Comparison

J vs FieldPulse

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

Head to head
About

J

Create, modify, and manage sheet metal profile designs for roofing, cladding, and general metal construction. This tool is tailored for professionals in the metal building industry.

Highlights
  • Sheet metal profile drawing
  • Editing capabilities
  • Project organization
  • Roofing applications
  • Cladding applications
  • Metal building industry focus
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Drawing, editing, organizing of sheet metal profile projects. Profiles are used in roofing, cladding and general metal building industry.

About

FieldPulse

Manage your service business on the go with this comprehensive field service management tool. Schedule jobs, track customers, generate estimates, and send invoices directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Schedule jobs
  • Manage customers
  • Create estimates
  • Send invoices
  • Field service management
Features
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FieldPulse field service management iOS app (requires FieldPulse account). Run your service business from anywhere with the best application for small and medium sized service contractors. Schedule jobs, manage customers, create estimates, send invoices, and more!

Screenshots

J3 screens
FieldPulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: J at 100% against FieldPulse's 55%. J also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). FieldPulse's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (113 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FieldPulse holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FieldPulse has 113 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of J's written reviews are positive against 55% of FieldPulse's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

J ships an update every 6 months, FieldPulse every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
J versus FieldPulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJFieldPulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)4.0 (113 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better54.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3113 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB167 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJorns AG LotzwilFlicent Inc

Customer experience

J

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FieldPulse

All ratings107 ratings
Positive76.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive54.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative41.9%

In-app purchases

None

J

No in-app purchases

None

FieldPulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is J free?
J is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FieldPulse free?
FieldPulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, J or FieldPulse?
FieldPulse is rated higher. J averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while FieldPulse averages 4.0 from 113 ratings.
Do J or FieldPulse have ads?
Neither J nor FieldPulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, J or FieldPulse?
J ships an update every 6 months, and FieldPulse every 2 months. Most recently, J was updated on October 2, 2026 and FieldPulse on October 7, 2026.

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