Comparison

ContractorTools vs Concrete Foundation Estimator

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

Head to head
About

ContractorTools

Streamline your contracting business with tools for creating estimates, invoices, and managing payments. Sync data seamlessly with QuickBooks Online and collaborate with your team across multiple devices. Focus on your work while this app handles the paperwork.

Highlights
  • Estimating
  • Invoicing
  • Payment tracking
  • QuickBooks Online sync
  • Multi-device sync
  • Offline functionality
  • Job templates
Features
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ContractorTools helps you estimate, invoice, and get paid, all from your iPhone or iPad. —————— WHY CONTRACTORS LOVE CONTRACTORTOOLS - SAVES TIME – Build estimates on the jobsite instead of at the kitchen table at night. Start from job templates and your own costbooks. - WIN MORE JOBS – Send the quote before you leave. Let customers sign on your phone or iPad and say YES on the spot. - GET PAID FASTER – Turn an approved estimate into an invoice in a tap and collect card payments through Stripe. No more chasing checks. - PRICE MATERIALS FAST – Add Home Depot products straight to your estimates with live pricing and inventory from your local store. Use your ProXtra account for discounts, then have materials delivered or pick them up. - KNOW YOUR COSTS – Add Craftsman costbooks (optional) for 40,000+ construction cost items, localized by zip code in the US or postal code in Canada. - WORK ANYWHERE – ContractorTools is a native app that works fully offline. Keep working in a basement or at a remote site, and your data syncs when you're back online. - RUN YOUR TEAM – Sync between multiple users and devices so everyone sees the same jobs, estimates, and invoices. - KEEP YOUR BOOKS CLEAN – Sync estimates, invoices, and payments to QuickBooks Online and skip the double entry. —————— KEY FEATURES - Estimates and quotes, sent by PDF via email or text message - Customer signatures on your phone or iPad - Invoicing and card payments - Change orders and credits - Draw schedules - Job costing - Job templates - Custom costbooks - Craftsman costbooks (optional in-app purchase) - Home Depot products with live pricing - QuickBooks Online sync - Multi-user, multi-device sync on iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Full support for international currencies and units —————— WHO USES CONTRACTORTOOLS General contractors, handymen, plumbers, electricians, roofers, HVAC, remodelers, concrete specialists, home builders, fencing specialist, landscapers, painters, and other trades. —————— WHAT CONTRACTORS SAY "I can honestly say this is the best program we have ever used. Especially when you compare price, ease of use, Home Depot integrations, QuickBooks sync, and developer support. I've seen our customers respond to the estimates in such a positive way that it's helping us close more deals faster. Our speed and estimating accuracy have improved dramatically." —————— PRICING Try ContractorTools free for 30 days then subscribe to our Basic, Essentials, or Pro plan. Prices are in USD and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account after the free trial ends. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. —————— ContractorTools is FREE to try out! Got Questions? We're here to help: Call (888) 802-1040 or email support@contractortools.com. Privacy Policy: https://contractortools.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://contractortools.com/terms

About

Concrete Foundation Estimator

This tool streamlines the process of estimating and bidding on concrete jobs for contractors and owner-builders. It automates complex calculations, generates detailed, editable quotes, and helps increase the number of estimates completed daily.

