The Approvios Journey
From email chaos to a purpose-built drawing approval platform for the AEC industry — built iteratively with real projects and real feedback, now live at approvios.com as the last-mile approval layer.
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Thirteen phases. Zero lost emails.
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Phases 1–3 · Q1–Q2 2022
The Foundation
From "what if we could replace the email chaos?" to a working approval engine that reads the markups for you.
Phases 4–6 · Q3 2022 – Q2 2023
Refinement
Real users, real projects — rapid iteration on workflows, notifications, and scale.
Phases 7–11 · Q3 2023 – Q3 2024
Enterprise
Premium modules, multi-tenant administration, a proper brand, and production hardening.
Phases 12–13 · Q4 2024 – Today
Launch & Scale
Out of beta and into the market — public launch, transparent pricing, enterprise-grade trust, and a second module.
What's Next
The platform is live and proving itself on real projects. The next big push is a Bluebeam-style markup engine — built in focused stages so every release lands polished. Here is the sequence.
Markup navigation that feels right
Continuous scroll, scroll-wheel zoom to the cursor, a hand/pan tool, fit-width and fit-page, a page-thumbnail rail, and page rotate.
Better markup tools
A proper scalloped revision cloud, free-text boxes, and callouts with leader lines — the tools reviewers actually reach for.
Markup properties
Fine control over line weight, opacity, fill, and font size so every markup reads clearly.
Keyboard shortcuts
Single-key tool selection for power users who mark up all day.
Markups list
A sortable, filterable list of every markup, tied straight into the existing tracking-register statuses.
Procore integration
Push approved drawings directly back into Procore.