Comparison

3D Mobile Inspector vs HOAMago

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

Head to head
About

3D Mobile Inspector

This app streamlines property and marine inspections by allowing users to collect data and photos directly on their mobile devices. It wirelessly syncs with desktop software to generate professional inspection reports for clients.

Highlights
  • Efficient data collection with touch interface
  • Immediate comment-to-paragraph building
  • Direct photo capture and gallery import
  • Customizable inspection content
  • Virtual report preview and editing
  • Inspection status tracking
Features
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3D Mobile Inspector software integrates with the 3D Inspection System desktop software for use on your phone or tablet. 3D Inspection System inspection software provides the most powerful and easy to use inspection software available for home and real estate inspection, marine survey, pest or WDO inspections, environmental or mold reporting, 4-point insurance inspections, and other industries. Both 3D Mobile Inspector and regular 3D Inspection System software work for these kinds of inspections. With 3D Mobile Inspector software, quickly collect home and building or boat survey inspection data and photos in the filed on your phone or tablet, and then wirelessly send it back to the office to produce state-of-the-art inspection reports for online delivery to your clients. Phones and tablets are both supported with no additional licensing to use 3D Mobile Inspector on more than one phone or tablet for additional home or marine survey inspectors. 3D Inspection System 3D Mobile Inspector software features: - Efficient data collection, with EASY to use scrolling inspection report sections. - Tap to report sections with finger-friendly touch interface. - See report comments immediately build into paragraphs as selected. No annoying pop-ups to view or select comments. - Open the menu drawer to take a cover photo, preview the report, preview summaries, preview bookmarks, and preview Not-Inspected items. - Capture photos directly into your 3D Mobile Inspector from the device camera by tapping the camera icon or select an image from the gallery by holding down the camera icon. No set limit to the number of photos you may include for any area or a narrative inspection report. Photos in copied fields may be printed neatly together in a row for the final report. - Complete customization of your inspection content. Add or copy areas for repeated components by tapping and holding down on a Heading or Subheading. - Unused items automatically omit without any extra effort. - Virtual inspection report preview. Preview the entire report, summaries, bookmarks, and not inspected items. Tap images within preview to expand them for larger viewing. Tap a Heading or Subheading within a preview to navigate to that part of the actual report for easy editing. - Inspection status tracking and display of inspection scheduled information makes it easy to manage inspectors. - Produce stunning end-user inspection reports from your collected data. Anyone may install the 3D Mobile Inspector collection app to demo it with example Residential Checkstyle forms. Using 3D Mobile Inspector with your personal Cloud3D account is needed to access reports created using your own custom forms and send them to and from your computer. 3D Mobile Inspector is developed and supported by 3D Inspection Systems, Inc., the industry leader in the home inspection and marine surveying industries for over 30 years. Visit us at www.3dinspection.com

About

HOAMago

Features
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HOAMago is a unique application that allows small HOAs to self-manage by providing a rich set of management tools and collaboration services for all HOA constituents… the manager, the board of directors, homeowners and vendors of home services. HOAMago allows the association members to efficiently manage their own HOA business operation, and to communicate and collaborate with the homeowners through posted announcements, sharing of documents, interactive text chat, and even through audio/video calls. HOAMago empowers small HOAs to self-manage, reduce their management costs, improve homeowner satisfaction and increase reserve funds. 1. Facilitate the self management of the HOA: financial and board tools and templates; track all homeowner payments and unpaid bills; integrate bank transactions with QuickBooks; online board meetings. 2. Organize the HOA operational workload: establish your own HOA management team to easily respond to all homeowner Requests; manage and track maintenance issues. 3. Enhance the homeowner experience: easy access to the HOA board and management teams; convenient online payments; HOA announcements; HOA directory - chat and meet with any homeowner. Management Tools HOAMago provides the tools to… 1. Manage HOA members 2. Manage online payments 3. Bill the homeowners 4. Post announcements 5. Share HOA documents 6. Manage board meetings 7. Manage homeowner meetings 8. Manage HOA budgets 9. Manage a general ledger and journal 10. Generate monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements 11. Establish teams and committees 12. Respond to homeowner requests 13. Manage homeowner profiles (emergency contacts) 14. Manage team project plans (Gantt charts) 15. Manage team project budgets Collaboration Services HOAMago provides the services to... 1. Allow all members to contact each other 2. See an online/busy state indication 3. Text chat with each other 4. Record messages to each other 5. Establish online audio/video calls 6. Schedule online audio/video meetings 7. Record meetings for future playback 8. Screen share within meetings 9. Post to an HOA message board 10. Whiteboard

Screenshots

3D Mobile Inspector4 screens
HOAMago4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HOAMago at fortnightly against 3D Mobile Inspector's every 5 months. HOAMago also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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

3D Mobile Inspector ships an update every 5 months, HOAMago fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
3D Mobile Inspector versus HOAMago: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3D Mobile InspectorHOAMago
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer3D Inspection Systems, Inc.G C Robinson

In-app purchases

None

3D Mobile Inspector

No in-app purchases

None

HOAMago

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 3D Mobile Inspector free?
3D Mobile Inspector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HOAMago free?
HOAMago is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 3D Mobile Inspector or HOAMago have ads?
Neither 3D Mobile Inspector nor HOAMago shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 3D Mobile Inspector or HOAMago?
3D Mobile Inspector ships an update every 5 months, and HOAMago fortnightly. Most recently, 3D Mobile Inspector was updated on November 2, 2026 and HOAMago on November 3, 2026.

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