Comparison

CloseQuote vs Bead Board

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

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About

CloseQuote

Streamline your contracting business by creating professional estimates, presenting pricing options, and accepting on-site payments. This app helps you close deals faster and improve cash flow by managing leads and providing business insights.

Highlights
  • Create professional quotes in minutes
  • Present good, better, best pricing tiers
  • Accept on-site deposits and payments
  • Automated lead follow-up reminders
  • Built-in calculators for material estimates
  • Centralized customer information management
  • Business revenue and win rate tracking
Features
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Quote on site. Present options. Get paid before you leave. CloseQuote is built for contractors who move fast and want to look professional doing it. Create detailed estimates in minutes, walk your customer through their options, collect a deposit on the spot, and drive away with a signed job — before your competition even sends a follow-up email. No more going back to the office to build a quote. No more losing jobs because you took too long to follow up. No more chasing payments after the work is done. CloseQuote puts everything you need in your pocket, right where the work happens. --- **CREATE PROFESSIONAL QUOTES IN MINUTES** Start from ready-made templates built for real jobs. Add customer details, line items, pricing, and notes quickly without fighting complicated forms. Build a complete, polished estimate while you're still on the job site. By the time you walk back to your truck, the quote is ready to present. --- **PRESENT OPTIONS THAT HELP YOU CLOSE** Show Good, Better, and Best pricing tiers so customers can choose their level — not just say yes or no to a single number. A clean, distraction-free customer view is designed for real conversations, not staring at a screen. Walk through options naturally, answer questions on the spot, and close the deal while the energy is still there. --- **GET PAID ON THE SPOT** The moment a customer says yes, collect a deposit. Accept payment with Apple Pay or a card right from your phone. Turn an approval into a paid job immediately — no separate invoice, no waiting days to get paid. Faster cash flow. More jobs that actually stick. --- **NEVER LET A LEAD GO COLD** Most jobs aren't lost because of price — they're lost because someone else followed up first. CloseQuote sends you reminders for quotes that haven't gotten a response, so you always know who to call and when. Track pending jobs and follow up at the right time without keeping a mental list or digging through your texts. --- **MEASURE AND ESTIMATE WITH CONFIDENCE** Enter dimensions directly in the app, calculate square footage, and estimate materials before you leave the property. Built-in calculators for common job types help you work faster and reduce costly mistakes. Attach measurements directly to quotes so everything stays connected and nothing gets lost. --- **STAY ORGANIZED WITHOUT EXTRA TOOLS** Keep all your customer information in one place — contact details, quote history, job activity, and total revenue per customer. See your full relationship with every customer at a glance, without scattered notes or lost emails. --- **UNDERSTAND YOUR BUSINESS** See your revenue pipeline at a glance. Track your win rate over time. Identify quotes that need attention before they go cold. CloseQuote gives you the visibility to make better decisions and focus your energy where it actually pays off. --- **BUILT FOR YOUR TRADE** Works great for HVAC, roofing, solar, fencing, landscaping, painting, flooring, plumbing, electrical, construction, and general service businesses. Whether you're a solo operator or managing a growing team, the workflow fits the way contractors actually work. --- **DESIGNED FOR IPHONE AND IPAD** A clean, fast interface built for speed and daily use — on a job site in the sun or catching up in the office at night. No steep learning curve. Just the tools you need, working the way you'd expect. --- **UPGRADE TO UNLOCK MORE** · Add your logo and branding to every quote · Accept deposits and payments on site · Enable automatic follow-up reminders · Use advanced measurement and calculation tools · Unlock deeper pipeline and performance reporting --- Download CloseQuote and close your next job today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy : https://www​.mobileinnov​.com​/​Privacy​Policy​.html

About

Bead Board

Features
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The whiteboard replacement for welding and fabrication shops. Bead Board is job tracking and quoting for shops with 1 to 10 people. If your jobs live on a whiteboard, your quotes on a napkin, and your steel prices in a text thread, this puts it all on one board the whole shop can see. JOB BOARD Every job on one board, with columns named the way your shop talks. Out of the box they are Quote, Working, Done and Paid. Each card shows the customer, job number, total, estimated vs. actual hours, priority, and days until it's due. Once a job is done, the card shows what the customer still owes, and the top of the board adds up everything you're owed. CREW SCHEDULE Put people on jobs by the day. See who's on what today, or look at the whole week. Hands without a login go on the schedule too. Split a day across two jobs when that's how it goes. QUOTES AND INVOICES Build quotes line by line from your saved price list. Duplicate a past job to quote the same kind of work in a minute. Your markup is built into the material prices, so the customer sees clean numbers and no markup line. Make a PDF quote or invoice right on your phone and send it by text or email, even with no signal. MATERIAL ESTIMATOR Pick the material and shape (plate, flat bar, round or square tube, angle, pipe by schedule, and more), punch in the size, and Bead Board works out the weight and price and fills in the quote line. TIME TRACKING Clock in on a job from the board. The timer stays on your lock screen so you don't forget to clock out. Compare estimated hours to actual and see which jobs made money. PHOTOS AND DRAWINGS Reference, in-progress and finished photos stay with the job. Attach customer drawings, PDFs, Word and Excel takeoffs, and CAD files (DWG, DXF, STEP). It all syncs to every phone and computer in the shop. CUSTOMERS AND SEARCH Every customer with their whole job history, and one tap to call, text or email them. Search every job you've ever done to find what you charged last time. PRICE LIST Save steel prices, labor rates and common supplies. Change a price once and every new quote uses it. WORKS WITH NO SIGNAL The board, quotes, time and photos all work offline. Everything syncs when you get signal back. Made for metal buildings and job sites out in the country. REMINDERS AND A MORNING EMAIL Your phone reminds you before a job is due. Every morning an email shows who's on what today and what's coming due. Tap a job in it and it opens right in the app. SIGN IN WITHOUT A PASSWORD Type your email and tap the link we send you. A password still works if you'd rather use one. THE WHOLE SHOP, ONE BOARD Invite your crew. Everyone sees the same board, so nobody has to ask what's due this week. Built for how welders actually work. Simple, fast, and out of your way. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://beadboard.app/privacy

Screenshots

CloseQuote4 screens
Bead Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bead Board at none against CloseQuote's 1. 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. CloseQuote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Bead Board asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CloseQuote versus Bead Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloseQuoteBead Board
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobile Innovations LLCCrux Labs LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CloseQuote

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Upgrade7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

Bead Board

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CloseQuote free?
CloseQuote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bead Board free?
Bead Board is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CloseQuote or Bead Board have ads?
Neither CloseQuote nor Bead Board shows ads.

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