Comparison

PeerAssist vs Bluebeam

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

Head to head
About

PeerAssist

Streamline construction site operations with a digital field tracking solution. Eliminate paper forms, capture real-time data, and improve communication between field and office teams. Supports safety reports, daily logs, RFIs, and material requests.

Highlights
  • Offline data capture
  • Real-time office sync
  • Digital safety reports
  • Pre-task planning
  • Daily reports
  • RFI documentation
  • Material requests
Features
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PeerAssist is a longtime trusted partner to construction firms of all sizes across the nation. Our mobile app allows your field to work from their tablet or smartphone – on or offline - eliminating paper from their day-to-day processes.  Save time working electronically and spend more time focused on the build. The mobile app syncs to the web-based app (with connection) so that office users can see field activity in real time, plus the project team receives an email notification upon completion.   With PeerAssist FIELD users can fill out safety reports, pre-task planning and daily reports, take attendance, document RFIs – and much more. Choose from ready-made forms in our template library, or create your own giving, you endless possibilities. Your field will love the ability to add photos, capture time-stamped signatures and use date/time/currency selectors. Features like voice-to-text and selecting employees and materials from pre-loaded lists help eliminate redundant data entry. You can indicate required fields and project stakeholders to copy on individual reports, and request signatures from or copy the client.   PeerAssist PROJECT MANAGEMENT subscribers can Track T&M on the mobile app, which is directly tied to the office’s ability to price and send a Change Order Request to the customer. Employee names, trade rates and materials are set up for the company and/or project so that the office can see real-time costs as they accumulate and save time spent pricing extra work.   PeerAssist PROCUREMENT allows the field to request material, see orders pending, and receive material – all from the mobile app. Office users can issue POs from the field request or standalone, keeping both the field and office looped in throughout the ordering process. Built in material lists and pricing make POs faster and easier than ever.

About

Bluebeam

Access and collaborate on PDF documents directly from your mobile device. Communicate project updates with markups and work offline by syncing files. Seamlessly join live collaboration sessions and manage document revisions from the field.

Highlights
  • Real-time PDF collaboration
  • Markup and annotation tools
  • Offline file access
  • Document syncing
  • Studio Project management
  • Live session joining
Features
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Bluebeam for iOS keeps you connected to your teams and documents, so you can quickly access the information you need in the field and capture what matters for the office. - Communicate with markups using tools like callouts, text, clouds, and status indicators - Import your team's custom Tool Sets from Revu, so your standardized markups are ready to go in the field, even offline - Attach photos captured in the field directly to a markup, so supporting documentation stays organized without cluttering your drawings - Open your files stored on your device, Studio Projects, or Studio Sessions - Join Studio Sessions for live collaboration. If your connection drops, your changes sync when you're back online - Check out files in Studio Projects to make edits, then check them back in when you're ready - Work offline by syncing Project files ahead of time or opening PDFs stored on your device Whether you’re reviewing submittals, placing markups in the field, or tracking revisions with your team, Bluebeam gives you the flexibility to get the job done from anywhere.

Screenshots

PeerAssist4 screens
Bluebeam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PeerAssist at 100% against Bluebeam's 3%. PeerAssist also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Bluebeam's advantage is ratings volume (412 vs 48). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PeerAssist holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bluebeam has 412 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PeerAssist's written reviews are positive against 3% of Bluebeam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PeerAssist ships an update fortnightly, Bluebeam monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PeerAssist versus Bluebeam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeerAssistBluebeam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (48 ratings) — better1.5 (412 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better2.9% of reviews
Number of ratings48412 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB295 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeerAssist LLCBluebeam, Inc.

Customer experience

PeerAssist

All ratings48 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bluebeam

All ratings406 ratings
Positive9.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative88.2%
Written reviews245 reviews
Positive2.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative94.3%

Bugs and requests

PeerAssist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bluebeam

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • Markups fail to load or display correctly
  • App deletes markups instead of saving them
  • Documents wipe clean when reopened
  • Files uploaded disappear from app
  • Corrupted file errors when opening PDFs
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  • Keyboard disappears during login
  • Selection boundaries too large, preventing precise markup selection
  • Apple Pencil input stops working intermittently
  • Pen tool produces no line output despite input
  • App crashes when opening large file sets
  • Session documents fail to load
  • Blank PDF pages displayed
  • Scaling doesn't work properly
  • Blue screen errors
  • Markups missing after checkout and checkin
  • Incomplete markups syncing between devices
  • App freezes during document checkin
  • Unable to add users to sessions
  • Projects not showing up in app
  • App crashes when opening Studio sessions
  • Drawings won't load or open
  • Markup placement doesn't correspond to tap location
  • PDF goes blank when inserting callouts
  • Constant logout requiring re-authentication
  • Links to details don't work
  • App crashes on older iOS versions
  • Audio communication issues
  • File synchronization failures

Requested features

25 requests
  • Restore measurement and scaling tools
  • Add custom toolsets and tool libraries
  • Implement bookmarks for document navigation
  • Enable image embedding in callouts
  • Add undo/redo functionality
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  • Support multiple PDF tabs simultaneously
  • Create stamp library with standardized markups
  • Add dimension markup capabilities
  • Allow local PDF file access and import
  • Full Studio session integration
  • Improve Apple Pencil responsiveness and precision
  • Add eraser tool for pen markups
  • Enable photo capture and attachment to markups
  • Support Dropbox and cloud storage integration
  • Add form field editing capabilities
  • Implement punch list and defect tracking
  • Add RFI creation functionality
  • Support for custom columns and data fields
  • Reset viewpoints feature
  • Pen width and cloud shape customization
  • Settings menu for preferences
  • Better pen and drawing mechanics like Notability
  • Ability to download session documents to device
  • Support for opening PDF attachments from desktop
  • Batch file upload capability

In-app purchases

None

PeerAssist

No in-app purchases

None

Bluebeam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PeerAssist free?
PeerAssist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bluebeam free?
Bluebeam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PeerAssist or Bluebeam?
PeerAssist is rated higher. PeerAssist averages 4.5 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Bluebeam averages 1.5 from 412 ratings.
Do PeerAssist or Bluebeam have ads?
Neither PeerAssist nor Bluebeam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PeerAssist or Bluebeam?
PeerAssist ships an update fortnightly, and Bluebeam monthly. Most recently, PeerAssist was updated on November 1, 2026 and Bluebeam on November 7, 2026.

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