Core by BQE vs eFieldDATA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Core by BQE
Manage your professional services business on the go with robust time and expense tracking, client and project management, and invoicing capabilities. Generate reports and handle personnel requests directly from your mobile device.
- Time and expense tracking
- Receipt attachment
- Invoice creation and sending
- Client and project management
- Visit tracking
- Personnel time-off requests
- Report generation
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Powerful Time/Expense Tracking & Billing for Professional Services Firms *** Manage your business on the go *** The powerful features of BQE Core’s mobile app truly lets you manage your business from anywhere. You can quickly and easily track time and expenses, attach receipts, create and send invoices, and run reports - all from the convenience of your phone or favorite device. ** Time & Expenses ** Use multiple timers, enter and review time and expenses, and monitor to-dos and workflows from your mobile dashboard. ** Visit Tracking ** Visits to your client or project sites are tracked and matched automatically so you can easily convert them into time entries. ** Project Management ** Create and manage clients and projects, and stay up to date on milestones and deadlines. ** Billing ** Create and send invoices and vendor bills. Apply payments to invoices instantly. ** Personnel Management ** Submit and approve personal time-off requests right from your phone. ** Reports ** Get actionable insights at your fingertips. Create and share reports right from your phone. Your feedback will help us plan and improve Core and its documentation. Please e-mail your comments, suggestions and ideas to Core-Ideas@bqe.com.
eFieldDATA
Streamline field data collection and lab management for construction materials testing and geotechnical services. Generate industry-standard reports on the go, ensuring compliance and efficiency.
- On-the-go field data collection
- Lab management
- Industry standard reporting (ASTM & AASHTO)
- Construction Materials Testing (CMT)
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Inspection Services
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On-the-go field data collection, lab management, and industry standard (ASTM & AASHTO) reporting for Construction Materials Testing (CMT), Geotechnical Engineering and Inspection Services.
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Verdict
Core by BQE and eFieldDATA both sit at 3.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of eFieldDATA's written reviews are positive against 33% of Core by BQE's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 — 3.1 for Core by BQE against 3.1 for eFieldDATA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Core by BQE's written reviews are positive against 63% of eFieldDATA's.
Core by BQE ships an update every 3 weeks, eFieldDATA monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Core by BQE | eFieldDATA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (38 ratings) | 3.1 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BQE Software Inc. | Vconnex Services, Inc |
Customer experience
Core by BQE
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In-app purchases
Core by BQE
No in-app purchases
eFieldDATA
No in-app purchases
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