4 of the Best Roofing Apps to Improve Your Roofing Business

As a roofer, you have a lot of details to manage—the square of shingles needed to complete the job, job expenses, and roof replacement estimates. Thanks to technology, messy and disorganized folders and files are things of the past. 

From capabilities on smartphones to iPads, more and more industry professionals are relying on roofing apps to impress homeowners, provide more accurate estimates, track job progress, and manage their customer base. 

After some intense research, we’ve put together a list of some of the best roofing apps available.

1. Pitch Gauge App

Devices: iPad, iPhone, Android, web
Price: Free, in-app purchases

Pitch Gauge is one of the best roofing apps on the market. This app not only saves you time by finding the area of a roof, but it also determines the pitch of the roof without you having to get out a level or measuring tape. In addition to finding the measurements of a roof, this app offers other features for managing your roofing business. 

Just a few features included in Pitch Gauge:

• Roof measurement calculator - decrease the headache and increase efficiency in your roofing job calculations
• Camera pitch finder - no need to haul levels up on the roof
• Schedule - manage appointments with homeowners, material suppliers, and more
• Track leads - keep all your customers and prospects in one place
• Share contacts - ideal for quickly providing other team members with customer contact info
• DropBox, Google Drove, and DocSign integrations - share files with others who may not use Pitch Gauge
• Touch ID or face ID login - your info is secure in the event your device is misplaced

Pitch Gauge even has an in-app Tutorials section that helps users navigate all its features to get the most out of the app.

2. iRoofing

Devices: iPads, iPhones, tablets, Android phones
Price: $129 for up to 3 devices per month (11% discount on annual subscription)

iRoofing uses satellite and Clearoof images to determine the measurements of a roof, letting you spend more time with your customer and less taking and recording measurements. It can also integrate drone and blueprint measurements. 

Listed below are several more cool things included in this app:

• Estimator - breaks down calculations in easy-to-read estimates for your customer
• Digital catalog - features brochures, photos, and specs of major manufacturers’ products
• Digital pitchbook - display your certifications, branded photos, video testimonials, and more for your customer
• Roof visualizer - share pictures with your customer of their choice of roofing simulated onto an image of their home
• Customer database - helps manage all your roofing jobs on the go
• In-app material ordering - choose your distributor and order exactly what you need for the next job in just a few clicks
• Pitch finding tools - exclusive to Apple devices

iRoofing also offers unlimited training and support to help you streamline efficiency and boost your professionalism.

3. EagleView

Devices: iPhone, iPad, Android devices
Price: Free, in-app purchases

EagleView has been a leader in aerial imagery to give you the information you need to calculate your roofing costs. Their app provides accurate measurements and other tools to increase productivity for roofers and construction workers alike.  

A few features of the EagleView app include:

• 3D aerial property image - gauge the quality and size of a roof while calculating the number of obstacles like skylights
• Automated quoting - save materials preferences for fast and easy bid automation
• Reporting - order and access your reports directly from your device

EagleView’s Waste Calculation feature estimates the percentage and square footage of waste produced from each job. This feature is excellent for determining what size dump trailer you’ll need. To ensure you don’t leave ruts or damage your customers’ landscaping, consider investing in the Equipter RB4000. This lightweight, self-propelled dump container also streamlines job site efficiency by cutting cleanup time.

4. AccuLynx

Devices: iPhone, iPad, Android phone and tablet, web
Price: Based on number of users

AccuLynx's roofing app is a mobile version of the powerful business management software. It allows roofing contractors to effectively run their business from anywhere and offers them tools to sell effectively, communicate with teams and homeowners, and gain visibility into projects. 

AccuLynx’s roofing app allows users to:

• Capture roof measurements or request reports from EagleView and GAF QuickMeasure
• Access tasks, appointments, work schedules and material delivery information
• View job documents, estimates, material order details, and change logs
• See job values, balances due, and payment information at a glance
• Capture, annotate, and store unlimited job photos that can be organized and shared via text or email
• And more!

This mobile roofing app allows for complete communication between office and field staff so that teams always know the status of a project and nothing slips through the cracks.

Would you like to know about more tools roofers love to use on the job? Check out the Top 5 Roofing Tools and Equipment that our Facebook followers recommend.