A simpler Pitch Gauge app alternative for measuring roof slope
Pitch Gauge includes roofing-business tools such as leads, projects, reports, estimates, and pitch finders. Pitch Please focuses on device-sensor readings and photo documentation without an account: Direct Mode, Camera Mode, calibration, Saved Pictures, and job-label annotation. Compare that scope with what your workflow needs.
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 | Device-sensor pitch readings, calibration, Saved Pictures, and job-label annotation |
| Account | Log in to your account to enter leads and projects | None. Nothing to sign in to |
| Slope reading | Integrated pitch finders | Contact-based Direct Mode readings; Camera Mode photos with a fixed guide and device reading. Select X:12 or percent slope with degrees. |
| Record of the reading | Part of the project and report data in the platform | On-device Saved Pictures archive, annotated copies with job labels, and photo-library export when permitted |
| 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
Pitch Please does not track leads, schedule crews, sketch roof planes, generate estimates, or sync an account between devices. It provides device-sensor readings, calibration, and saved pictures with optional job labels. Camera Mode does not calculate roof geometry from the image. The free web roof pitch calculator and chart provide separate reference math.
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 bought once through the store, with no subscription or in-app purchases. No account migration is needed. Captures and annotated copies stay on your device in Saved Pictures; export copies when you need them in an existing job workflow.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pitch Please a replacement for Pitch Gauge?
Compare the scope you need. Pitch Gauge includes roofing-business tools such as leads, projects, reports, estimates, and pitch finders. Pitch Please focuses on device-sensor readings, calibration, Saved Pictures, and photo annotation without an account; it does not replace those business-management tools.
Do I need an account to use Pitch Please?
No. Readings, captures, the Saved Pictures archive, and annotation run on your device without an account. A photo-library copy is saved when permission is available, and online version checks retrieve update information separately.
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.