TileCount vs Construction Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TileCount
This app helps contractors and DIYers quickly estimate tile and material needs for various projects. It offers a free quick calculation and a pro version for detailed job management, including labor, markup, and PDF quote generation.
- Quick material calculation
- Detailed job estimating
- Saved jobs and customer details
- Price book defaults
- Labor and markup calculation
- PDF quote generation
- Pattern waste accounting
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TileCount is a tile estimating worksheet built for field use. Start with the free Quick Count when you need a fast material check for one surface. Your first saved job includes multiple spaces, customer details, pricing, quote review, and both PDF exports. Unlock TileCount Pro for unlimited saved jobs and reusable company defaults. Deleting your first job does not renew the free allowance. Built for tile contractors, remodelers, and serious DIY projects: - Estimate floors, walls, showers, tub surrounds, and backsplashes - Start faster with room templates for tub surrounds, showers, backsplashes, and floors - Deduct untiled openings such as doors, windows, and fixtures, and account for tiled niche returns - Account for pattern waste on straight, stacked, running bond, diagonal, herringbone, and chevron installs - Round tile orders to full boxes and flag box coverage entries that look unusual - Choose mosaic chip size and trowel size for tighter grout and thinset estimates - Estimate grout, thinset, backer board or uncoupling membrane, waterproofing, movement-joint sealant, trim, accessories, labor, markup, and tax - Use your own price book values for tile, setting materials, accessories, labor, markup, and tax - Review install risks like wet-area waterproofing, movement joints, stone reminders, substrate conditions, and large-format mortar setup - Share a paginated client proposal PDF with one total, revision number, validity date, scope, inclusions, exclusions, terms, site conditions still to be verified, and printed-name and signature lines for client and contractor - Export an internal worksheet, as a draft before review if you want, that keeps estimator economics, warnings, and price details separate from the client proposal TileCount does not provide live supplier pricing or licensed cost-book rates. It gives you a structured estimating workflow using the prices and job assumptions you control. TileCount estimates are not guarantees. Verify quantities, dimensions, prices, taxes, manufacturer instructions, local code requirements, and jobsite conditions before ordering materials, signing a contract, or starting work.
Construction Calculator
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Construction calculator answers, not math homework — that's Plumb: type your dimensions in feet-inches-fractions (8' 6 3/8") or metric, and get the exact amount to order — with waste factored in and every formula backed by published construction references. Every calculator is free. Forever. No account to create, nothing to unlock to get your numbers, and never a subscription. CONCRETE CALCULATOR — slabs, footings, columns and sonotubes. Cubic yards to order, 80/60/40 lb bag counts (real Quikrete yields), and estimated cost. From a patio slab to a full pour. TILE CALCULATOR — floor or wall area, tile size, grout joint, and waste factor in. Tiles and boxes to buy out, with coverage per box so you can sanity-check at the store. STAIR CALCULATOR — total rise in, code-checked risers out (IRC 7-3/4" max), tread count, total run, stringer length and stringer count. Stairs without the guesswork. FRAMING CALCULATOR — stud counts at 16" or 24" on center with corners and openings, plate stock in linear feet, and board feet for 2x4 or 2x6 walls. DECK CALCULATOR — deck boards by stock length, board rows, joist counts at 12" or 16" centers, and deck screws by the industry rule. CONCRETE BLOCK CALCULATOR — CMU counts by wall size, courses, mortar bags, and optional vertical rebar layout. REBAR ESTIMATOR — grid layout for slabs: bars each way, total linear feet, weight by bar size (#3, #4, #5), and 20 ft sticks to buy. DRYWALL SHEETS & MUD — sheet counts for 4x8 or 4x12, plus screws, joint tape, and compound from standard estimating rules. PAINT COVERAGE — gallons by room size and coats, with standard door and window deductions, at real-world coverage. FLOORING & PLANK ESTIMATOR — boxes of plank, laminate, or vinyl by coverage, with waste for straight or diagonal lays. ROOFING CALCULATOR — squares from footprint and pitch, shingle bundles, underlayment rolls, and ridge cap. GRAVEL & AGGREGATE TONNAGE — cubic yards and tons of aggregate, crushed stone, or sand by area and depth. ASPHALT TONNAGE — hot-mix tonnage at standard 145 lb/ft³ density for driveways and patches. MORTAR BAGS — coverage for block or brick from manufacturer coverage data. BOARD FEET & LUMBER VOLUME — volume and cost from nominal dimensions, piece by piece. BALUSTER SPACING — code-safe spindle counts and even gaps under the 4" sphere rule. TIME CARD CALCULATOR — weekly hours with breaks, overtime past 40, and pay totals. Round to the quarter hour like payroll does. PLUMB PRO — one purchase, yours forever: PDF cut-list export for the crew, project folders that group every calc for a job, saved history with cross-device sync, and share-to-crew. The calculators never go behind the paywall. Built for contractors, carpenters, masons, remodelers — and every homeowner pouring a first patio. From patio slabs to full pours: if it needs ordering, Plumb tells you how much.
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Verdict
TileCount and Construction Calculator are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. TileCount sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Construction Calculator sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | TileCount | Construction Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iron Canyon Ventures LLC | Reliqe LLC |
In-app purchases
TileCount
- TileCount Pro$14.99
Construction Calculator
- Plumb Pro (launch price)$9.99
- Plumb Pro$14.99
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