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SimplyWise: Cost Estimator
SimplyWise, Inc. · 23,752 ratings · ★ 4.8
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Top complaints - extracted from 13 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"free"
4 negative reviews mention this · 31% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Free Option. As a homeowner, it’s complete BS there is no option to use this. Expecting someone to pay $50 for at best occasional use is ridiculous" - DJ.mi
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"trying"
3 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Don’t bother downloading. I kept seeing adds for this about automatically building estimates with just a picture after trying again and again uploading the picture does nothing all the app does is make line items to put in that you manually click I had no help doing…" - HVACguy1234
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"does"
3 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Don’t bother downloading. I kept seeing adds for this about automatically building estimates with just a picture after trying again and again uploading the picture does nothing all the app does is make line items to put in that you manually click I had no help doing…" - HVACguy1234
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"customer"
3 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "How does this have a high rating. I tried this app for a couple of projects and it told me to charge a customer 230,000 +/- for a small frame repair and replacing the bottom 3 rows of siding. When I tried to correct the possible issue with my inputted information it told me…" - AKR&RAM
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"trial"
3 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not useful. Tried using it for outdoors to estimate a home project. It does not do good calculating wall space. I was trying to measure to see how much it would take to replace exterior sheathing and siding but it didn’t work. Then i got charged before…" - shotgunman006
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Don’t bother downloading
I kept seeing adds for this about automatically building estimates with just a picture after trying again and again uploading the picture does nothing all the app does is make line items to put in that you manually click I had no help doing anything not impressed at all
Not all trades listed.
Masonry Contractor
Phishing
This app will ask for your name and phone no. At the end will ask you to sign up for a monthly subscription!
How does this have a high rating
I tried this app for a couple of projects and it told me to charge a customer 230,000 +/- for a small frame repair and replacing the bottom 3 rows of siding. When I tried to correct the possible issue with my inputted information it told me the same project would be $650. I am about to start the project, $4,600.00, after I thankfully reverted to pen a paper to complete the bid. The other project was a wood flooring screen and urethane for a fresh even top coat and the lidar said it was over 2,000 SF the room was a step down family room 16x17. I spent more time that felt like I was training the app than I could have generated the bid in excel myself. It is a great concept, zero execusion.
?!?!?
So I just downloaded the app, filed out info and started my account. But upon trying to take the 7 day trial, it keeps charging me for the said “Free Trial”
Not free
This app should give a free version for personal use
Unhappy user
Highly recommend not getting this one not even for the free trial period.
Free Option
As a homeowner, it’s complete BS there is no option to use this. Expecting someone to pay $50 for at best occasional use is ridiculous
Clunky with issues
Main issue I had today was after writing a long description an moving forward, I needed to edit the description and when I went back a step the text had disappeared. Not great.
Not useful
Tried using it for outdoors to estimate a home project. It does not do good calculating wall space. I was trying to measure to see how much it would take to replace exterior sheathing and siding but it didn’t work. Then i got charged before my trial period ended.
AI photo generator
The photo generator did a horrible job absolutely worthless to me what it came up with no way could I show them to a customer. Not what I was expecting for $30+ per month I thought it would have done a way better job.
Frustrating!!
Calculations don’t work too bad but the AI redintions of the photos you download can’t follow the simplest instructions. How difficult is it to move a window down 6” or increase the size of a door from 24” to 36” width. It’s hard to show a customer when the sizes are all off!
It kinda works but so many let downs
For one thing, i sent a bunch of estimates before i realized that all of them just showed up as a white blank page. Id tell you more but this app wasted enough of my time and i had to pay for it!!
Sentiment summary
97%
Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)