# Trade Hounds

> A community, for construction

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1438568937](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1438568937)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1438568937`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Material Management Software, LLC
- **Category:** Social Networking
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (320 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.2.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-13
- **First published:** 2018-12-04
- **Size:** 140 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/trade-hounds/id1438568937)
- **Website:** [https://www.tradehounds.com/](https://www.tradehounds.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.tradehounds.com/privacy](https://www.tradehounds.com/privacy)

## Description

Trade Hounds is built for the hardworking skilled tradespeople building our country and is America’s largest professional app for the skilled trades. If you're in the trades, you should be a part of our community of hundreds of thousands of proud craftspeople.

Join to compare your pay with peers in your area, showcase your great work, get tips to improve your craft, ask questions when you need help on a project, and discover cool projects across the country. Members also receive free hard hat stickers when you complete their profile and can win gear giveaways from brands for being part of the community.

## Rankings

- #90,678 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Trade Hounds for a strong construction-trades community, pay-rate visibility, ability to showcase work, and frequent giveaways. However, recurring issues limit its usefulness: stability problems with crashes, limited geographic/trades coverage, ads and low-value content, unclear purpose without a job-leads tab, and slow support. Overall, the app appeals to tradespeople seeking peer insight and rewards, but current performance and scope deter wider adoption.

### Pros

- Strong community of tradespeople with knowledge sharing and peer support
- Pay-rate visibility with local comparisons
- Ability to showcase work and connect with peers across the trades
- Frequent giveaways and rewards (tools, gear, gift cards) for engagement
- Construction-focused scope appealing to trades rather than general social media

### Cons

- App stability and crashes on launch and during use
- Limited geographic reach and trades coverage (primarily Texas/Houston and few cities)
- Ad clutter and low-value content (memes) reducing usefulness
- Unclear core purpose and missing key features (no obvious job-leads tab) / perceived poor execution
- Slow or unresponsive customer support (reports of no replies)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1438568937)