InspectDayComparison
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.
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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
| 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
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Sources
- HomeGauge, “HomeGauge Software Pricing”
- HomeGauge, “HomeGauge System Requirements for Desktop and Companion Software”
- HomeGauge, “Desktop Report Writer: Backup and Restore HG User Settings”
- HomeGauge, “Inspector Dashboard: Saving a PDF Copy of a Report”
- HomeGauge, “Inspector Dashboard: Manage and Download Contact Network”
- HomeGauge, “Desktop Report Writer: Transferring Templates Between Devices”
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