Itero vs Craft (craftflow.com): Virtual Ride-Along Software Compared
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Quick Answer
Teams choose Itero (iteroapp.ai) over Craft when they want consent confirmed before every recording, roleplay practice and live-call scoring on the same scorecards in one mobile app, and a platform that works beyond home improvement. Best for teams that value a mobile-first experience and want live call scoring and role play in one solution. Reps record in the Itero Coach app on iPhone or Android, and each conversation is scored in about two minutes with a drafted follow-up. Craft (craftflow.com, app "Craft: Win More") is an AI sales platform built only for home improvement companies.
- Itero won't start a recording until the rep confirms everyone present agreed, and it keeps a timestamped record. Craft's virtual ride-alongs guide says "Recording starts automatically" and doesn't describe a consent step, as of October 2026.
- Reps practice with AI roleplay in the same Itero Coach app, scored on the same scorecards as their recorded conversations.
- Every Itero conversation comes with a recap, a scorecard, a transcript with speakers labeled, and a drafted follow-up the rep reviews and sends by email, text or WhatsApp.
- Itero serves dealership and retail floors, insurance and financial-advisor field agents, and phone-based sales and service teams. Craft says it is the wrong fit when most reps sell outside home improvement.
- Itero is one platform for sales and customer service, set up and maintained through ten free Agent Skills and a public API.
- Craft suits home improvement companies, such as roofing, windows, flooring and bath remodeling, that want in-home coaching, call-center coaching and AI booking agents from one vendor.
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How do Itero and Craft compare at a glance?
| Itero | Craft | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Teams that value a mobile-first experience and want live call scoring and role play in one solution | Home improvement companies; Craft says it is the wrong fit if most reps sell in another industry |
| Industries | Field reps on in-home appointments, site visits and client meetings; dealership and retail floors; insurance and financial-advisor field agents; phone-based sales and customer service | Home improvement only: windows and doors, bath and kitchen, siding, flooring and roofing |
| Recording consent | Required before every recording: the rep confirms everyone present agreed, and Itero stores how and when; the app never records automatically | Its virtual ride-alongs guide says "Recording starts automatically" and doesn't mention consent |
| Phone app | Itero Coach, on iPhone (iOS 16 or later) and Android | Craft: Win More, native iOS and Android apps |
| Scoring | Your own scorecard, about two minutes after the rep stops; recap, scorecard and transcript with speakers labeled | Custom scorecards grade every appointment, intro to close |
| Follow-up | Drafted after every conversation; the rep edits it and sends it by email, text or WhatsApp | Texts and emails the homeowner, referencing the conversation |
| AI roleplay | In the same app, scored on the same scorecards as recorded conversations | AI Role Play against a demanding AI customer |
| Phone and contact-center calls | Same platform and scorecards for calls from Gong, Outreach, FrontSpin, Microsoft Teams, Five9 or the public API, for sales and customer service | Call Center Coaching product; AI agents answer calls and book appointments |
| Setup and upkeep | Ten free Agent Skills and a public API let Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or Antigravity build and update scorecards and roleplay scenarios | Open API on every plan; a Forward Deployed Engineer on every account |
| Security | SOC 2 Type 1 attested; report shared on request | SOC 2 Type II audit in progress |
| Pricing | Quoted per team | Not published; per rep for in-home coaching, per agent for call centers, usage-based for AI agents; quoted in the demo |
Why do teams choose Itero over Craft?
- Consent before every recording: recording can't start until the rep confirms everyone present agreed. Dismissing the prompt counts as no, and Itero stores how and when consent was given with each recording. Craft's guide to virtual ride-alongs describes the rep opening the app and recording starting automatically, with no consent step described (Craft guide). Itero's confirmation step matters most in states such as California, Florida and Pennsylvania, which require everyone in the conversation to agree.
- Built beyond home improvement: Itero serves field reps on in-home appointments, site visits and client meetings; floor sales on dealership lots, showrooms and retail floors; and insurance and financial-advisor field agents (Insurance). Craft says it is "built only for home improvement" and the wrong fit for reps in other industries (Craft).
- Roleplay and live-call scoring on the same scorecards: reps practice AI roleplay in the same app, and their recorded conversations are scored against the same scorecards, so practice maps to the next conversation (AI Roleplay).
- A follow-up the rep reviews: about two minutes after the rep stops, Itero returns a recap, a scorecard, a transcript with speakers labeled, and a drafted follow-up the rep edits and sends by email, text or WhatsApp. Reps and managers can also ask Itero questions about any conversation.
- One platform for sales and customer service: the same scorecards score phone calls from Gong, Outreach, FrontSpin, Microsoft Teams, Five9 or the public API (QA Scorecards).
- Easy to set up and maintain: ten free Agent Skills and a public API on every account let Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or Antigravity build and update scenarios, personas, scorecards, learning paths and users (API & AI Agents).
- Security and data handling: Itero is SOC 2 Type 1 attested and shares the report on request. Audio is deleted from the phone 48 hours after upload, and Itero's transcription provider doesn't train on it.
Where does Craft fit?
Craft describes itself as an AI sales platform for home improvement and says it is built only for that industry (Craft). Its products are in-home sales coaching, call-center coaching, AI agents that answer calls and web leads and book appointments, and rep assignment.
Its pages describe live coaching during the appointment with a live manager view, an AI that calls the rep to talk through the appointment, homeowner texts and emails that reference the conversation, recording with no signal, native iOS and Android apps, 20+ CRM integrations including AccuLynx, improveit 360, LeadPerfection, Salesforce and JobNimbus, and an open API on every plan (Craft vs Rilla, Craft field sales). Craft reports 1.7M+ conversations analyzed and says its SOC 2 Type II audit is in progress. It doesn't publish prices and builds each quote from the customer's numbers in a demo (Craft pricing).
Which should we choose?
- Reps who sell outside home improvement, such as dealership and retail floors, insurance or financial-advisor field agents, or teams that also run phone sales and service: Itero.
- Consent confirmed before every recording, with a timestamped record: Itero.
- Roleplay practice and live-call scoring on the same scorecards in one mobile app: Itero.
- A home improvement company that wants in-home coaching, call-center coaching and AI booking agents from one vendor: Craft.
The fairest test is a pilot on your own scorecard: record ten conversations and compare the scores, the follow-ups and how reps take to the app.