Blast Bid vs BlastTrack

BlastBid is job estimating and management built for sandblasting businesses. Not contractors in general — sandblasters specifically. You know how long it takes to quote a deck job by hand. Measure the surface, figure the media, calculate labor, add markup, type it all up, then hope you didn't forget the travel fee. BlastBid does that math in seconds. HOW IT WORKS Pick the job type. Enter the surface area. BlastBid calculates your media consumption, labor hours, and total cost based on the coating condition and surface complexity. Adjust your markup, hit send, and your customer gets a professional PDF estimate with your logo on it. When they say yes, the estimate becomes a job. Schedule it, assign a crew member, and it shows up on your Today feed with the weather forecast for the job site. Because nobody wants to blast in 90% humidity and deal with flash rust. BUILT FOR THE JOB SITE This app works without cell service. Quote a job in a dead zone. Add notes from a basement. Take before and after photos in a warehouse with no signal. Everything syncs when you're back online — no data lost, no spinners, no "connection error" screens. Big tap targets. Readable in direct sunlight. Operable with gloves on. Because you're not sitting at a desk. ESTIMATE TO PAYMENT IN ONE THREAD Every job flows through one screen: Estimate, Job, Invoice. No jumping between tabs to figure out where things stand. - Create an estimate with real sandblasting math (10 media types, 4 coating conditions, 4 complexity levels) - Send it to your customer as a PDF - When they accept, schedule the job and assign your crew - Track time on the job, take before/during/after photos - Create an invoice with one tap when the job's done - Mark it paid (cash, check, Venmo, Zelle — however your customers pay) YOUR TODAY FEED Open the app and see exactly what needs your attention right now: - Overdue invoices that need a follow-up - Today's jobs with crew assignments - Upcoming scheduled work - Jobs ready to invoice - Weather alerts for outdoor job sites (humidity warnings for flash rust risk) THE NUMBERS - 10 media types with per-pound pricing (crushed glass, coal slag, garnet, aluminum oxide, and more) - Consumption rates based on coating condition (light, medium, heavy, lead paint) - Production rates based on surface complexity (flat, moderate, complex, intricate) - Job presets for auto, residential, marine, commercial, and industrial work - Your custom labor rate, travel fee, markup %, and tax rate TEAM FEATURES Add your crew members. Assign them to jobs. Filter your Today feed by worker to see what each person has on their plate. Built by people who talked to sandblasters, not by people who Googled "field service management." Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://blastbid.app/privacy

Made for Blasters. BlastTrack is the first iOS app built specifically for mobile sandblasting operators. Not adapted from a generic field service tool. Not retrofitted from a contractor app. Designed from the ground up around blast pots, compressors, abrasive media, surface profiles, and the realities of mobile blasting work. Built from conversations with dozens of operators about what makes the work hard and what they wish their phone could do for them. LOG EVERY JOB IN TWO MINUTES Photo the before. Do the work. Photo the after. Log the client, the surface, the square footage, the media, the dollar amount. Revenue calculates itself. Done before you pack the rig. QUOTE FROM YOUR DATA, NOT YOUR GUT Real-time quote builder with 8 surface area calculators (flat, cylinder, pipe, I-beam, fence, pool, trailer, multi). Built-in reference guide covering 12 surface types with recommended media, PSI, and consumption rates. After a few jobs, Smart Insights replaces the textbook numbers with your actual data. Your quotes get tighter every month. YOUR RIG, ON THE RECORD Track blast pots, compressors, generators, and pressure washers. Hours of service update automatically as you log jobs. Maintenance schedules with real part numbers (BN-6C, pop-up valves at 200 hours, metering valves at 500). Color-coded alerts tell you what's due before a worn nozzle costs you 30% more media. Nozzle wear tracker measures orifice growth over time and predicts replacement. Compressor meter readings log from a photo of the gauge. EVERY JOB IS SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT One-tap before/after side-by-side export. Polished, shareable, ready to post before you leave the site. Multiple layout options. Your business name on every image. Digital business card with a curated portfolio of your best work. Hand someone your phone. They see the jobs, the business, the contact info. They send themselves a copy. SEE WHERE THE MONEY GOES Revenue dashboard with month-over-month comparisons. Year-over-year trends that get smarter as data builds. Job map plots every completed job by location. Show a prospect every job you've done in their zip code. Fuel cost tracker with receipt photos. Media price history across suppliers. The numbers you need to price the next season. STAY COMPLIANT WITHOUT THE CLIPBOARD DOT-style pre-trip inspection checklist, signed and timestamped. Pre-job and post-job safety checklists. Waste and spent media tracking with hazardous material flagging for lead paint, asbestos, and anti-fouling work. Everything exports to CSV. A DOT inspector asks for your records, you hand him your phone. RUN THE BUSINESS Lightweight client CRM with full job history per client. Follow-up reminders so repeat clients don't slip. Inventory management for abrasive media and parts that decrements automatically as you log jobs and service. YOUR DATA. PERIOD. No data collected. No analytics. No tracking. No third-party SDKs. Your jobs, your photos, your revenue stay on your device and in your private iCloud. Nobody else sees them. Nobody else profits from them. PRICING $11.99/month, $49.99/year (with 7-day free trial), or $99.99 lifetime. No free tier. No ads. Just the full app. Works offline. Syncs across your devices with iCloud. Built for the job site, not the office. SUPPORT Email: support@blasttrackapp.com Web: www.blasttrackapp.com Terms of Use: https://www.blasttrackapp.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.blasttrackapp.com/privacy.html Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/