Comparison

CoConstruct vs WorkMax

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

Head to head
About

CoConstruct

This cloud-based software helps custom home builders and remodelers manage their teams, clients, projects, and budgets. It streamlines communication, scheduling, and job site logging to improve efficiency and sales.

Highlights
  • Team, client, and project management
  • Budget tracking
  • Organized communication
  • Time tracking
  • Scheduling
  • Job site logs
  • Change order management
Features
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CoConstruct’s #1 rated cloud-based software helps remodelers and custom home builders sell more projects and run them better. With features to help manage your team, clients, projects, and budgets, CoConstruct will save you at least 30 minutes a day. Rated #1 for these favorite features and more: - Simple and organized communication - Powerful time tracking tools - Robust scheduling - Job site logs - Highly-flexible selections - Change orders - Signature capture on Change Orders - File and Photo storage - Drawing on photos - Simple employee time tracking

About

WorkMax

This app is a comprehensive mobile resource management platform designed for companies with remote and in-office employees. It offers robust features for asset management, custom digital form creation, business intelligence with project management, and detailed time tracking capabilities.

Highlights
  • Asset management (inventory, assignment, usage)
  • Custom digital form builder
  • Project management with budgeting
  • Productivity data and forecasting
  • Real-time and timesheet entry
  • Business intelligence insights
Features
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WorkMax is the next generation of the AboutTime mobile application, completely re-engineered with a clean user interface experience available on Apple iOS devices. Along with a clean look, feel, and experience the app also performs at a much higher level than before! The WorkMax platform has continued to grow and be the dominant mobile resource management platform for companies with remote employees and provides support to those in the office. Our platform offers enhanced capability in the following areas: ASSET MANAGEMENT - Inventory - Assignment - Usage CUSTOM DIGITAL FORMS - Build any form template for data collection. - Generate forms and associate them to employee, locations, tasks, and/or assets. INSIGHT BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE(NEW!) - Project Management with Location(Job)/Task(Cost Code) budgets and productivity data including forecasting. TIME MANAGEMENT - Real Time Entry - Time Sheet Entry - Time Management

Screenshots

CoConstruct4 screens
WorkMax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CoConstruct at 2.9 against WorkMax's 2.0. WorkMax's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

CoConstruct holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 221 and 106 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 20% and 19% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CoConstruct ships an update every 2 months, WorkMax every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CoConstruct versus WorkMax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoConstructWorkMax
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (221 ratings) — better2.0 (106 ratings)
Positive reviews19.8% of reviews — better19.2% of reviews
Number of ratings221 — better106
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuildertrend Solutions, Inc.About Time Technologies, L.L.C.

Customer experience

CoConstruct

All ratings221 ratings
Positive43.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative47.1%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive19.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative72.9%

WorkMax

All ratings106 ratings
Positive22.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative72.6%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive19.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.8%

Bugs and requests

CoConstruct

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • App crashes frequently and requires reinstallation
  • White/blank screen on startup (iOS 18 compatibility issue)
  • Login failures with valid credentials
  • Messages fail to send or load
  • Photos fail to upload from mobile device
Show 12 more
  • Time entry notes limited to five words
  • Schedule items cannot be edited
  • Files get stuck when opened
  • App signs out unexpectedly
  • Notifications not sending despite being enabled
  • Messages don't scroll to most recent
  • Screens don't change as expected
  • Time entries fail to save
  • No internet connection errors despite active connection
  • Back button requires multiple taps to function
  • App doesn't load on slow internet connections
  • Chat function crashes and takes excessive time to load

Requested features

14 requests
  • Push notifications for real-time alerts
  • Photo gallery view with scrolling capability
  • Message read receipts and delivery confirmation
  • Text formatting options (bold, underline, bullet points)
  • Search functionality within the app
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  • Edit and delete message capability
  • Gantt chart and calendar view in mobile app
  • File upload capability from mobile app
  • Full feature parity with desktop version
  • Unpaid break tracking in time clock
  • Proposal visibility in mobile app
  • Markup tools for annotations
  • Better notification indicators at all menu levels
  • Ability to zoom into attached photographs

WorkMax

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CoConstruct

No in-app purchases

None

WorkMax

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CoConstruct free?
CoConstruct is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WorkMax free?
WorkMax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CoConstruct or WorkMax?
CoConstruct is rated higher. CoConstruct averages 2.9 out of 5 from 221 ratings, while WorkMax averages 2.0 from 106 ratings.
Do CoConstruct or WorkMax have ads?
Neither CoConstruct nor WorkMax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CoConstruct or WorkMax?
CoConstruct ships an update every 2 months, and WorkMax every 3 weeks. Most recently, CoConstruct was updated on September 28, 2026 and WorkMax on September 29, 2026.

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