BidBud vs Obrix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BidBud
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BidBud is the cost estimator built for contractors who would rather be on the job than at a desk. Take a few photos, say what needs doing, and get a construction estimate with real material prices, your labor rates and your markup, ready to send as a PDF your client can approve from their phone. When the work is done, turn the estimate into an invoice in one tap. PHOTOS IN. PRICED ESTIMATE OUT. Add up to 6 photos and describe the job, typed or dictated live. BidBud drafts the scope for you: materials, labor and equipment as separate line items with quantities, so there is no takeoff to type up, and every assumption it made is spelled out. Where the photos leave doubt, it asks a few quick questions. Answer them and the scope updates. Add, edit or remove any line, and put fees and discounts in as fixed amounts or percentages. REAL PRICES, NOT GUESSES Every material is priced from current retail listings near the job: three to five comparable quotes per item, in your currency, with pack sizes read correctly so a box of tile is never priced as a single piece and a 5-gallon pail never as a quart. Compare the quotes, pick one and lock it in, or type your own price. Labor uses the hourly rates you saved, by the hour or as a flat amount. Markup and tax go on top, the way you set them. BUILT FOR THE TRADES General contractor, remodeling and renovation, tile and flooring, plumbing, electrical, painting and drywall, roofing, landscaping, HVAC, carpentry and framing, masonry and concrete, handyman services, or add your own trade. BidBud tunes the scope to your trade and prints it on your estimates. FROM BID TO INVOICE Email the estimate with the PDF attached, or share a link by SMS or WhatsApp. Your client opens it, downloads the PDF and approves online with a signature. You get a push notification the moment they open it and again when they approve. Track every job through its stages: Estimate, Sent, Accepted, In progress, Invoiced, Paid. Then create the invoice from the approved estimate, request a deposit, record payments and send reminders. Partially paid, paid and overdue status are worked out for you. EDIT BY VOICE Say "add ten percent to labor" and the estimate re-totals. Every command is logged. YOUR BUSINESS ON EVERY DOCUMENT Logo, address, license number, terms and payment instructions print on each estimate and invoice. Choose what the client sees: full line items with quantities and prices, names only, or a one-line summary. Add notes, terms and a valid-until date per estimate. MARKUP AND TAX, YOUR WAY Set defaults once and adjust per job. Tax everything or materials only. Show markup as its own row or fold it into line prices. The budget stays in view: grand total, tax and unpriced items at a glance. CLIENTS, FOLDERS AND SEARCH Attach a client to each job or import them from your contacts. File projects in folders, search by title or client, filter by job stage, and archive or duplicate with a swipe. WORKS WHERE YOU WORK 69 countries and 50 currencies. Your postal code sets the city, region, currency and tax region, and where material prices are looked up. Imperial units in the US, metric everywhere else. PUSH, NOT POLLING Scoping the photos and pricing the materials each take up to a few minutes. You get a notification when each run finishes, when a client opens an estimate or invoice, and when they approve, so you never have to keep the app open. Whether you are a general contractor pricing a basement, a builder bidding a renovation, or a handyman quoting a repair, BidBud replaces the spreadsheet, the calculator and the late-night proposal with one estimate maker that fits in your pocket. Free: 3 estimates, each with 3 re-runs. Premium removes both limits. Privacy Policy: https://bidbud.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use https://bidbud.app/terms-of-service
Obrix
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Obrix is the estimating app for people who work in construction and remodeling: masons, contractors, painters, electricians, plumbers, drywall installers, stone fabricators and small builders. From the estimate to getting paid, everything in one place, on your phone and on your computer. PROFESSIONAL ESTIMATES IN MINUTES • Labor, material and service items, with quantity, unit and price • A catalog with your own prices to build estimates faster • Discounts per item or on the total, taxes and installments • A polished PDF with your logo, your color and three layout templates • Estimate templates for the jobs you do most ONLINE CLIENT APPROVAL • Send it by WhatsApp or email with a secure link • Your client opens it on their phone, sees the details, downloads the PDF and approves or declines, with nothing to install • You know when the estimate was viewed and when it was approved APPROVED? IT BECOMES A JOB • The job is created automatically with stages and tasks from the items • Track the progress of each job and of your team • Installments become payments with due dates, without retyping anything PAYMENTS AND FINANCES • See what is receivable, what is overdue and what has come in • Mark installments as paid in one tap • Dashboard with amounts approved this month and approval rate BUILT FOR YOUR TEAM • Invite partners and employees with owner, admin or member roles • Everything synced between the app and the web dashboard • Available in Portuguese, English and Spanish Your data is yours: we don't sell data and we don't use ad tracking. Biometrics, when enabled, stay on your device only. Privacy: https://useobrix.app/privacidade Terms of use: https://useobrix.app/termos Support: suporte@codexaflow.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BidBud at none against Obrix's shown. BidBud also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. BidBud sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month and Obrix sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BidBud ships an update daily, Obrix every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BidBud | Obrix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Common Swift Technologies LLC | Vinicius Velasco |
In-app purchases
BidBud
- Premium Subscription$29.991 Month
- Premium Subscription$199.991 Year
Obrix
- Obrix Pro14 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Obrix PRO+14 Days trial$39.991 Month









