Crayon vs JobBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crayon
Easily build and update a professional website using photos, text, and maps. Modify content directly on the live site. Ideal for businesses, groups, hobbies, and personal projects.
- Drag-and-drop interface
- On-the-spot editing
- Photo and text arrangement
- Contact forms and questionnaires
- Integrated maps
- HTML code support (paid)
- Custom domain support (paid)
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You can create a fully-fledged website and update it with simple operations. Complete the website just by arranging the selected photos, text and maps. You can tap the portion you want to modify or revise while viewing the website and change it on the spot. You can make these websites for stores, companies, groups, unions as well as websites for your hobbies. Many websites are created under the "Free plan", however if you upgrade to the "Paid plan", you will be able to utilize many useful functions. You can also use your own domain. -------------- We recently celebrated our second anniversary. Thank you to all of you. We are getting approximately 6000 new users monthly. -------------- [How to create a website] Arrange the parts and create a website. When writing any text, just place the text parts and set the sentences in those parts. Select font color, background color, font size and design. A screen is also simple to make. When you want to post photos, just select the photo parts and photos taken with your smartphone. Trimming (cutting) and rotation can be done after selecting a photo. You can change the order, or replicate and delete parts that you have placed. [Recommendations] ◊ Contact You can receive queries and contacts from users who are viewing your website. You can use it as an application form for products and services as well. You can easily change and add the input form and use it as a questionnaire as well. ◊ Phone number You can set a phone call button. This is useful in case of contact by phone. ◊ Slideshow You can display multiple images in a specific order. Recommended to use this on the HOME page to make it better. ◊ Map You can easily add a map (GoogleMAP). It is a highly functional map where you can zoom-in/ zoom-out and move with your fingers. ◊ HTML (Paid plan) This part is for advanced users who can write HTML code. You can place a blog part such as Twitter's timeline. [Free plan] With this plan, you can use our service for free. Most websites are available on the "Free plan". [Paid plan](Light) This plan offers you the use of multiple images and pages. You can write HTML code on your own and you can also use Google Analytics. The amount will vary by country. Paid plan subscriptions purchased in-app renew Every 3 months depending. Paid plans are priced at $39.99USD 3 months (pricing may vary in countries other than the U.S.). Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. [Own domain] If you change to "Paid plan", you can set already owned domains. You can choose a domain by yourself. [Future version-up] We are planning to add many more functions and designs, and improve usability of the management screen. Terms of service https://crayonsite.e-shops.jp/kiyaku_en.html privacy policy https://crayonsite.e-shops.jp/privacy_en.html
JobBuddy
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JobBuddy runs your jobs from the field. Track time, take photos, send estimates and keep your whole crew on the same page, even with no signal. WORKS OFFLINE No signal on site? Keep working. Clock in, take photos, update tasks and log your day offline. Everything syncs to your whole team when you're back online, so nothing gets lost. TAKE PICS WITH ONE TAP Snap a photo from any project and it lands on the right job. Your team sees it in the project feed. TRACK EVERY HOUR ON EVERY JOB Start the job clock in one tap. Geofencing and cost codes put every hour on the right job and task, and time history shows your totals for the pay period. SEND ESTIMATES FROM THE TRUCK Build estimates from your catalog, add line items and send them on the spot. Keep invoices with the job they belong to. MEET JODA, YOUR AI JOB ASSISTANT JODA is the assistant built into JobBuddy. Talk or type, and JODA clocks you in, writes daily logs, tells you what's blocking a job and adds new items to your catalog. It shows you the details and waits for your OK. SCHEDULE YOUR CREW IN ONE PLACE See the week at a glance, with every visit and task in its own colour. APPROVE EXPENSES FROM ANYWHERE Expense and time approvals land in your inbox. Review them and approve them right from the site. KEEP EVERYONE CONNECTED Messages, comments, documents and a live activity feed keep your crew, your office and your subtrades in the loop. BUILT TO FIT YOUR BUSINESS Customize fields, forms, workflows and permissions to match how your company works. Download JobBuddy and run every job from one app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JobBuddy at none against Crayon's 2. JobBuddy also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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. Crayon sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. JobBuddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crayon ships an update every 3 months, JobBuddy every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crayon | JobBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Next Hands Co., Ltd. | 1351852 Ontario Inc |
In-app purchases
Crayon
- Light$7.991 Month
- ライトプラン$24.993 Months
JobBuddy
No in-app purchases









