Being a lead contractor means that you often have to wear a lot of different hats when it comes to various aspects of construction projects. Below are four amazing apps for your iPhone and iPad that you can use on the go. The applications listed below help contractors optimize four areas that need to be addressed in virtually any construction project; performing advanced calculations, costing, designing projects, and managing forms and reports.
Build Calc - Advanced Construction
Build Calc was designed for one purpose; fix everything that was wrong with all other construction calculators, and create one comprehensive calculator that will help simplify calculations for contractors. Build Calc has simplified all the advanced features and eliminated the need to go through many steps to get the calculation you are looking for. When using any additional functions, you can get the results of your calculations ranging from one to two button presses. Some of the advanced features included in this app are the extended function of the ballast, the expanded function of the ladder, the function of the fence, interactive features and much more. 42Nd Parallel is the developer of this application, and they proudly continue to update the calculator with more advanced features. This app is available on the Apple Store for the iPhone and iPad, as well as available on the Android Market and sells for $ 19.99.
iEstimate
This application is required for any contractor or appraiser of value. This app has so many amazing features, and what I list here is just the tip of the iceberg. There are built-in project templates for the most typical construction tasks that can be used as a baseline for creating project ratings. The application has a barcode scanner function that works with all products in any Home Depot store. That's right, you can create a complete list of materials needed for the project, and then go to Home Depot and scan items to get the exact cost of the necessary materials. The application comes to the point that you have the ability to properly evaluate e-mail for your customers, so you do not even need to pick up the phone. There are also many built-in calculator features and more. This app is available only on the iPhone and is sold in the Apple app store for $ 19.99.
Construction Superintendent - Traveler
This application, created by Construction Centrics LLC, is fairly new to the Apple app store and is currently available only for the iPad. The purpose of this application is to create an effective system for exchanging reports on various areas of the construction site. This application provides a complete set of report formats that are suitable for the construction management team to effectively monitor the entire construction project, exchange information and ensure that it remains on schedule. This app retails for $ 99.99.
cadTouch
This application was created by Martin Fabrizi Kariani and is available in the Apple app store for the iPhone and iPad. This application is one of the most advanced CAD systems available on a smartphone or tablet. Some of the design features include parallel offset, preset objects, editable objects, sizes and more than a dozen, and these are only standard design features. There are many additional design features, as well as tools such as a polyline, sketch, and text sizes. The great advantage of this application is that it doesn’t require an Internet connection to draw, so you can create projects on the go. After a recent update, cadTouch now allows you to save work in the same format as on a regular computer. There are many additional features that come with this application, and the developer has compiled a very detailed guide on how to use them on his website. The iPad version of this app is priced at $ 19.99, and the iPhone version is $ 14.99.
