Comparison

ArcSite vs Befar Work Cam

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

Head to head
About

ArcSite

This app allows contractors to create accurate floor plans and site layouts directly on-site. It streamlines the process of planning remodels, running takeoffs, generating professional proposals, and collecting payments, all from a mobile device.

Highlights
  • Sketch accurate floor plans on-site
  • Plan remodels and renovations
  • Run takeoff and generate material lists
  • Create professional proposals and estimates
  • Collect payment within the app
  • Scan rooms with LiDAR and AR (Pro devices)
Features
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ArcSite is the perfect CAD sketch and design tool for all levels, from beginners sketching out floor plans to experienced professionals taking on complex projects. No matter your experience, ArcSite puts intuitive CAD within everyone's reach. ArcSite goes beyond design: start with a drawing to capture data, calculate material quantities, and instantly create estimates and job reports in one place. Once you’re finished drawing with ArcSite’s floor plan creator, you can easily share and collaborate on projects, generate professional proposals, material lists, and estimates, and accept payments from anywhere. INTUITIVE CAD SKETCH & DRAWING TOOLS FOR ROOM & HOUSE DESIGN - *AI Trace: Sketch it, scan it, see your space. Turn a hand sketch, photo, or PDF into an editable, to-scale floor plan. *only available for iPad; iPhone features coming soon - Advanced 2D CAD-level precision without the CAD learning curve. - Create CAD floor plans from a map: Start a new drawing using a satellite image as your base. Enter an address to find a location, then zoom in or out to set boundaries; the scale will be set automatically. - Designed for everyone: Easy for first-time users, precise enough for professionals. - Export, Cloud sync, and collaborate: Your room design drawings export to PNG/PDF/DXF/DWG, save to the cloud, and (for professional users) flow directly into material takeoffs, estimates, and signed proposals. - Send proposals: Access Proposal Generation (based on your drawing). - Communicate visual context: Add location-based photos with markup to highlight project issues instantly for teams or customers. WORK FASTER & STAY ORGANIZED WITH FIELD-LEVEL PRECISION - Keep all of your project details in one place. - Customize products, forms, material types, quantity calculations, and pricing to match your data requirements. - Our mobile CAD app offers unmatched accuracy, whether with exact-to-scale drawings or quantities of materials and pricing. - Draw to scale with confidence: Our mobile CAD app makes it easy to get accurate measurements and pricing, every time. - Security - SOC 2 Type II compliant and ISO/IEC 27001 certified. SMART FEATURES FOR CAD FLOOR PLANS - *AR Room Scanner: Scan a room or space with your phone or iPad camera and get a scaled floor plan placed directly in the drawing canvas, no manual measuring. *only for Apple Pro devices - Smart Shapes and parametric objects: Walls, doors, windows, and shapes can snap into place, auto-count, and adjust as you draw or resize. - Quick-start template gallery: Pre-built templates save you time. WHO USES ARCSITE? - Sales Teams - Residential Contractors - Fencing Pros - Foundation Repair Experts - Designers, Architects - Creative Homeowners - Remodeling Pros - Inspectors - Auditors - General Contractors - And more WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING ABOUT ARCSITE? "I haven't found anything else that comes close to meeting my needs. With ArcSite I save hours on every estimate. Very easy to make accurate and professional-looking drawings, while on-site." - Colin, from JES Foundation Repair "In my opinion, there is no better program for our line of work, we will be much more productive in the long term." - Paul from Johnson Controls TERMS Free 14-day trial on all plans Terms of Service: https://www.arcsite.com/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/184541 To continue using ArcSite after your trial, purchase a monthly or annual subscription plan (Draw Basic, Draw Pro, Takeoff, or Estimate). Each tier offers different features; details are in-app. AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTION INFO * Payment charged to Apple Account at confirmation of purchase * Subscription renews unless auto-renew is turned off 24 hours before the current period ends * Renewal charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period * Manage subscriptions or turn off auto-renewal in Account Settings after purchase * Unused portion of a free trial is forfeited upon subscription purchase

About

Befar Work Cam

This camera app is designed for field professionals to capture, organize, and share work-related photos. It offers optional auto-deletion of images, team collaboration features, and detailed job organization with notes and calendar planning.

