SBN Inspect+ vs WIN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SBN Inspect+
Access and submit inspection and audit data in real-time from the field. Capture results, notes, voice dictation, and photos, and generate formatted reports on-site. Update corrective actions and retrieve past audit results with an existing account.
- Real-time data access
- Submit new inspection results
- Capture notes and voice dictation
- Attach photos
- Create formatted inspection reports
- Retrieve past audit results
- Update corrective actions
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The SBN Inspect Pro mobile application is a powerful, user-friendly tool that provides you with the ability to access your SBN inspection and audit data real-time while in the field. Existing SBN inspection software users can utilize the SBN Inspect mobile tool to capture and submit new inspection results, including checklist responses, scoring, risk assessments, notes, voice dictation, and photos while at the job site. You may also create formatted inspection reports real-time, retrieve previously completed audit results, or update corrective actions while on-site. The SBN Inspect mobile tool functions only for users with an existing Simple But Needed, Inc. account.
WIN
This app provides real-time industrial alarm monitoring and interaction for mobile devices. It allows teams to quickly respond to and resolve alarm conditions, view detailed alarm history, and communicate directly within the app.
- Real-time alarm monitoring
- Push notifications for alerts
- Alarm acknowledgement with comments
- Team chat within alarm context
- On-demand alarm requests
- View process values and states
- Track alarm viewing and acknowledgement
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WIN-911 Mobile brings new time-saving tools and features to the latest generation of mobile devices, giving your team a faster, easier way to respond and resolve industrial alarm conditions in real-time. With WIN-911 Mobile, you can: - Monitor and interact with Alarms, Reports, and Team Chat from multiple WIN-911 systems - Alert operators of Alarm & Report updates with push notifications - Temporarily suppress notifications using Do Not Disturb mode - View a summary of Alarms from a WIN-911 system - View detailed Alarm information and history - Communicate with Team members within the context of specific Alarms using built-in Chat - Acknowledge Alarms (with optional comment) - Request Alarms on demand by State, Severity, and/or Alarm Label - View real-time process values and condition states using WIN-911 Reports - View and Track when Team members have viewed and acknowledged alarms
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Verdict
SBN Inspect+ and WIN both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of WIN's written reviews are positive against 0% of SBN Inspect+'s. WIN also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13 vs 16.2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for SBN Inspect+ against 4.5 for WIN. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WIN has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of SBN Inspect+'s written reviews are positive against 50% of WIN's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SBN Inspect+ | WIN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SIMPLE BUT NEEDED, INC. | WIN-911 Software |
Customer experience
SBN Inspect+
WIN
In-app purchases
SBN Inspect+
No in-app purchases
WIN
No in-app purchases