Highlights
  • Automated calculation of concrete job costs
  • Generates detailed, editable quotes
  • Reduces estimating time significantly
  • Supports material take-off lists
  • Includes demolition, excavation, and material costs
  • Exports estimates to PDF and Excel
Features
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Concrete foundation estimator (CFE) is an extremely powerful productivity tool for all contractors and owner-builders. Its designed to simplify and speed up the way of estimating and bidding on concrete jobs. Over 300 logic formulas working for you on a background quietly. Free version doesn’t have any advertisement. It only limited in some features. This app was designed to minimize estimating time from 2-4 hours down to 5-10 minutes while increasing sales Increase the amount of estimates done per day. Eliminate guess work. Decrease amount of time spent on materials take-off list creation for material supplier. CFE app creates professional, editable, easy to understand construction bid, estimate, quote, including all or any part of the following: concrete demolition of existing slabs and footings excavation volume and cost using manual labor or machinery Extracted soil hauling and dumping fees Crushed concrete hauling and dumping fees Materials cost and volume for: Footings Stem walls Piers Slabs Reinforcement Shear walls Anchor bolts All thread retrofits Concrete ready-mix or in bags Volume, cost and waste % Labor for piers, reinforcement assembly and concrete pouring Cost of concrete pumping Adjustable Workman’s compensation rate Sales tax in your area for all materials Job overhead Custom fields to add to estimate All calculations are done on a background and summing up all values, it has Editable settings, Tutorials, Support and comes with free upgrades for paid version. Now homeowners, contractors and anyone who is building a house or addition can easily estimate their cost instantly by adding necessary values from engineering plans. You be able to create estimate that will be: 1. Very detailed, listing all trades labor, materials. 2. Basic, listing only trades and it’s cost. 3. By trade, showing any trade per your selection. 4. Can add overhead and discount. Share or bid: Email quote for concrete job to your client within the app in PDF Convert estimate to Excel and customize output Email list of materials to your supplier CFE is designed for owner-builders as well as for professionals. For some, app will educate how to approach complete foundation estimate, for others it will save so much time that they'll be able to send most detailed estimates to homeowners or General contractors while still on a the job site during the first meeting. Homeowners and Owner-builders will be able to compare quotes from different contractors apple to apple . App has built-in Tutorials with tips for how to gather values from the plans and illustrated explanations for each section. You don't have to worry about materials and labor cost every time you create an estimate. CFE comes with preset settings, which you can adjust at your own level of price, time and use of materials. First time into the app you will need to go over all sections and update preset values. Occasionally you need to update material or labor cost. Future app version will allow periodically updates materials cost according to your zip code and suppliers in your area. App has built-in portfolio page that saves all of your projects and you can retrieve and modify estimates in seconds, make revisions, create PDF quotes or Excel editable spreadsheets. We’ve built a webpage with FAQ’s, so we can answer your questions and could use good suggestions for future updates. No time to loose, more jobs to win. Developed by professional engineer and general contractor To learn more go to http://realbuilderadvice.com

Screenshots

ContractorTools4 screens
Concrete Foundation Estimator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ContractorTools at 4.7 against Concrete Foundation Estimator's 3.9. ContractorTools also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 7) and chart position (#177 vs unranked). Concrete Foundation Estimator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price, ads and device support 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. ContractorTools sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Concrete Foundation Estimator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ContractorTools holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ContractorTools has 1.8K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of ContractorTools's written reviews are positive against 100% of Concrete Foundation Estimator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ContractorTools ships an update every 5 weeks, Concrete Foundation Estimator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
ContractorTools versus Concrete Foundation Estimator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContractorToolsConcrete Foundation Estimator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.8K ratings) — better3.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#177 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperContractor ToolsIlya Fedulov

Customer experience

ContractorTools

All ratings1,762 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative11.8%

Concrete Foundation Estimator

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ContractorTools

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Deleting items from estimates causes issues with invoices
  • Syncing problems leading to incorrect data
  • App crashing and becoming unusable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to show labor and materials costs separately
  • Ability to copy/paste entire sections in estimates
  • Quarterly updates for cost books
  • Stage manager support
  • Basic company financial reports

Concrete Foundation Estimator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ContractorTools

Subscriptions4
  • Craftsman Costbooks1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Basic Plan1 Month trial2 variants$24.991 Month
  • Essentials Plan1 Month trial2 variants$34.991 Month
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  • Pro Plan1 Month trial2 variants$64.991 Month
None

Concrete Foundation Estimator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ContractorTools free?
ContractorTools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Concrete Foundation Estimator free?
Concrete Foundation Estimator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ContractorTools or Concrete Foundation Estimator?
ContractorTools is rated higher. ContractorTools averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Concrete Foundation Estimator averages 3.9 from 7 ratings.
Do ContractorTools or Concrete Foundation Estimator have ads?
Neither ContractorTools nor Concrete Foundation Estimator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ContractorTools or Concrete Foundation Estimator?
ContractorTools ships an update every 5 weeks, and Concrete Foundation Estimator fortnightly. Most recently, ContractorTools was updated on October 20, 2026 and Concrete Foundation Estimator on October 12, 2026.

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