# Autodesk Forma

> Punch list, drawings, daily reports, and 3D models from the jobsite

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.plangrid.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.plangrid.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.plangrid.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Autodesk Inc.
- **Category:** BUSINESS
- **Downloads:** 1,871,724
- **Rating:** 2.83 / 5 (4,973 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.11.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-11
- **First published:** 2014-05-03
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 278 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plangrid.android)
- **Website:** [http://www.plangrid.com](http://www.plangrid.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.autodesk.com/company/legal-notices-trademarks/privacy-statement](https://www.autodesk.com/company/legal-notices-trademarks/privacy-statement)

## Description

Autodesk Forma is a mobile construction app that lets you capture punch lists, markup drawings, log daily reports, and view current sheets and 3D models from the jobsite. It brings field data into a single, connected workflow and keeps you aligned with crews and project docs, even when connectivity changes.

Forma Build Essentials and Forma Build connect field execution with project management—RFIs, submittals, meeting notes, asset tracking, and document reviews—while enabling access to files across Forma Build Essentials, Forma Build, PlanGrid, and Forma Data Management. It also works with Autodesk tools like Revit, Navisworks, and AutoCAD to support on-site decision making.

## Rankings

- #47,021 — Overall
- #16 — autocomplete

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.NFC`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA`
- `com.plangrid.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO`

## Review summary

Overall, reviews repeatedly highlight Android issues: frequent login/authentication failures; slow performance and frequent crashes; unreliable offline downloads and syncing (including 'Downloaded on Device' data that still requires internet); and a poorly optimized mobile UI with cluttered navigation. A couple of users praise the app’s potential usefulness for construction-site work, but most report data access problems (drawings, photos, attachments) and slow support. In short, reliability and mobile usability are the main drawbacks across multiple reviews.

### Pros

- Some reviewers find it highly useful for on-site construction work
- A couple of users describe it as the best app/software for construction sites

### Cons

- Frequent login/authentication problems on Android, including EU data-center issues and account login failures
- Offline downloads and syncing are unreliable: slow downloads, full-project downloads, and 'Downloaded on Device' data requiring internet to access
- Frequent crashes, glitches, and overall slow performance on Android devices
- Poor mobile UI/UX: not optimized for phones/tablets, cluttered layout with overlapping info and hard navigation
- Attachments in forms and photos often fail to sync or upload; limited sharing options

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.plangrid.android)