StudSheet Comparison
Where StudSheet fits.
Estimate and field-service apps send good-looking quotes, but you usually still count the posts, the sheets and the bags yourself. Blueprint takeoff tools count them from a set of PDF plans. StudSheet counts from your tape measurements, shows the math on every line, and gets the estimate signed and paid on the client’s phone.
Side by side
These are kinds of tools, not one product each: apps in a group differ, so check the ones you’re weighing on their own sites.
| A notebook and a spreadsheet | Estimate and invoice apps | Field-service apps | Blueprint takeoff tools | StudSheet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials counted from sizes | Your own formulas | Usually typed in by you | Usually typed in by you | Yes, measured off PDF plans | Yes: 45 Sheets, plus a sketch for anything else |
| The math on every line | In the cells, if you built it | Usually not | Usually not | Usually not line by line | Yes, next to every quantity |
| A drawing of the job | Your own sketch | Usually not | Usually not | Your marked-up plans | A dimensioned drawing from the sizes |
| Code notes for the job’s place | No | Usually not | Usually not | Usually not | US states and Canadian provinces |
| Your price book and markup | Copy and paste | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes: start from typical US prices, paste a list, or type your own |
| Client signs and pays a deposit | On paper | Usually | Usually | Usually not | Yes: card or US bank payment to your own Stripe; Zelle, check or cash recorded |
| Scheduling, crews and dispatch | No | Some | Their strength | No | Crew days and time on the job; lighter than a dispatch app |
| What it costs | Free, plus your evenings | Monthly, by plan | Monthly, often by team size | Often a yearly license | $49 a month after 14 days free, no card |
When another kind of app is the better pick
- You run many short service calls a day (tune-ups, cleaning, lawn routes) and live on dispatch, routing and recurring visits: a field-service app is built for that.
- You bid from full sets of architect’s plans on bigger work: a blueprint takeoff tool measures straight off the PDFs. (StudSheet takes a plan’s measurements too, with one known dimension for the scale, but its strength is the job you measured yourself.)
- You build the job: decks, railings, glass, framing, drywall, tile, concrete, roofs, basements. That’s where StudSheet is different: the materials are counted from the sizes you measured, with the math shown, before the price goes on.
Questions
Can StudSheet replace my estimate app?
For many residential contractors, yes. StudSheet makes estimates and invoices on your phone, gets them signed and takes payment. It also counts the materials and draws the job from your measurements, so the quantities on the estimate aren’t typed in from a notepad. If your day runs on dispatch and routing, keep a field-service app for that.
Does StudSheet take a cut of client payments?
No. When a client pays by card or US bank payment on their link, the money goes to your own Stripe account at Stripe’s processing rate, and StudSheet adds no fee. Zelle, check, cash or Interac e-Transfer you record for free.
Can I bring my price list into StudSheet?
Yes. Paste a list from a spreadsheet (with a preview before it’s saved), start from typical US store and supplier prices and change what you charge, or add items one by one. In Canada the items start without prices: you add yours once and every estimate uses them.