Comparison

Oracle Inspector vs IBM Inspector Portable

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

Head to head
About

Oracle Inspector

This app empowers government field staff to conduct and report on code compliance inspections efficiently from their mobile devices. It offers tools for managing inspection schedules, annotating photos, completing checklists, and capturing signatures. Generate comprehensive inspection summary reports on the go.

Highlights
  • View inspection job list on a map
  • Update schedule and estimated time of arrival
  • Create, reschedule, or reassign inspections
  • Upload video or annotate photos
  • Inspection specific checklists
  • Generate inspection summary reports
  • Capture signatures
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Oracle Inspector provides government field staff the ability to enforce code compliance using productivity tools to perform and report on inspections anywhere, anytime on their mobile device. • View inspection job list on a map • Update schedule and estimated time of arrival • Create, reschedule or reassign inspections • Upload video or annotate photos • Inspection specific checklists and items • Option to score checklist items automatically • Enter comments and add attachments • View and update permit conditions • Capture inspector, contractor and property owner signatures • Access permit related information • Generate inspection summary reports Available with subscription license for Oracle Public Sector Community Development. Oracle, Inc. Developer

About

IBM Inspector Portable

This app uses advanced computer vision to identify defects and anomalies in captured images. It can run trained models locally on your device for offline analysis and allows for sequential inspections with manual or scanned procedure initiation. Monitor inspection progress with a summary of pass/fail results.

Highlights
  • Computer vision defect identification
  • Offline on-device inferencing
  • Sequential inspection procedures
  • Manual and scanned procedure initiation
  • Progress monitoring with pass/fail summary
  • Core ML model support
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IBM Inspector Portable app uses complex computer vision models that are developed on IBM Maximo Visual Inspection deep-learning platform to enable the rapid identification of defects and issues by capturing images using an iPhone or iPad. IBM Inspector Portable can also run Core ML models exported from IBM Maximo Visual Inspection, which enables local inferencing on-device without requiring network connectivity. Organizations can license IBM Inspector Portable with MQTT if external systems are required to automatically initiate a procedure using MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT). IBM Inspector Portable is designed to: • Empower individuals within enterprises to take action in real time in determining if defects, damage, or other anomalies exist • Use CORE ML object detection and classification computer vision models that are trained on Maximo Visual Inspection for inferencing on iPhone or iPad. • Perform multiple inspections in a sequential order as part of a procedure • Commence a procedure manually by entering a unique reference, scanning a barcode, or using optical character recognition (OCR) • Provide users with the capability to monitor their progress through a summary view of all pass or fail results for each step of the procedure

Screenshots

Oracle Inspector3 screens
IBM Inspector Portable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: IBM Inspector Portable at every 2 months against Oracle Inspector's every 4 months. Oracle Inspector's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 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 Oracle Inspector against 5.0 for IBM Inspector Portable. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oracle Inspector ships an update every 4 months, IBM Inspector Portable every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Oracle Inspector versus IBM Inspector Portable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOracle InspectorIBM Inspector Portable
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB160 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperOracle America, Inc.IBM

Customer experience

Oracle Inspector

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

IBM Inspector Portable

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

In-app purchases

None

Oracle Inspector

No in-app purchases

None

IBM Inspector Portable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Oracle Inspector free?
Oracle Inspector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IBM Inspector Portable free?
IBM Inspector Portable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Oracle Inspector or IBM Inspector Portable?
Oracle Inspector and IBM Inspector Portable are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Oracle Inspector or IBM Inspector Portable have ads?
Neither Oracle Inspector nor IBM Inspector Portable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Oracle Inspector or IBM Inspector Portable?
Oracle Inspector ships an update every 4 months, and IBM Inspector Portable every 2 months. Most recently, Oracle Inspector was updated on October 29, 2026 and IBM Inspector Portable on October 22, 2026.

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