Comparison

HiPo vs Inspection Manager (OLD)

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

Head to head
About

HiPo

This platform supports risk management applications designed to help organizations learn from incidents and prevent future losses. It offers tools for analyzing accidents, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions across various industries.

Highlights
  • Systematic Cause Analysis Technique (SCAT)
  • Marine SCAT for shipping incidents
  • Barrier-Based SCAT for complex accidents
  • Root cause analysis tools
  • Incident investigation support
  • Multilingual support
Features
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HiPo is a software platform supporting risk management apps provided by DNV GL, a global risk management specialist since 1864. HiPo is available on your phone, tablet or desktop. Examples of apps available through HiPo include: SYSTEMATIC CAUSE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE (SCAT) Systematic Cause Analysis Technique which helps you and your organisation learn from accidents and other high potential events to prevent further human injury, environmental damage, quality and other losses. Events with high potential for loss need to be assessed using root cause analysis and improvement actions identified, so these events are not repeated. The app incorporates 50 years of experience in incident investigation with step-by-step instructions and tried and tested analysis tools available in 30 languages. MARINE SYSTEMATIC CAUSE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE (MSCAT) Marine Systematic Cause Analysis Technique helps you and your shipping organisation learn from accidents and other high potential events on board ships. It is based on the long established SCAT system but adapted to Marine accidents and incidents. BARRIER-BASED SYSTEMATIC CAUSE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE (BSCAT) BSCAT is a root cause analysis method suitable for more complex process safety incidents and accidents like fires and explosions. The accident first assessed to determine all the barriers that failed which contributed to the accident. The SCAT method this then applied to each failed barrier to identify the underlying management system issues and corrective actions.

About

Inspection Manager (OLD)

Features
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The app is for inspecting Ships, the app captures the various conditions of the machinery, tanks, and accommodation on board the Ships

Screenshots

HiPo2 screens
Inspection Manager (OLD)3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Inspection Manager (OLD) at 9.0 against HiPo's 15.5. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HiPo ships an update every 6 weeks, Inspection Manager (OLD) every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
HiPo versus Inspection Manager (OLD): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiPoInspection Manager (OLD)
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.59.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size59 MB134 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiPoV.Group

In-app purchases

None

HiPo

No in-app purchases

None

Inspection Manager (OLD)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HiPo free?
HiPo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inspection Manager (OLD) free?
Inspection Manager (OLD) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HiPo or Inspection Manager (OLD) have ads?
Neither HiPo nor Inspection Manager (OLD) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HiPo or Inspection Manager (OLD)?
HiPo ships an update every 6 weeks, and Inspection Manager (OLD) every 2 months. Most recently, HiPo was updated on November 3, 2026 and Inspection Manager (OLD) on November 3, 2026.

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