CxAlloy vs EarthCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CxAlloy
Manage commissioning work for construction projects with collaborative issue tracking, asset management, and quality verification. Supports offline use with automatic syncing and allows for detailed documentation with photos and files.
- Offline functionality
- Collaborative issue management
- Asset tracking
- Quality verification checklists
- Test completion
- Automatic data sync
- Add photos and files
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CxAlloy TQ helps manage commissioning work for design and construction projects, recommissioning, and retrocommissioning. It provides collaborative issue management, asset tracking, and quality verification through checklists and tests. App features: - Offline - the entire app is built around the concept of offline use. - Download multiple projects - Automatic sync - Create field observations and issues - Complete checklists - Complete tests - Update equipment - Update issues - Download and view checklist, test, issue, and equipment files - Add photos and files to issues, checklists, tests, and equipment - Add and assign Tasks **Requires CxAlloy TQ account.**
EarthCam
This app provides comprehensive construction project management tools. Monitor jobsite health, track progress with AI analytics, and manage visual data efficiently. It enhances productivity and safety through features like AI-driven risk detection and real-time air quality monitoring.
- AI-driven safety risk detection
- Workforce inefficiency identification
- Real-time air quality monitoring
- AI-powered analytics (Stress Metrics, Panorama AI, AI Materials)
- Intuitive camera carousel
- Integrated detection zone settings
- App Marketplace integration
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Take control of your construction projects with EarthCam Control Center 9. Monitor jobsite health, track progress, and enhance productivity with AI-powered analytics like Stress Metrics, Panorama AI, and AI Materials. Effortlessly manage visual data with a redesigned interface, intuitive camera carousel, and integrated detection zone settings. Seamlessly connect your favorite tools through the App Marketplace, including the Air Health app. With faster performance and enhanced features, Control Center 9 sets the standard for project management. Download now to experience unparalleled efficiency and insight. Features: • Detect safety risks with AI-driven analytics for improved compliance and well-being. • Identify workforce inefficiencies to streamline operations and boost jobsite productivity. • Monitor air quality in real-time to ensure a healthier jobsite.
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Verdict
CxAlloy and EarthCam both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of EarthCam's written reviews are positive against 26% of CxAlloy's. EarthCam also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). CxAlloy's advantage is ratings volume (494 vs 119). On price, rating, update cadence 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 — 4.3 for CxAlloy against 4.4 for EarthCam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 494 and 119 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 26% of CxAlloy's written reviews are positive against 84% of EarthCam's.
CxAlloy ships an update every 9 days, EarthCam weekly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | CxAlloy | EarthCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (494 ratings) | 4.4 (119 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.9% of reviews | 83.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 494 — better | 119 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WorkingBuildings, LLC | EarthCam, Inc. |
Customer experience
CxAlloy
EarthCam
User reviews
CxAlloy
From 494 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Brilliant iOS app
- 👍 Top-notch support
- 👍 Seamless syncing across devices
- 👍 Intuitive UI design
- 👍 Useful for quality assurance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Slow response times
- 🐛 Syncing issues
- 🐛 App freezing
- 🐛 App won't open
EarthCam
From 119 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth and performant app
- ⚡ Responsive PTZ controls
- 🔋 Improved battery life
- 📉 Reduced cellular data usage
- 💽 Lower storage space usage
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes on live view
- ❌ App does not open
- 🛒 Requires purchase of Solstice camera
- 🔒 Password creation issues
- 🚫 No support for general EarthCams
Bugs and requests
CxAlloy
Reported bugs
24 issues- Equipment slider freezes after update
- App crashes when uploading photos
- App crashes when answering checklist questions
- App crashes when syncing
- Too many syncing issues
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- App crashes constantly
- Batch answering no longer works properly
- App keeps closing out in the middle of filling out multiple checklists
- Sync is horrible
- Basic functionality of tying assets together is non existent
- Multiple jobs not loading on phone
- App crashes constantly when updating checklist and changing checklist/issue status
- Crashes too often when using search function
- App crashes on iPad
- App continues to crash when writing field observation report
- Difficult to add issues and take photos without crashing
- Every update seems to add more issues
- New update will not open app on iPad
- App crashes immediately after opening on new update
- App won't open on iPad
- Newest update continues to crash on iPhone
- App won't even open on iPhone
- App syncing broken on iPad and iPhone after new update
- App closes/crashes every time when trying to edit a checklist
Requested features
1 request- Reenable batch passing and comments
EarthCam
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes every time on live view
- App does not open
- Cannot set up account due to password issues
- Login issues
Requested features
4 requests- Fix crashes on live view
- Allow access to general EarthCams
- Improve password creation process
- Provide better app support
In-app purchases
CxAlloy
No in-app purchases
EarthCam
No in-app purchases
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