Cascade Inspector vs GovInspect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cascade Inspector
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Cascade is designed to help municipal Planning & Building Departments process permits more efficiently and effectively. Cascade software allows a transparency between the Planning & Building Departments and residents by providing a custom platform for residents to check the status of their project, eliminating unneeded calls and emails to the Planning & Building Departments. Cascade will streamline the process of processing permits and act as a digital library to easy recall of all past and pending projects.
GovInspect
Streamline your inspection process with this mobile tool. Conduct construction, rental, code enforcement, and work order inspections directly from your device. Access property history and report new violations on the go.
- Conduct construction inspections
- Perform rental/sale inspections
- Code enforcement and violation citing
- Manage work orders
- Navigation to destinations
- Access property profiles and history
- Report new code violations
- Schedule future inspections
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GovInspect App allows you to perform all your inspections from your phone or tablet. The GovInspect App can be used for all your Construction Inspections, CCO Rental/Sale Inspections, Code Enforcement Inspections and Citing of Violations, as well as Work Orders. With the GovInspect app you can hit a simple Navigation button to start direction on how to get to your destination. The GovInspect App also brings the popular Property Profile with you on the go. You can search any address or touch the house icon and see the history of the parcel with all the associated records from all your departments attached. The GovInspect App also gives your the flexibility to report new code violations discovered while in the field as well as schedule future inspections across the different modules.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cascade Inspector at 8.0 against GovInspect's 15.1. 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.
Cascade Inspector ships an update every 6 weeks, GovInspect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cascade Inspector | GovInspect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 176 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 4R3 Software Solutions, Ltd. | PropertyPilot LLC |
In-app purchases
Cascade Inspector
No in-app purchases
GovInspect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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