Properly Visual Checklists vs Project Lens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Project Lens
Streamline jobsite documentation with photos, videos, and notes. Track progress, manage tasks, and communicate with teams and clients. AI-powered features help generate structured reports from voice and images.
- Jobsite photos and videos
- Photo markup tools
- Task and checklist management
- Activity history feed
- Project conversations
- Client updates and reports
- AI-powered job rundowns
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Every job. In focus. Project Lens helps contractors document jobs with photos and videos, track progress, and keep crews and clients informed. From the first estimate to the final walkthrough, keep the details of every job together. Your projects, photos, and updates stay organized and accessible on mobile and web, keeping the field and office on the same page. - Jobsite photos and videos: Capture work with the in-app camera and keep photos and videos organized by project. Document conditions, progress, and completed work with unlimited photo and video storage. - Photo markup: Add arrows, shapes, drawings, and text to jobsite photos. Point out damage, highlight an installation detail, or show your crew exactly what you mean. - Tasks and checklists: Assign work, follow project checklists, and track completion. See what's done and what still needs attention. - Activity history: See who did what and when. Follow photo uploads, task completions, comments, and project updates in one activity feed. - Project conversations: Keep questions, instructions, and follow-up attached to the job. Talk with your team from the field or the office, with comments on projects and individual photos. - Client updates: Share photo galleries and reports with customers to show progress, explain findings, and provide a clear record of completed work. - AI Rundowns: Talk through the job while taking photos. Turn your voice and photos into clear, structured job documentation with AI. Export a PDF to share with your team or clients. - Your schedule: Check upcoming appointments and scheduled work from your phone so you know where you're headed and what's next. - Documents and photo reports: Keep project files with the job and open documents in the field. Create photo reports on the web to bring your photos and job details together. - Estimates on the web: Prepare customer estimates in the web app and keep them connected to the project, alongside its photos, documents, and updates. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://projectlens.io/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Project Lens at 5.0 against Properly Visual Checklists's 3.8. Project Lens also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). Properly Visual Checklists's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (93 vs 11). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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
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.
Project Lens holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Properly Visual Checklists has 93 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.
Properly Visual Checklists ships an update every 2 months, Project Lens every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Properly Visual Checklists | Project Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (93 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 93 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Properly Inc | Project Lens |
Customer experience
Properly Visual Checklists
Project Lens
In-app purchases
Properly Visual Checklists
No in-app purchases
Project Lens
- 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
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