What BuildersApp does

BuildersApp operates a free, pros-only social network for trades professionals, accessible at buildersapp.com. The product lets self-employed and small-team trades workers — including drywall, tile, concrete, roofing, and foundation specialists — post photographs of completed jobs, browse a feed of nearby pros, and (per the value proposition) receive localized deals from building supply houses. All visible activity is concentrated in the NYC metro area, specifically Brooklyn, NY and Jersey City, NJ, with three example posts surfaced on the homepage (SISA Systems, Sal Greco in tile and concrete, Mike Delgado in roofing).

The platform is built as a web application with a social-feed style interface. Image and video uploads are stored in a DigitalOcean Spaces object-storage bucket in the nyc3 region (buildersapp-uploads.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com), and the company exposes internal REST endpoints for OAuth callbacks at /api/v1/auth/google and /api/v1/auth/apple. Onboarding is intentionally friction-free for field workers: passwordless authentication is offered via SMS one-time code, email one-time code, Google OAuth 2.0 (openid, email, profile scopes), and Apple ID, with an explicit privacy commitment that phone numbers are used only for login codes. No public API, SDK, or developer documentation is offered, and there is no native iOS or Android app — distribution is exclusively through the website's self-serve signup funnel.

The business model is currently pre-revenue. The product is explicitly free for trades pros, with no paid tiers, seat fees, or transaction fees surfaced anywhere in the funnel. The company's stated path to monetization rests on a planned two-sided marketplace in which local building supply houses pay to distribute deals to nearby verified pros, but no onboarding flow, pricing page, or active deals are documented for that segment. The company is privately held, headquartered implicitly in the US, has 1-10 employees, has not disclosed any funding rounds, and presents no awards, press coverage, customer logos beyond self-posted trades pros, or analyst recognition in the available source material.

Name

BuildersApp

Legal name

BuildersApp

Website

https://buildersapp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BuildersApp is a free, pros-only web-based social network that lets construction trades professionals post photos of their work, discover nearby pros, and (per its value proposition) receive deals from local building supply houses, currently active in Brooklyn, NY and Jersey City, NJ.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Pros-side free access (implicit freemium): The pros-side product is explicitly free to use ('Free. Pros only.'). No pricing, plan, or paywall is surfaced. Current monetization is unclear/not yet implemented for end users.
2. Supply-house deals (implied future B2B/transaction stream): Tagline promises pros 'get deals from supply houses in your area' — implying a future transaction or partnership-driven monetization layer (e.g., referral fees, marketplace commission, or affiliate revenue) where local supply houses pay to distribute deals to nearby pros. No active monetization of this stream is documented in the available data.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

BuildersApp is a free, pros-only social network for building trades professionals that lets users post photos of their real-world work, discover other trades pros nearby for subcontracting and collaboration, and receive localized deals from building supply houses. Onboarding is fully self-serve via passwordless sign-in (SMS code, email code, Google, or Apple), and the product is offered as a single unified web app at buildersapp.com with no paid tiers, seat fees, or transaction charges surfaced.

Product overview

BuildersApp is offered as a single unified product — a free, pros-only mobile-first social network for trades professionals rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core BuildersApp experience lets trade pros post photos of their work, browse a feed of nearby pros across trades such as drywall, tile, concrete, and roofing, and receive deals from local supply houses. Onboarding is handled through phone-number (SMS code), email (one-time code), Google, or Apple sign-in, all part of the single BuildersApp product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BuildersApp Free, pros-only social network for building trades professionals (drywall, tile, concrete, roofing, etc.) that lets users post photos of their real-world work, discover other trades pros nearby for subcontracting and collaboration, and receive localized deals from building supply houses. Onboarding is fully self-serve via passwordless sign-in (SMS code, email code, Google, or Apple).

Quantifiable outcome

• Free product — zero direct cost to trades pros (stated in headline: 'Free. Pros only.')

