LSI vs Permitting Building Inspection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LSI
Streamline your inspection processes with this comprehensive tool. It serves as a central hub for all your inspection requirements, simplifying data collection and management.
- Inspection management
- Data collection
- Centralized hub
- Streamlined processes
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Life Safety Inspector One stop solution for all your Inspection needs.
Permitting Building Inspection
This app enables building inspectors to document site inspections and upload reports directly to the PermitEyes software. It facilitates the recording of contractor signatures, images, and violations for various permit applications.
- On-site inspection recording
- Upload reports to PermitEyes
- Capture contractor signatures
- Include images of inspected items
- Record violations
- Supports various permit types
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Permitting Building Inspection is an application for Building Inspectors working in the field to record inspections on-site and upload them to the PermitEyes software. Inspectors can download their schedules from the online permitting application, PermitEyes, and sync inspection reports back to the main application, including contractor signatures, images of inspected items, and recorded violations. This app allows inspectors to submit inspections for Building Department applications such as Plumbing Permits, Electrical Permits, Gas Permits, Residential Permits, Commercial Permits, Certificates of Inspection, and any other permit applications managed by the Building Department.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LSI at every 3 weeks against Permitting Building Inspection's every 6 months. LSI also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.3). Permitting Building Inspection's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Permitting Building Inspection holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
LSI ships an update every 3 weeks, Permitting Building Inspection every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LSI | Permitting Building Inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inspection Service Technology Inc | Schneider Geospatial, LLC |
Customer experience
LSI
Permitting Building Inspection
In-app purchases
LSI
No in-app purchases
Permitting Building Inspection
No in-app purchases
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