Comparison

Properly Visual Checklists vs Project Lens

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Properly Visual Checklists

Streamline vacation rental turnovers with visual checklists and automated scheduling. Communicate cleaning instructions clearly with photo-based guides and get real-time updates. Find trusted local cleaners when needed.

Highlights
  • Visual cleaning checklists with photos
  • Automated scheduling from booking calendars
  • Photo and damage reporting from cleaners
  • Multi-language support for instructions
  • Find and hire community cleaners
  • Real-time job status notifications
Features
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Are you a vacation rental owner, home-sharing host, or property manager? Need a tool to manage your turnover cleanings? Properly is a mobile app to schedule cleanings, show cleaners how to stage and clean a listing, get photos and damage reports, and find great cleaners used by other hosts when your cleaner is not available (in select countries). Features for Hosts / Owners / Managers • Schedule cleanings from your Airbnb or HomeAway booking calendar. (All hosts and owners can use Properly whether you list on these platforms or not). • Create and send visual, interactive checklists for turnovers with listing photos. • Receive photos of cleaners' finished work, problem reports, and updates on the job. • Find great cleaners used by other hosts in your area (in select countries). SYNC WITH LISTING PLATFORMS Properly seamlessly integrates with Airbnb and HomeAway (more platforms on the way) so you can sync your bookings and schedule turnover cleanings directly inside the app. You can also connect multiple accounts to manage all of your clients’ rentals from one login. COMMUNICATE BETTER Properly checklists let you use photos and text to explain things like: where supplies are located; how to fold and present linens; what welcome gifts to put out; where to put the keys when they are finished, etc. Cleaners can translate all of your text notes into their preferred language. SAVE TIME Send your checklists as customized job requests to one or multiple cleaners at once without negotiating back and forth for hours. The first to accept the request gets your job. GET PEACE OF MIND Receive notifications when your cleaner started and finished the job at your listing. You can also get photos of finished work, problem reports, and updates on completed tasks as if you were there yourself! FIND COMMUNITY CLEANERS TRUSTED BY OTHER HOSTS (in select countries) Properly lets you send job requests to cleaners who have used the app with other hosts in your area. Current countries where the Community Cleaner program is available are: USA, New Zealand, Australia. Features for Cleaners / Housekeepers • Receive job requests with checklists from clients that you can preview before accepting the job. • Know exactly what your client wants in a complex job by seeing the details. • Have your client's instructions translated to your preferred language in the app. • Get more hospitality jobs from new clients in your area if you choose to opt into the Community Cleaner program. This is only available in: USA, New Zealand, and Australia. Having technical issues or have a question? Contact us at support@getproperly.com

About

Project Lens

This platform helps contractors and job site collaborators manage projects, document sites with unlimited photo and video storage, and communicate with field workers. It offers a robust CRM for tracking projects and supports both mobile and web access.

Highlights
  • Project CRM and pipeline management
  • Job site photo and video documentation
  • Unlimited media storage
  • Field worker communication
  • Web and mobile app access
Features
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Project Lens is an all-in-one platform for contractors and job site collaborators. Manage projects via a robust CRM/pipeline, document job sites, and communicate with workers all in one tool for both mobile and web. - Full CRM for tracking projects - Document job sites with photos and videos with UNLIMITED storage - Chat with field workers via web and mobile apps Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.projectlens.io/terms

Screenshots

Properly Visual Checklists4 screens
Project Lens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Project Lens at 5.0 against Properly Visual Checklists's 3.7. Project Lens also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and ads (none vs shown). Properly Visual Checklists's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (91 vs 11). On price and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Project Lens sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $18.00 per month. Properly Visual Checklists asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Project Lens holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Properly Visual Checklists has 91 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Properly Visual Checklists's written reviews are positive against 100% of Project Lens's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Properly Visual Checklists ships an update every 6 weeks, Project Lens every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on July 23, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Properly Visual Checklists versus Project Lens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProperly Visual ChecklistsProject Lens
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (91 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings91 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProperly IncProject Lens, LLC

Customer experience

Properly Visual Checklists

All ratings91 ratings
Positive65.9%
Neutral5.5%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative34.4%

Project Lens

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Properly Visual Checklists

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Project Lens

Subscriptions7
  • 1 User Monthly Subscription$18.001 Month
  • 3 Users Monthly Subscription$54.001 Month
  • 5 User Monthly Subscription$90.001 Month
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  • 10 Users Monthly Subscription$179.991 Month
  • 15 User Monthly Subscription$269.991 Month
  • 20 User Monthly Subscription$359.991 Month
  • 50+ User Monthly Subscription$900.001 Month

Questions

Is Properly Visual Checklists free?
Properly Visual Checklists is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Project Lens free?
Project Lens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Properly Visual Checklists or Project Lens?
Project Lens is rated higher. Properly Visual Checklists averages 3.7 out of 5 from 91 ratings, while Project Lens averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Properly Visual Checklists or Project Lens have ads?
Properly Visual Checklists shows ads; Project Lens does not.
Which is updated more often, Properly Visual Checklists or Project Lens?
Properly Visual Checklists ships an update every 6 weeks, and Project Lens every 6 days. Most recently, Properly Visual Checklists was updated on July 23, 2026 and Project Lens on August 15, 2026.

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