Comparison

SWPPP vs Inspection Workflow

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

Head to head
About

SWPPP

Streamline stormwater pollution prevention inspections with advanced analytics for compliance and transparency. Create custom plans, conduct site inspections, and generate reports with photos and notes, all accessible from any mobile device. The app works offline and allows for voice dictation.

Highlights
  • Customizable plan development checklists
  • Mobile inspection and corrective action forms
  • Digital signatures and unlimited photo uploads
  • Voice dictation for notes
  • Offline functionality
  • Cloud-based file storage and access
  • Customizable reports with company branding
Features
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SWPPP was designed to sharply reduce the administrative cost of managing stormwater pollution inspections and tracked advanced analytics to ensure compliance and transparency throughout the organization. Plan development guides you through a list of best practice questions within specific categories. These checklists can be augmented with each company’s questions. Questions can be assigned to various parties (both internal and external to the organization) and can be tailored for each project. Mobile forms have forms for SWPPP Site Inspections and Corrective Action Summaries. These forms have never been easier to fill out with calendars for dates, clocks for tracking time, nested options (if answer = “x” then answer the following questions), digital signatures from your device, unlimited photos and more. It also provides a way to capture notes using voice dictation from the mobile device The RTRS Cloud allows companies to “drag and drop files” into the cloud and view them from any mobile device. And, the app works offline! Features and Benefits: -Mobile application based with back end website administration and analytics -SWPPP Site Inspection and Corrective Actions Forms -Innovative Lessons Learned program -SWPPP news broadcast to the app (companies can even broadcast out their own news!) -Reports are effortlessly created with photos, notes, party observed and severity level -Customize reports and website with your own company logo -Most companies are up and running in about an hour

About

Inspection Workflow

This application streamlines field reporting with pre-built templates for various inspection types. Generate final PDF reports or submit them directly to a client delivery portal for seamless workflow management.

Highlights
  • API compliant field reporting
  • Pre-built inspection templates
  • Supports 653, 570, 510 inspections
  • Magnetic particle, radiography, dye penetrant tests
  • PDF report generation
  • Submission to client portal
Features
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An API compliant field reporting application that contains templates for 653, 570, 510 in service and out of service inspections as well as magnetic particle, radiography and dye penetrant tests. Finished reports can be generated as final PDF copies or submitted to VisualAIM's Inspection Workflow approval and client delivery portal.

Screenshots

SWPPP4 screens
Inspection Workflow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Inspection Workflow at every 10 days against SWPPP's every 3 weeks. Inspection Workflow also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SWPPP against 5.0 for Inspection Workflow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SWPPP ships an update every 3 weeks, Inspection Workflow every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SWPPP versus Inspection Workflow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSWPPPInspection Workflow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReal Time Risk Solutions, LLCVisualAIM LLC

Customer experience

SWPPP

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Inspection Workflow

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SWPPP

No in-app purchases

None

Inspection Workflow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SWPPP free?
SWPPP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inspection Workflow free?
Inspection Workflow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SWPPP or Inspection Workflow?
SWPPP and Inspection Workflow are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do SWPPP or Inspection Workflow have ads?
Neither SWPPP nor Inspection Workflow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SWPPP or Inspection Workflow?
SWPPP ships an update every 3 weeks, and Inspection Workflow every 10 days. Most recently, SWPPP was updated on October 4, 2026 and Inspection Workflow on September 15, 2026.

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