Highlights
  • Optional auto-delete for photos
  • Team sharing groups
  • Organize by job, site, and notes
  • Calendar planning with reminders
  • Map view of jobs
  • CSV export for reports
  • Cloud storage options
Features
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Befar Work Cam makes site inspections easy – from the first photo to a signed offer. Open the app, tap New inspection, and the camera starts with a new job. Every photo lands in the right job and room, and stays out of your personal camera roll. HOME Your latest jobs are right on the home screen. Tap one to keep taking photos, or open the job page for notes, drawings and details. Camera, photos, calendar and map are one tap away. JOB PAGE Photos, notes, drawings and measurements collected per job and room. Draw arrows and measurements right on the photo, add a note to each photo, and drag to reorder. OFFERS AND CUSTOMER LINKS Share the inspection as PDF, ZIP or a customer link. The customer link opens without signing in and can show photos with drawings and measurements, products with prices and your own terms. Your customer can accept with a finger signature or an email code, and both of you get a signed PDF. See when the link was opened, require an email to open it, and stop it any time. PRODUCT CATALOG Build your own catalog with suppliers, composite products, options and formulas. Add products to a job and get an order per supplier. Copy a ready-made prompt to your own AI assistant and paste the answer back to build the catalog faster. TEAMWORK Create shared groups and invite colleagues by email. Everyone in the group sees the same jobs, sites, photos and notes, synced via befar.app. CALENDAR AND MAP Plan inspections with reminders and drive time, and see jobs and photos on the map. CSV EXPORT Pick the jobs and columns you need and export to a spreadsheet. OPTIONAL AUTO-DELETE Photos are kept until you delete them. For a tidier phone, set a deletion time from 1 day and up. CLOUD STORAGE Free befar.app account with 100 MB, or upgrade to 1, 10 or 100 GB per month. Storage belongs to your account and works on all your devices and on the web. PRIVACY No ads and no tracking. Usage statistics are only sent if you agree. You can delete your account in the app. MORE - Sign in with an email code or a password - Custom fields per job (text, number, date, list) - In English, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, German, French and Spanish Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage them in Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://befar.app/privacy/

Screenshots

ArcSite4 screens
Befar Work Cam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ArcSite at 45% against Befar Work Cam's 0%. ArcSite also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (9.3K 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. ArcSite sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Befar Work Cam sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ArcSite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArcSite has 9.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of ArcSite's written reviews are positive against 0% of Befar Work Cam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ArcSite ships an update weekly, Befar Work Cam every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
ArcSite versus Befar Work Cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcSiteBefar Work Cam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.3K ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9.3K — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#179 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size242 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArctuition LLCMorten Punnerud

Customer experience

ArcSite

All ratings9,220 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews609 reviews
Positive45.2%
Neutral12.5%
Negative42.4%

Befar Work Cam

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

ArcSite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Drawings not opening
  • Walls not connecting properly
  • Dimensions constantly shifting
  • Unexpected auto-merging of objects

Requested features

5 requests
  • 3D support
  • More affordable pricing options
  • One-time purchase option
  • Improved export options
  • Better layering and floor management

Befar Work Cam

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ArcSite

Subscriptions10
  • Draw Basic$14.991 Month
  • Draw Basic14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Draw Pro$34.991 Month
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  • Draw Pro14 Days trial$34.991 Month
  • Draw Basic (Yearly)$119.991 Year
  • Advanced$119.991 Month
  • Advanced14 Days trial$119.991 Month
  • Takeoff$119.991 Month
  • Takeoff14 Days trial$119.991 Month
  • Estimate14 Days trial$159.991 Month
6 purchases

Befar Work Cam

Subscriptions3
  • Befar 1 GB$3.991 Month
  • Befar 10 GB$19.991 Month
  • Befar 100 GB$39.901 Month
One-time3
  • Remove Watermark$4.99
  • Befar Pack S$199.00
  • Befar Pack M$890.00

Questions

Is ArcSite free?
ArcSite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Befar Work Cam free?
Befar Work Cam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ArcSite or Befar Work Cam?
ArcSite is rated higher. ArcSite averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.3K ratings, while Befar Work Cam averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do ArcSite or Befar Work Cam have ads?
Neither ArcSite nor Befar Work Cam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArcSite or Befar Work Cam?
ArcSite ships an update weekly, and Befar Work Cam every 3 weeks. Most recently, ArcSite was updated on November 5, 2026 and Befar Work Cam on October 30, 2026.

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