Thumbtack for Professionals vs Sherwin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thumbtack for Professionals
This app connects home service professionals with customers ready to book projects. It helps fill your calendar with quality jobs, integrate with your existing tools, and manage your budget for leads. Grow your business and online presence by reaching new customers.
- Find home care jobs
- Fill your calendar
- Integrate with partner tools
- Manage bookings
- Set lead prices
- Budget weekly spending
- Connect with customers
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Find high-quality home care jobs in house cleaning, moving, general contracting and more. Thumbtack for Professionals matches you with customers who are ready to get their projects done. Grow your online presence and get shown to new customers. FILL YOUR CALENDAR Work when you want and fill your schedule with quality jobs. Get more leads during open times and slow seasons. Use Thumbtack to target specific jobs, create your perfect job schedule and get the lead volume you want. INTEGRATE WITH YOUR FAVORITE TOOLS Manage your bookings more easily, simplify your workflow and get more jobs done. Connect to your favorite partner tools and services including Housecall Pro, GoSite, Service Titan, Google Calendar and more. With these seamless integrations, you’ll get quality jobs and manage your business effortlessly and efficiently. BUDGET EFFORTLESSLY Set lead prices and pay only for the jobs you want. Set a weekly spending budget and get as many leads as possible within it. Change your budget as often as you want to scale your business to suit your needs. CUSTOMERS ARE WAITING Over 4 million customers joined Thumbtack in the last 12 months, seeking professionals in your area. Thumbtack offers less competition between pros and provides quality leads from customers ready to book.
Sherwin
This app allows professional painters to manage their business operations on the go. Order paint and supplies, access exclusive pricing, manage your account, and plan projects with helpful tools. It's designed to streamline workflows for contractors.
- Order paint and supplies on the go
- Exclusive pricing and savings
- 24/7 account access
- Find nearby stores
- Create project bids
- Project planning tools
- Multilingual support
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Manage Your Business on the Go Created just for Sherwin-Williams Pros. Your PRO+ account is always at your fingertips with this all-in-one app for pro painters. ORDER ON THE GO* Order paint and supplies anytime, anywhere. Check inventory at your local store or reorder items from your purchase history. Schedule a free delivery to your jobsite or pick up your order at the store. *Online ordering only available in US. SHOP WITH EXCLUSIVE PRICING & SAVINGS Save money from day one with PRO+ pricing, special offers and coupons. MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT Get 24/7 account access. Easily view your purchase history and invoices and make payments. FIND NEARBY STORES Find your closest store or search by location. WIN JOBS WITH PROJECT BIDS Capture job details and quickly deliver professional project bids to your customers. PLAN YOUR PROJECTS Take advantage of tools built just for you, including product data sheets, paint calculator, Color Toolkit and more. CHOOSE LANGUAGE OPTION The PRO+ app is available in English, Spanish and French. The PRO+ app is intended for use by professional paint contractors in the US and Canada who have a Sherwin-Williams PRO+ account. To access all benefits and features, users will need to link this app with their PRO+ account. If you do not have a PRO+ account reach out to your Sherwin-Williams sales rep, visit your local Sherwin-Williams store or call 1-800-4SHERWIN.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sherwin at none against Thumbtack for Professionals's shown. Sherwin also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 13%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Thumbtack for Professionals's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sherwin holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66K and 14K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Thumbtack for Professionals's written reviews are positive against 40% of Sherwin's.
Thumbtack for Professionals ships an update weekly, Sherwin fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Thumbtack for Professionals | Sherwin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (66K ratings) | 4.7 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.7% of reviews | 39.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 66K — better | 14K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thumbtack, Inc. | The Sherwin-Williams Company |
Customer experience
Thumbtack for Professionals
Sherwin
User reviews
Thumbtack for Professionals
From 66K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great for finding gigs
- 👍 Good for connecting with people for future parties
Room to improve
- 💰 Ridiculously expensive
- 🤑 Charges for every quote request
- 🤦♀️ Customers don't respond after first message
- 💸 Leads rarely result in actual jobs
- 🔍 Potential clients are just shopping around
Sherwin
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient for reorders and invoice lookup
- 🚀 Easy to use app
- 💡 Helpful for managing business accounts
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🚀 Streamlines ordering process
Room to improve
- 🐛 Login and password issues
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable performance
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find features
- 🔍 Lacks key functionality like payment options
- 🔍 Redirects users to external websites
Bugs and requests
Thumbtack for Professionals
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect location targeting
- Inconsistent lead quality and responsiveness
Requested features
5 requests- Charge only for confirmed and paid jobs
- Allow pros to review customers before accepting leads
- Provide more transparency on lead quality and pricing
- Improve customer service and refund policies
- Implement better safeguards against fake leads and abuse
Sherwin
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Login issues across devices
- Inconsistent performance and functionality
- Compatibility problems with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to manage payment options within the app
- Improved search and inventory visibility
- Better integration with other Sherwin-Williams tools
- Streamlined order history and project management
In-app purchases
Thumbtack for Professionals
No in-app purchases
Sherwin
No in-app purchases
Questions
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