Almost all programs can be installed for free, but you will most likely have to spend money - to get the full version or renew your subscription.
PlanGrid Construction Software
A cloud-based application that allows you to store drawings, construction site photos and documentation in one place. With it, you can track changes at different stages of construction, monitor the progress of work, as well as make notes "by hand" and send all files to other team members. Users praise the program for its intuitive interface and convenient work with the "list of deficiencies".
Free for
iOS and Android ***
ArchiReport 5
Application for automatically generating a report after visiting a construction site. The project can be supplied with photographs, drawings, drawings and comments. The developer promises that the application will save up to 45 minutes from each site visit.
Free for
iOS ***
BIMx
A service for architects who prefer ArchiCAD to any other software package. The application allows you to view drawings of objects and convert them to 3D models for subsequent navigation. BIMx can be taken with you to a meeting with a customer in order to conveniently show him the project.
Free for iOS and Android ***
Building calculator
It will help to calculate how much material is needed for the construction or renovation of a house. And especially distrustful - to check the contractor and establish whether there was an overspending. Users of the program leave rave reviews about it, and the developer actively responds to messages about bugs and shortcomings.
Free for Android ***
Concepts
Useful for representatives of creative professions for creating "smart" sketches. Realistic pencils, pens and brushes respond to changes in pressure, angle, and stroke speed. All this joy comes with a multitude of paper types and an endless canvas. The creators say that their application is used by employees of world famous companies: Disney, Playstation, Philips, HP, Apple, Google.
Free for
iOS ***
Morpholio trace
The tracing paper app is specifically designed to work with iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. Morpholio Trace allows designers and architects to develop their concepts. Sketches can be done over images imported from other sources or captured with the camera. Among other advantages: the ability to set the scale, a large set of pens and "smart" rulers.
Free for iOS ***
My Measures PRO + AR Measure
Designed to store information about the size of various objects. All you need to do is take a photo of the subject, add the necessary markup there - arrows, lines, corners - and provide the image with text comments. The application is able to independently measure the distance using a smartphone camera and can be paired with a Leica DISTO laser rangefinder.
$ 11.99 for
iOS ***
PANTONE Studio
This is a kind of analogue of the eyedropper in Photoshop. The program allows you to parse images by color, recognize their "technical side", select various combinations and create your own palettes. Subscribers get access to all shades of the Pantone library - over 10,000 units.
Free for
iOS ***
Sun seeker
Pocket "compass" that tracks and predicts the trajectory of the sun, and also contains a lot of useful information such as the exact time of sunrise and sunset and the onset of dusk. With the Sun Seeker, you can calculate the insolation of your home for any location in the world. And, of course, guess the best moment of a photo shoot for your building.
749 rubles for
iOS and 419 rubles for Android ***
Beam Deflection Calculator
Helps to calculate the deflection of a beam to double-check your own calculations. By simulating the situation, choosing the location of loads and supports, it is possible to track the behavior of an element in real time (on diagrams and graphs).
$ 4.99 for
iOS ***
I See Bauhaus
Uncomplicated service for fans of modernism. The developers offer to share their own view of architecture and thus celebrate the centenary of the Bauhaus school. You just need to take a picture (or choose from the available ones), overlay a stencil with the number 100 on it and change the background color (if you want). The image is ready: you can share on social networks. The works of other members are available on the hashtag # bauhaus100.
Free for iOS and Android ***
EUmiesaward
This is a map of Europe with all the buildings that have been nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Prize since its inception in 1988 (you can select from the finalists and winners) and will help you easily find any of them in reality. Each object is accompanied by background information and a photograph. This year, by the way, marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the great German modernist architect.
Free for iOS and Android
