--- title: "InspectDay and HomeGauge | InspectDay" description: "InspectDay fits a phone-first inspector who wants a free plan before one monthly price. HomeGauge fits a Windows desk writer who wants agreements, scheduling and payments in the same plan." --- 1. [Home](/) 2. [Alternatives](/home-inspection-software-alternatives/) 3. InspectDay and HomeGauge Comparison # InspectDay and HomeGauge InspectDay fits inspectors who work from a phone and want a free plan before one monthly price. HomeGauge fits Windows inspectors who write reports at a desk and want agreements, scheduling and payments in the same plan. HomeGauge's prices and terms, checked on October 9, 2026 [Get started](https://app.inspectday.com/auth/signup) [Compare plans](/pricing/) Create your InspectDay account. ## Where InspectDay fits better Inspectors who work from a phone and need opened inspections to stay on the device, with photos and annotations taken on the phone. ### What it does well - Solo is $49.00 a month for one inspector and one admin. Team is $149.00 a month for three inspectors and unlimited admins. - The free plan is one inspector and one template, with unlimited inspections. - Inspections are unlimited on every plan, Free included. Publishing and sharing reports is not metered by plan. - On the phone, photos and video can be captured, and photos annotated on Android and iOS. Voice notes are recorded on the device. - Opened inspections stay on the phone, and changes to them are queued for sending. - New customers get a seven-day free trial on Solo and Team. Checkout collects a payment method, and the first charge falls when the trial ends. - Sign in with a passwordless email code, Google or Apple. ### Where it is weaker - Templates cannot be imported or exported, and they have no versioning. - Clients are free-text fields on an inspection, and there is no client database. - Reports carry no website. - The PDF has no bookmarks. - On the phone, creating an inspection and opening a report need a connection. - Queued changes send only while the app is open; the phone app will not publish an inspection while its changes are waiting to send or have failed, and failed changes stay on the device until retried or discarded. - Client agreements, signatures and client payments are not offered. - There is no Windows app. The phone app runs on Android and iOS, and the web app runs in any browser. ## Where HomeGauge fits better Windows inspectors who write reports at a desk and want agreements, scheduling and payments in the same plan. ### What it does well - The plan includes the Desktop Report Writer with the Companion app, and online agreements, scheduling and payments, online report delivery and storage. - A report's PDF is saved from the dashboard: View Document, then PDF, then Save PDF. - Contacts export as a CSV from the dashboard, for Real Estate Pros or Buyers/Sellers. - Templates can move to another device through the cloud, the vendor's preferred method. - The Companion app runs on Android 11 or later and on iPhone and iPad with iOS or iPadOS 13 or later. ### Where it is weaker - The Desktop Report Writer runs on Windows only. Mac and Linux need a Windows virtual machine. Chromebooks and Amazon Fire tablets cannot run it, and Microsoft Surface is not recommended. - The 30-day free trial is for new customers only. - Backup does not include reports. ## Feature by feature InspectDay and HomeGauge | Feature | InspectDay | HomeGauge | | --- | --- | --- | | Monthly price Solo covers one inspector. Team covers three. | $49.00 a month on Solo | $89 a month after a 30-day free trial | | Free trial | Seven days, on Solo and Team | 30 days, for new customers only | | Platforms | Android and iOS phone app; web app in any browser | Windows desktop writer; Companion app on Android and iOS | | Client and agent contacts in the software | No | Yes | | Templates moved to another device | No | Cloud transfer, the preferred method | | Agreements, scheduling and payments | Scheduling by date; no agreements or client payments | Included in the plan | | Report delivery | Publish, then share by link or email | Online report delivery and storage, in the plan | | Report as PDF | A PDF with selectable text | Saved from the dashboard, View Document, then PDF | ### Monthly price Solo covers one inspector. Team covers three. InspectDay $49.00 a month on Solo HomeGauge $89 a month after a 30-day free trial ### Free trial InspectDay Seven days, on Solo and Team HomeGauge 30 days, for new customers only ### Platforms InspectDay Android and iOS phone app; web app in any browser HomeGauge Windows desktop writer; Companion app on Android and iOS ### Client and agent contacts in the software InspectDay No HomeGauge Yes ### Templates moved to another device InspectDay No HomeGauge Cloud transfer, the preferred method ### Agreements, scheduling and payments InspectDay Scheduling by date; no agreements or client payments HomeGauge Included in the plan ### Report delivery InspectDay Publish, then share by link or email HomeGauge Online report delivery and storage, in the plan ### Report as PDF InspectDay A PDF with selectable text HomeGauge Saved from the dashboard, View Document, then PDF Using HomeGauge today? See [Switch from HomeGauge](/switch-from-homegauge/) for what to copy first. ## Sources - [HomeGauge, “HomeGauge Software Pricing”](https://www.homegauge.com/one/pricing/) - [HomeGauge, “HomeGauge System Requirements for Desktop and Companion Software”](https://support.homegauge.com/en/articles/14844639) - [HomeGauge, “Desktop Report Writer: Backup and Restore HG User Settings”](https://support.homegauge.com/en/articles/14842014) - [HomeGauge, “Inspector Dashboard: Saving a PDF Copy of a Report”](https://support.homegauge.com/en/articles/13718474) - [HomeGauge, “Inspector Dashboard: Manage and Download Contact Network”](https://support.homegauge.com/en/articles/14829195) - [HomeGauge, “Desktop Report Writer: Transferring Templates Between Devices”](https://support.homegauge.com/en/articles/14842356) ## Try InspectDay on your next inspection. [Get started](https://app.inspectday.com/auth/signup) [Compare plans](/pricing/) Create your InspectDay account.