Comparison

FairBid vs Zipquote

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

Head to head
About

FairBid

Generate professional, itemized estimates for contracting jobs using voice input and AI. Get live material pricing, regional market rates, and create branded PDF quotes and contracts in minutes. Manage your entire job pipeline from initial contact to paid invoice.

Highlights
  • Voice-to-estimate generation
  • Live material pricing
  • Regional market rate data
  • Branded PDF quotes and contracts
  • Job pipeline management
  • Receipt scanning and cost matching
  • AI-generated tool checklists
Features
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Stop guessing on your price. Most contractors underbid — not because they don't know their craft, but because they're pricing from memory instead of market data. FairBid fixes that. Describe a job out loud. FairBid's AI turns your words into a fully itemized estimate with live materials pricing, regional market rates, and a professional PDF you can send to a client in minutes. VOICE IN. PROFESSIONAL ESTIMATE OUT. No spreadsheets. No pricing books. No templates. Just describe the job the way you'd explain it to a helper, and FairBid builds the estimate from the ground up. HOW IT WORKS 1. Describe the job by voice or text 2. Answer AI-ranked clarifying questions — the ones that protect your margin most 3. Review your fully itemized estimate with live Home Depot and Lowe's pricing 4. Set your final price with the Pricing Slider — a market-grounded range showing what contractors in your area are charging, so you can position your bid with confidence instead of guessing 5. Send a branded and customizable PDF quote and contract directly to your client WHAT YOU GET WITH EVERY ESTIMATE → Fully itemized line items with labor and materials broken out → Live materials pricing matched to actual SKUs at Home Depot or Lowe's → Regional market rate data pulled fresh for your job location → Phase-by-phase scope of work — a document that used to take hours to write → AI-generated tool checklist, including rental flags → Branded PDF quote with your logo, payment terms, and expiration date → AI-written contract — ready to send at acceptance BUILT FOR THE FIELD FairBid is designed for how tradespeople actually work — in a truck, between jobs, at the end of a 10-hour day. Voice-first input means you never have to type out a job description. Everything is on your iPhone or iPad, ready when you are. FULL JOB MANAGEMENT BUILT IN FairBid isn't just an estimating tool — it's your entire job pipeline. → Track every job from first contact through paid invoice → 6-stage status pipeline: Draft → Sent → Accepted → Contract Sent → Invoiced → Paid → Scan receipts and match actual costs against your estimate → Schedule jobs directly to your iOS Calendar → Search, filter, and sort your full job history PRICE WITH CONFIDENCE, NOT GUESSWORK Before you set your final number, FairBid shows you what the market is actually paying — regional contractor rates for your exact trade and job type, pulled live from the web for the job's location. The Pricing Slider lets you position your bid anywhere within that range with a single drag. Slide toward the lower end to stay competitive. Slide toward the higher end when your quality, speed, or reputation earns it. The market data is right there — you're never flying blind. This is the feature that pays for the subscription. Knowing you're at $4,200 when the market range is $3,800–$5,400 is worth more than any template or spreadsheet ever gave you. WHO IT'S BUILT FOR Solo contractors and small crews in residential and light commercial trades: plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, painting, roofing, flooring, tile, drywall, landscaping, concrete, and general contracting. Optimized for jobs from $500 repair calls to $50,000+ remodels. PRICING Free trial included — no credit card required to start. Starter: $14.99/month — up to 5 estimates Pro: $24.99/month — up to 25 estimates Business: $49.99/month — unlimited estimates Subscriptions are billed monthly and can be cancelled anytime through your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://fairbid.app/privacy

About

Zipquote

This app provides contractors with instant access to local market pricing for various job types across the US. It helps users confidently price their services, compare their quotes to market rates, and win more work.

Highlights
  • Nationwide US market pricing
  • Low/Average/High price ranges
  • Market position comparison
  • Save favorite ZIP codes
  • 13 trades covered
  • Regularly updated prices
Features
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Know your market. Quote with confidence. ZipQuote gives contractors, homeowners, and property professionals fast access to local market pricing for construction, repair, and improvement projects across the United States. Choose a trade, select the exact job, enter a ZIP code, and instantly see a realistic low, market-average, and high price range for that area. Built for real projects • Pricing across 56 residential and commercial trades • Nationwide ZIP-code coverage • Low, market-average, and high price ranges • Quantity adjustments for acreage, square footage, units, trees, loads, and more • Multi-job estimates for complete projects • Photo-assisted project identification • Saved projects and favorite ZIP codes • Market comparisons on every quote • Print and email quote information • Pricing refreshed as market conditions change From HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, painting, and concrete to land clearing, excavation, landscaping, remodeling, and specialty services, ZipQuote helps you understand the market before making your next pricing decision. ZipQuote Pro An active ZipQuote Pro subscription is required to access the app. ZipQuote Pro is a $9.99 monthly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when your purchase is confirmed. Your subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription through your Apple ID account settings. Previous purchases can be restored from inside the app. Terms of Use: https://zipquote.net/terms Privacy Policy: https://zipquote.net/privacy

Screenshots

FairBid4 screens
Zipquote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: FairBid at 4 against Zipquote's 1. Zipquote's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. FairBid sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Zipquote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 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 FairBid against 5.0 for Zipquote. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FairBid versus Zipquote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFairBidZipquote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAELISH BLUE,MONTGOMERY SHERWOODJohn Kelley

Customer experience

FairBid

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Zipquote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

FairBid

Subscriptions7
  • FairBid Starter$14.991 Month
  • FairBid Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • FairBid Pro$24.991 Month
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  • FairBid Business$49.991 Month
  • FairBid Starter Annual$143.991 Year
  • FairBid Pro Annual$239.991 Year
  • FairBid Business Annual$479.991 Year
1 purchases

Zipquote

Subscriptions1
  • ZipQuote Pro$9.991 Month

Questions

Is FairBid free?
FairBid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zipquote free?
Zipquote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FairBid or Zipquote?
FairBid and Zipquote are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do FairBid or Zipquote have ads?
Neither FairBid nor Zipquote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FairBid or Zipquote?
FairBid ships an update fortnightly, and Zipquote fortnightly. Most recently, FairBid was updated on October 6, 2026 and Zipquote on October 10, 2026.

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