HouseRater vs Deltek ArchiSnapper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HouseRater
This app streamlines energy program management for utilities and raters. It collects extensive data on homes to generate consulting reports and aid in quality control inspections. The tool helps provide accurate energy simulations and monitor compliance with building codes and rating systems.
- Energy program management
- Data collection for homes
- Consulting report generation
- On-site quality control inspections
- Real-time data capture
- Energy efficiency suggestions
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HouseRater is modern energy program management software for utilities, raters, and providers. We capture and store over 1,200 data points for each house and use that information to generate timely consulting reports for builders. Use your iPad to collect data in realtime while performing on-site quality control inspections. This mobile app allows RFI's to collect HERS Rating information, and energy efficiency consulting suggestions faster and more accurately when in the field. Your rating company can provide more accurate energy simulations from the on-site data. HouseRater combines on-site information and energy modeling data to monitor building code compliance, utility company rebates and the RESNET HERS Rating. This mobile app requires an active HouseRater web app account.
Deltek ArchiSnapper
Streamline fieldwork with paperless inspections and automated reports. Capture photos, annotate drawings, and generate professional, branded reports in seconds to enhance efficiency and accountability on-site.
- Paperless inspections
- Automated field reports
- Digital annotation
- Punch list management
- Branded PDF reports
- Audit trail
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This easy-to-use application streamlines fieldwork by facilitating paperless inspections, generating automated field reports and simplifying punch lists. ArchiSnapper ensures a professional and compliant approach to on-site reporting with a full audit trail of activities, enhancing efficiency and accountability in field operations. No account yet? Sign up for a FREE, 14-day trial on our website. EASY-TO-USE FIELD APP Automate manual field processes by simply snapping a photo, recording observations and annotating drawings or photos digitally while on-site. BRANDED REPORTS IN SECONDS Reduce the time spent on each site inspection report by at least 45 minutes and enhance client satisfaction with professional reports that are finalized before leaving the site. These reports can be conveniently printed or emailed in PDF format. DESIGNED FOR ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS & CONTRACTORS Streamline the on-site documentation and inspection processes, and seamlessly share outstanding items with all stakeholders involved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HouseRater at 5.0 against Deltek ArchiSnapper's 4.4. HouseRater also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Deltek ArchiSnapper's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
HouseRater holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deltek ArchiSnapper has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of HouseRater's written reviews are positive against 67% of Deltek ArchiSnapper's.
HouseRater ships an update every 3 weeks, Deltek ArchiSnapper monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HouseRater | Deltek ArchiSnapper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HouseRater LLC | Deltek, Inc. |
Customer experience
HouseRater
Deltek ArchiSnapper
In-app purchases
HouseRater
No in-app purchases
Deltek ArchiSnapper
No in-app purchases