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle is integrated as an identity provider via OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect, allowing BuildersApp users to sign in or sign up with their Google account. The OAuth flow routes through buildersapp.com/api/v1/auth/google with a callback redirect, requesting openid, email, and profile scopes. Client ID: 139346517355-ubnk0lt34q90tev89bb1kdnfvbbpommi.apps.googleusercontent.com.
• ApplecoreTechnology or IntegrationApple is integrated as an identity provider for Sign in with Apple, exposed at /api/v1/auth/apple from both the /login and /signup flows. This is consistent with Apple's requirement that apps offering third-party social login also offer Apple ID.
• Twilio (implied SMS provider)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe login and signup pages text a one-time code to the user's phone number for passwordless authentication, with the privacy promise 'Your number stays private. We only use it for login codes.' The underlying SMS provider is not named in the source, so this is recorded as an implied/partially-sourced integration.
• DigitalOceancoreTechnology or IntegrationUser-uploaded photos are stored in DigitalOcean Spaces at the buildersapp-uploads bucket in the nyc3 (New York City) region (e.g., buildersapp-uploads.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/1782052286237-...jpg). DigitalOcean is therefore the implied object-storage/CDN infrastructure provider for BuildersApp's pro work photos.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BuildZoom: BuildZoom is a marketplace that connects homeowners with general contractors and permits data for remodeling projects. It targets an adjacent persona (construction pros + homeowners) and competes for the trades-pro mindshare BuildersApp is pursuing, though focused on larger remodeling jobs rather than social/showcase.
• Buildertrend: Buildertrend is a construction project management and customer relationship platform built specifically for residential builders, remodelers, and specialty contractors. It is the closest comparable in target buyer and use-case (specialty trades pros), though it monetizes as paid SaaS rather than a free social network.

Emerging players

• Nextdoor: Nextdoor is a hyperlocal community network where neighbors (and local pros) post and discover services. It is comparable as a location-based social/community platform that local trades pros already use for free — directly competing for the same attention BuildersApp is trying to capture.

Broad incumbents

• Instagram (Meta): Instagram is the de facto free platform where trades pros currently post work photos, build audiences, and find subcontractor leads. It is BuildersApp's primary free substitute; the company must justify why a pros-only gated network beats an existing free channel with massive reach.
• Thumbtack: Thumbtack is a leading local services marketplace connecting homeowners with pros across more than 1,000 categories, including most trades BuildersApp targets. It is comparable as a B2C-pros marketplace serving the same trades-pro persona, though it monetizes via lead-gen fees rather than a social feed.
• ServiceTitan: ServiceTitan is a vertical SaaS platform for trades (plumbing, HVAC, electrical, etc.) with strong adoption among mid-market and enterprise contractors. It targets the same trades-pro buyer and shares the localized B2B supply-house relationship BuildersApp is trying to facilitate, though as a paid SaaS suite rather than a free social network.
• Angi (formerly Angie's List): Angi operates a large home-services marketplace that connects consumers with local pros across trades (plumbing, electrical, roofing, etc.). It is comparable as a B2C-pros marketplace targeting the same trades-persona, with a much larger user base and well-developed monetization.
• Houzz Pro: Houzz Pro is the pros-facing arm of Houzz, offering project management, marketing, and lead-gen tools to home remodeling and design pros. It overlaps with BuildersApp on the trades-pro target buyer and the social/showcase workflow, though at a much larger scale and with established monetization.
• Procore: Procore is the dominant construction management platform serving contractors, specialty trades, and project owners. While its core product is project management (not a social network), it targets the same trades-pro buyer and could easily add social/feed/deals features that overlap with BuildersApp's thesis.

Regional players

• Jobber: Jobber is a field service management platform for small home-service businesses across North America and a few other regions. It targets the same small/solo trades-pro persona with CRM, scheduling, and invoicing tools; comparable on customer profile, though focused on office/operations workflows rather than social.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/buildersapp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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