Permitting vs ToolWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Permitting
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The ATG PCRA app from Advanced Technologies Group is a simple, yet powerful way for hospitals to conduct inspections related to construction and maintenance permits as part of the Pre-construction Risk Assessment (PCRA) process. The intuitive interface makes assessing inspection checklists effortless. Simply scan a work site permit with your iOS device, and a specific, inspection-ready checklist is generated automatically. Using these checklists, you can easily record inspection results in just a few clicks. And once you're finished, your inspection data is immediately available on our cloud-based PCRA/Permitting solution, which sends real-time, automated notifications to appropriate personnel within your organization, alerting them of required actions. (Note: ATG PCRA is not a standalone product and requires integration with ATG’s PCRA/Permitting web application.)
ToolWatch
This business application streamlines the management of tools, equipment, materials, and consumables for construction companies. It offers mobile functionality for field and warehouse teams, enabling tasks like searching, moving, verifying, and requesting items.
- Tool and equipment management
- Material and consumable tracking
- Mobile field functionality
- Warehouse inventory management
- Search, move, and verify tools
- Service request management
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ToolWatch helps construction companies manage their tools, equipment, materials and consumables across their enterprise, using award-winning software, scanning devices, proven business processes and best practices. This application delivers mobile functionality to the field and warehouse teams. Field features include Search, Move, Verify, Request and Service Request. Warehouse features include Search, Transfer, Express Check In/Out, Count Inventory, Pick Tickets, and Create/Edit Items. Please note: This application works in conjunction with cloud.alignops.com. In order to log in and use this application, you must have a ToolWatch Cloud subscription, and credentials setup by your administrator.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ToolWatch at fortnightly against Permitting's every 4 months. ToolWatch also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Permitting ships an update every 4 months, ToolWatch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Permitting | ToolWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.4 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 448 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Advanced Technologies Group | ToolWatch Corporation |
In-app purchases
Permitting
No in-app purchases
ToolWatch
No in-app purchases
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