and expense tracking. Built for tradespeople, it helps create professional quotes instantly, manage projects, and get paid faster.

Highlights
  • AI-powered quotes in 60 seconds
  • On-site job management
  • One-tap invoicing
  • GPS time tracking
  • Expense receipt capture
  • Team and customer management
Features
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thecontractor.app is the all-in-one business app built for contractors, tradespeople, and field service professionals. QUOTES IN 60 SECONDS Create professional, detailed quotes on-site using AI. Snap a photo of the job, describe the work, and get an accurate estimate instantly. Send it to your customer right from your phone. JOB MANAGEMENT Track every job from quote to completion. Assign team members, set schedules, and keep notes and photos organized in one place. INVOICING Turn completed jobs into invoices with one tap. Send professional invoices by email and get paid faster. TIMESHEETS & GPS CLOCK-IN Track hours worked on each job site. Clock in with GPS verification so you always know who's where. EXPENSE TRACKING Photograph receipts on the go. Categorize expenses by job to see your true profitability. TEAM MANAGEMENT Invite your crew, assign roles, and keep everyone on the same page with shared schedules and job details. CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT Keep all your customer info, job history, and communication in one place. WORKS WITH THE WEB APP Already using thecontractor.app on the web? Your data syncs automatically. Start a quote on your phone, finish it on your computer. Built for pressure washers, cleaners, electricians, plumbers, HVAC techs, painters, roofers, landscapers, general contractors, and every trade in between. Terms of Use: https://thecontractor.app/terms

About

Arez AI

Streamline your contracting business with AI-powered estimates and project management. Generate detailed quotes from text, photos, or blueprints, send professional proposals, and track jobs from bid to paid. Optimize your workflow and close deals faster.

Highlights
  • AI-powered estimates from text, photos, or blueprints
  • Customizable pricing and supplier pricebooks
  • Electronic signature proposals
  • End-to-end project management dashboard
  • AI renovation previews
  • Invoicing and job costing
Features
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Arez AI is contractor software that writes the estimate for you. Describe the job by voice or text, send a photo, or upload the plans, and get an itemized estimate with materials, labor hours and your markup in less than 1 minute. Then send the proposal, get it signed, invoice the client and get paid, all from your phone. Built for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, remodeling, painting, flooring and handyman contractors, and for general remodelers and builders with crews of 1 to 15 people. AI ESTIMATES - Talk through the job in English or Spanish, or mix both - Send a photo with the size; Arez lists what it assumed and prices it - Upload blueprint PDFs for a scope takeoff (Agency plan) - Sections and line items with quantity, unit and price; labor in hours at your rate - Good, better, best options side by side in one estimate - Change anything by saying it: "Add a towel bar", "Make it a walk-in shower" - Uses your labor rates, your markup and the prices you correct, and learns how you bid PROPOSALS, CHANGE ORDERS AND E-SIGNATURE - Turn an estimate into a branded proposal with your payment schedule - Clients review and sign on their phone, in English or Spanish - Price change orders and get them signed before the extra work starts INVOICES AND ONLINE PAYMENTS - Invoice from the job, with deposits and milestones - Clients pay online by card or bank transfer RUN THE JOB - Today view: today's visits and who is on site - Schedule visits from the job or by telling the chat - Crew clock-in from the app or a shared board, no login needed for crew - Hours to check, asked as simple questions, and a pay sheet you mark paid - Tasks with photos for each job - Team messages in every job, plus a team chat for the whole company JOB COSTS AND RECEIPTS - Snap or share a receipt to Arez; it reads the vendor and total - Receipts and crew labor land on the job next to the estimate YOUR TEAM - Owner, manager and field roles; your crew sees the job, not your margins - Works on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web with one account PLANS Free to download with a 7-day free trial. Plans: Starter, Professional and Agency, billed monthly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://ai-arez.com/terms Privacy: https://ai-arez.com/privacy Support: https://ai-arez.com/support

Screenshots

thecontractor.app4 screens
Arez AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: thecontractor.app at freemium against Arez AI's subscription. Arez AI's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. thecontractor.app sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Arez AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $79.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for thecontractor.app against 5.0 for Arez AI. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
thecontractor.app versus Arez AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterthecontractor.appArez AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMerwan DjerbiGERARDO MARTINEZ GOMEZ

In-app purchases

2 purchases

thecontractor.app

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
3 purchases

Arez AI

Subscriptions3
  • Starter$79.001 Month
  • Professional$159.001 Month
  • Agency$259.001 Month

Questions

Is thecontractor.app free?
thecontractor.app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arez AI free?
Arez AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, thecontractor.app or Arez AI?
thecontractor.app and Arez AI are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do thecontractor.app or Arez AI have ads?
Neither thecontractor.app nor Arez AI shows ads.

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