A simpler Pitch Gauge app alternative for measuring roof slope
Pitch Gauge is an established roofing platform: leads, projects, roof reports, estimates, and a pitch finder, behind an account. If you need that whole platform, it is the right category of tool. If what you actually need is the pitch, on a photo, with nothing to sign in to, that is the entire job Pitch Please does.
Two different jobs
This is a scope comparison, not a scorecard. The two apps overlap on one feature, reading a roof slope, and differ on almost everything around it.
| What you are comparing | Pitch Gauge | Pitch Please |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Roofing business platform with measurement tools inside it | Roof pitch measurement and photo documentation, nothing else |
| Account | Log in to your account to enter leads and projects | None. Nothing to sign in to |
| Slope reading | Integrated pitch finders | Direct Mode on the surface, Camera Mode from the ground, X:12 with degrees or slope units |
| Record of the reading | Part of the project and report data in the platform | Photo saved to your own library with the guide line and value drawn on it |
| Leads, projects, scheduling | Yes | No |
| Roof reports and estimates | Yes, with export formats | No |
| Pricing model | Free to install, with in-app purchases and a subscription for unlimited projects | Paid once through the store, no subscription, no in-app purchases |
| Internet needed to take a reading | The platform syncs data across devices | No. Measurement runs on the device |
Who should choose which
Stay with a platform like Pitch Gauge if
You run the roofing business out of the app: leads, crews, scheduling, roof reports for the carrier, and estimates with your logo on them. The pitch finder is one tool among many, and the account is what makes the rest of it work.
Pick Pitch Please if
You need the pitch and you need to be able to show where it came from. Roofers on a bid walk, adjusters and inspectors documenting a file, estimators checking a factor, and anyone who would rather not create an account to read an angle.
The two tools solve different problems: a business platform for the job pipeline, and a measurement app on the phone for the reading itself. They are not competing for the same slot.
What Pitch Please does not do
Being honest about the edges is the point of a page like this. Pitch Please does not track leads, schedule crews, sketch roof planes, produce a roof report, or generate an estimate. It does not have an account, which also means it does not sync anything between devices. It measures roof pitch, shows it as X:12 with degrees or in slope units, and saves the reading on a photo. For the reference math on its own, the free web roof pitch calculator and chart needs no app at all.
For material math, the pitch multiplier table for roofers and contractors covers the reference values. For full commercial low-slope estimating, multi-manufacturer takeoffs, and system selection, our sibling brand Feathers AI handles that end of the work.
There is nothing to migrate
Pitch Please is a paid app bought once through the store, with no subscription and no in-app purchases, and it holds no account and no project data. Put it on the phone and take a reading. If it does the job, keep it. If you need the platform, keep the platform. The main Pitch Please page has the full feature list, the screenshots, and the pitch-to-degrees chart.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pitch Please a replacement for Pitch Gauge?
Only for the measurement part. Pitch Gauge is a roofing business platform with lead and project tracking, roof reports, and estimates, plus a pitch finder. Pitch Please measures roof pitch and saves the reading on a photo, and does nothing else.
Do I need an account to use Pitch Please?
No. There is nothing to sign in to. Measurement runs on the device with its own sensors and camera, and the photo saves to your own library.
Does Pitch Please have a subscription?
No. It is a paid app bought once through the App Store or Google Play, with no in-app purchases. Current pricing is on the store listing.
Can Pitch Please produce a roof report or a material estimate?
No. It gives you the pitch as X:12 with degrees and a photo of the reading. For the material math, the pitch multiplier table on the roofers page covers the reference values, and for commercial low-slope estimating our sibling brand Feathers AI does full takeoffs.
Get Pitch Please
Available now on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Current pricing and device compatibility are on the store listings.
Related: using the phone as a digital pitch gauge, device support for iPhone and Android, and the Pitch Please support page.