EMSL Analytical vs Inspection Fire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EMSL Analytical
Streamline field data collection for asbestos, lead, and mold inspections. Capture inspection details, create electronic chain of custody forms, reserve lab capacity, and generate shipping labels. Automatically integrate lab analysis reports with project data for customized client reports.
- Collect inspection field data
- Create electronic chain of custody
- Reserve lab capacity
- Generate overnight shipping labels
- Integrate lab analysis reports
- Customize client reports
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The EMSL app will help streamline the sampling activities and field data collection configured for inspections/surveys associated with Asbestos-, Lead-, and Mold-related projects. Featuring an easy and intuitive process flow that has been designed to help save time while improving the quality of the work by the field inspectors, the app allows users to combine any of the following key process mechanisms: - Collection of Inspection field data (materials, photographs, quantities, damage conditions, etc.). - Create electronic COC - Lab Capacity Reservation - Generate an overnight shipping label After samples are submitted to the EMSL lab, data analysis reports and data are automatically integrated with the project. This allows reports to be customized to client specifications including all of the information captured by the survey team including materials, photographs, damaged conditions, etc. Please Note: This application will only work for samples submitted to EMSL Analytical, Inc. User must be an EMSL customer in good standing with a LabConnect™ user account. If you do not have or know your LabConnect™ username and password, please contact customer service at customerservice@emsl.com.
Inspection Fire
Streamline your chimney inspection process with custom forms that ensure professional reporting and document liability issues. Generate impressive PDF reports for clients and protect yourself with detailed records.
- Professional PDF output
- Multi-image upload
- Company-specific disclaimers
- Pre-written language options
- Self-expanding reports
- Liability prompts
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Our custom forms allow for a professional presentation of the findings from your inspections with minimal input by your technicians while helping to keep them on track and document pertinent liability issues. The final pdf report generated following submission within the app were designed with both the end customer in mind now and your liability down the road. The created reports will impress customers in general while providing you with a record that can protect you from liability. Features include: -Professional PDF output -Multi-Image Upload -Company Specific Disclaimers and Prompts -Pre-written Language (for optional use) -Self-expanding and contracting reports -Ability to include listing and other pertinent information for fireplaces, stoves, inserts, furnaces, boilers, water heaters, and dryers -Required prompts depending on options selected to help assure that certain important liability questions are answered by your technicians every time, and that the customer is well-informed in the final report -In-app ability to contact us, send a message, include photos, make suggestions, etc…
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Inspection Fire at 100% against EMSL Analytical's 0%. Inspection Fire also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3). EMSL Analytical's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Inspection Fire holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of EMSL Analytical's written reviews are positive against 100% of Inspection Fire's.
EMSL Analytical ships an update every 3 months, Inspection Fire every 13 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | EMSL Analytical | Inspection Fire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (8 ratings) | 4.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ERBLUE, INC. | Inspection Fire LLC |
Customer experience
EMSL Analytical
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In-app purchases
EMSL Analytical
No in-app purchases
Inspection Fire
No in-app purchases
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