Comparison

ESIS Construction vs IBM Inspector Portable

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

Head to head
About

ESIS Construction

Features
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The ESIS Construction mobile app enables users to report incidents, manage past incidents, take photos and connect medical professionals - all to help companies when a construction accident occurs. The ESIS Construction app is used to identify and deploy specialized types of emergency responders within the construction industry. When a construction worker is injured or there is an accident – such as a crane collapse, the ESIS Construction mobile app can be deployed to identify, select and dispatch critical resources in real-time. Through geo-location and specialized information, the App provides access to the nearest highly specialized rapid response counsel, construction adjusters, consultants and occupational nurses.

About

IBM Inspector Portable

This app uses advanced computer vision to identify defects and anomalies in captured images. It can run trained models locally on your device for offline analysis and allows for sequential inspections with manual or scanned procedure initiation. Monitor inspection progress with a summary of pass/fail results.

Highlights
  • Computer vision defect identification
  • Offline on-device inferencing
  • Sequential inspection procedures
  • Manual and scanned procedure initiation
  • Progress monitoring with pass/fail summary
  • Core ML model support
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IBM Inspector Portable app uses complex computer vision models that are developed on IBM Maximo Visual Inspection deep-learning platform to enable the rapid identification of defects and issues by capturing images using an iPhone or iPad. IBM Inspector Portable can also run Core ML models exported from IBM Maximo Visual Inspection, which enables local inferencing on-device without requiring network connectivity. Organizations can license IBM Inspector Portable with MQTT if external systems are required to automatically initiate a procedure using MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT). IBM Inspector Portable is designed to: • Empower individuals within enterprises to take action in real time in determining if defects, damage, or other anomalies exist • Use CORE ML object detection and classification computer vision models that are trained on Maximo Visual Inspection for inferencing on iPhone or iPad. • Perform multiple inspections in a sequential order as part of a procedure • Commence a procedure manually by entering a unique reference, scanning a barcode, or using optical character recognition (OCR) • Provide users with the capability to monitor their progress through a summary view of all pass or fail results for each step of the procedure

Screenshots

ESIS Construction4 screens
IBM Inspector Portable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: IBM Inspector Portable at every 2 months against ESIS Construction's every 50 months. ESIS Construction's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESIS Construction ships an update every 50 months, IBM Inspector Portable every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ESIS Construction versus IBM Inspector Portable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESIS ConstructionIBM Inspector Portable
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 50 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB160 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCHUBB INA HOLDINGS INCIBM

In-app purchases

None

ESIS Construction

No in-app purchases

None

IBM Inspector Portable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESIS Construction free?
ESIS Construction is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IBM Inspector Portable free?
IBM Inspector Portable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ESIS Construction or IBM Inspector Portable have ads?
Neither ESIS Construction nor IBM Inspector Portable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESIS Construction or IBM Inspector Portable?
ESIS Construction ships an update every 50 months, and IBM Inspector Portable every 2 months. Most recently, ESIS Construction was updated on October 10, 2026 and IBM Inspector Portable on October 17, 2026.

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