Comparison

Gutter IQ vs Field

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

Head to head
About

Gutter IQ

Features
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Gutter IQ is the field tool for gutter and rainware contractors. Measure a roofline from satellite imagery without setting foot on a ladder, match the customer's existing gutter color on your phone, and send a branded PDF estimate before you leave the driveway. Now with a real business phone line that rings your iPhone like any other call. MEASURE WITHOUT A LADDER - Pull up any property and trace the roofline from satellite imagery - Get gutter footage along the eaves, plus corners and downspout counts - Measurements save to the job, so there are no repeat trips and no guesswork MATCH THE COLOR ON SITE - Browse the standard gutter color palette, with supplier availability, right on your phone - Or photograph the existing gutter and Gutter IQ ranks the closest matching colors - The chosen color attaches to the job and prints on the estimate, so the swatch book stays in the truck BUILD AND SEND ESTIMATES - Line-item estimates that pull quantities straight from your measurements - Save templates for your common jobs and reuse them in seconds - Generate clean, branded PDF estimates with your logo, photos, and signature block - Create material order worksheets to send to any supplier FRONT DESK: YOUR BUSINESS LINE - A real business phone number for your company, separate from your cell - Incoming calls ring your iPhone like any other call, on the lock screen, whether the app is open, in the background, or closed - Answer, decline, mute, and switch to speaker or AirPods - A shared call log your whole team can see, and texting from a number that is not your cell - Turn on the AI receptionist and she answers when you cannot. She knows your services, your hours and your service area, books estimates straight onto your calendar, takes a message when the caller needs a person, and emails you the recording and a summary - Both sides are told the call is recorded, and recording can be switched off RUN THE BUSINESS - Full customer database with jobs, photos, documents, and notes - Visual pipeline: move jobs from Lead through Estimate Sent, Approved, In Progress, and Paid - Tasks, reminders, and a built-in calendar - Photo reports, contracts, and e-signature - Invoice your customers and let them pay online - Track job expenses and see profit per job TAX CENTRAL - Track business expenses by job and by Schedule C category - Scan a receipt with your camera and let it fill in the details - Collect a W-9 from every subcontractor you pay and keep it on file, encrypted, shown only as the last four digits - See your Schedule C category totals in one place at year end WORK AS A TEAM - Your data syncs securely across all your devices and crew - Invite installers and office staff to share customers, templates, and documents - Everything backed up automatically A Gutter IQ account is required to use the app. Accounts are set up at https://mygutteriq.com. Color matching is a decision aid. Screens and cameras are not color-calibrated, so confirm the final color against a physical manufacturer chip before ordering material.

About

Field

This app helps home-service businesses manage daily operations, including scheduling, customer communication, and on-site payments. It allows users to track visits, find customer information, send proposals, and receive important push alerts.

Highlights
  • Schedule management
  • Customer communication
  • On-site payment processing
  • Lead and job tracking
  • Proposal and estimate sharing
  • Push notifications
Features
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FieldLine Pro is the operator app for home-service companies: roofing, HVAC, plumbing, and similar trades. Sign in and you land on Today. From there you can: • See today’s visits and jump to a stop • Run the day’s schedule, call the customer, and open the address in Apple Maps • Find customers, jobs, and leads, and photograph the site • Reply to SMS and email threads • Send a proposal or a pay link from the share sheet • Charge a card on site (Stripe — not an App Store purchase) • Share your public booking page and instant estimator Push alerts cover new bookings, leads, signed proposals, failed payments, and schedule changes. Face ID unlocks the app when you come back to it. FieldLine Pro subscriptions and office tools (catalog, team, integrations, QuickBooks) stay on the website. This app does not sell plans and does not open a marketing homepage.

Screenshots

Gutter IQ4 screens
Field4 screens

Verdict

The call

Gutter IQ and Field are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gutter IQ ships an update monthly, Field fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Gutter IQ versus Field: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGutter IQField
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Elite Firm IncFencingLaunch LLC

In-app purchases

None

Gutter IQ

No in-app purchases

None

Field

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gutter IQ free?
Gutter IQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Field free?
Field is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gutter IQ or Field have ads?
Neither Gutter IQ nor Field shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gutter IQ or Field?
Gutter IQ ships an update monthly, and Field fortnightly. Most recently, Gutter IQ was updated on October 31, 2026 and Field on October 31, 2026.

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