Comparison

PlanRadar Construction Manager vs Duty Book

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

Head to head
About

PlanRadar Construction Manager

This platform centralizes all construction project documentation, processes, and reporting. Record construction documents, defects, and tasks on a mobile device, pin them to plans, and communicate in real-time with project members. Manage everything from handover documentation to site diaries and inspections in one place.

Highlights
  • Real-time defect and task recording on digital plans/BIM models
  • Mobile and desktop synchronization for instant updates
  • Centralized access to up-to-date blueprints
  • Automated PDF/Excel report generation
  • Intuitive user interface for quick adoption
  • Flexible data collection and project tailoring
Features
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PlanRadar is a single platform for all project documentation, processes and reporting. Construction documents, defects and tasks can be recorded on a mobile device, pinned directly to your construction plans and communicated to project members in real-time. PlanRadar can be used for all use cases and is fully flexible to collect data how you prefer. Manage everything from legally compliant handover documentation with a detailed snag list, to digital site diaries to ongoing inspections, maintenance and reporting in one place. Benefit from seamless construction and real estate documentation that creates transparency for all stakeholders. YOUR BENEFITS: * Instant overview of construction site activity: With our construction site app, new tasks and construction defects can be located on digital plans or BIM models in the form of tickets. These can be placed with millimetre precision by all authorised project participants and can be supplemented by photos, text, voice messages and documents. It’s easy to communicate clearly and avoid mistakes and misunderstandings. * Office to project-site communication: Ongoing synchronisation between computer, mobile phones and tablets keep your team informed about all changes on the construction site in real-time, helping you stay on top of the status of different tasks and defects. * All project members working to the same plans, documents and tasks: Keep up-to-date plans on your smartphone. Newly uploaded blueprints are immediately accessible by all project participants in the mobile app. That way, you and your colleagues are always working with the latest set of drawings. * No extra paperwork in the office: Create detailed and completely customisable PDF or Excel reports and export your construction site diary, detailed snag list or an entire handover document in just a few clicks. Efficient reporting saves you from duplicating work in the office after completing your site inspections. * An intuitive design that gets you started in minutes: Unlike other construction apps, the simple user interface of PlanRadar allows for a quick and easy introduction to the software without expensive training. You can create your first project and start adding tasks within minutes. * Simple, flexible and tailored to your project: PlanRadar adapts to the way you work, not the other way around. ENSURE QUALITY ON YOUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT Our digital solution for construction management and construction documentation has received several awards for innovation in the construction and real estate sectors: August 2022: PropTech Breakthrough Awards - Project Management Solution of the Year April 2022: TopBuilder Award - Products & Services IT & BIM July 2019: EG Tech Award – Winner Construction Award December 2018: Real Estate Tech Awards (RETAS) September 2018: Real Estate Innovation Prize 2018 June 2018: PropTech Pitch 2018 March 2018: MIPIM Award QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? Get in touch: https://www.planradar.com/contact

About

Duty Book

Features
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Board packet due Friday and half your certificates are in a shoebox. Duty Book turns your three-ring binder into something you actually have on you. Scan awards, evaluations, orders, and certificates with your camera, or import PDFs and photos already on your phone. Duty Book recognizes each form and files it under the right tab, in your branch's own terms, and reads the date off the page. When you need a packet, pick exactly the documents you want and export one PDF with bookmarks and dividers, already in board order. Every branch is supported — Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard — with each tab named the way your branch names its own records. Planning a PCS? Duty Book builds your countdown from orders through claim settlement, estimates your entitlements (DLA, mileage, per diem, PPM incentive), and gives you a paperwork checklist that checks itself off as you scan or import each document. Your records never leave your phone. No account, no cloud, no server. Everything stays in encrypted storage on your device behind Face ID, which means nobody can read it, including us. Turn on Apple's iCloud Backup and your book is included in your own device backup — that's Apple's iCloud, not a Duty Book server; we have none. Free forever: scanning, importing, filing, search, viewing, and encrypted storage, with no limits. One optional payment unlocks board-ready PDF export, expiration reminders, encrypted archive backup, and the full PCS move module. No subscription. No account. Restore on any device signed in to your Apple Account. Duty Book is an independent commercial application. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, approved by, or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Defense or any branch of the U.S. armed forces.

Screenshots

PlanRadar Construction Manager4 screens
Duty Book4 screens

Verdict

The call

PlanRadar Construction Manager and Duty Book 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PlanRadar Construction Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Duty Book sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PlanRadar Construction Manager versus Duty Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanRadar Construction ManagerDuty Book
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (87 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings87 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size548 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlanRadar GmbHADRIEN LASHAUN WYRICK

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PlanRadar Construction Manager

One-time1
  • BASIC Yearly$349.99
1 purchases

Duty Book

One-time1
  • Duty Book Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is PlanRadar Construction Manager free?
PlanRadar Construction Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Duty Book free?
Duty Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PlanRadar Construction Manager or Duty Book have ads?
Neither PlanRadar Construction Manager nor Duty Book shows ads.

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