SmartPlan vs Field Materials
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartPlan
This utility app provides geo-referenced information specifically for construction projects. It helps professionals access and manage location-based data relevant to building and infrastructure development.
- Geo-referenced information
- Construction utility
- Location-based data access
- Project management support
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SmartPlan is geo-referenced information utility for construction.
Field Materials
This platform simplifies construction material procurement and equipment rental using AI. It allows users to easily order, track, and manage orders with preferred vendors, streamlining communication and automating purchase orders.
- AI-powered material procurement
- Order construction materials
- Rent equipment
- Track order status
- Report delivery issues
- Automate purchase orders
- Integrate with accounting software
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Field Materials is the world’s first material procurement platform powered by AI. Our mobile app makes it easy to order construction materials or rent equipment from your preferred vendors like you would order food from your favorite restaurants. Superintendents, foremen, project managers, and purchasing agents at specialty subs or general contractors (GCs) use the app to: - Order materials or equipment with just a few taps - Track order status - Make changes to the orders - Take pictures of the packing slips when receiving orders - Report any delivery issues, such as missing or damaged items or wrong quantities - Automate reminders to vendors - Send orders for approval to the office or directly to preferred vendors - Reference project estimates imported from the estimation software (OnScreen Takeoff, Edge, Excel) - Call or message your preferred vendor, who will be notified via email or a text message - Place and track orders against buyouts or quotes - Automate the creation of purchase orders with major accounting software (Foundation, Sage, Vista Spectrum, Plexxis).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Field Materials at every 9 days against SmartPlan's every 3 months. Field Materials also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2). SmartPlan's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SmartPlan against 5.0 for Field Materials. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
SmartPlan ships an update every 3 months, Field Materials every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartPlan | Field Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AGTEK Development Company | Field Materials, Inc. |
Customer experience
SmartPlan
Field Materials
In-app purchases
SmartPlan
No in-app purchases
Field Materials
No in-app purchases
