mBOSS vs Oakland Inspection Request
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mBOSS
This app empowers contractors to manage sampling jobs efficiently. It eliminates paperwork by allowing users to view assigned tasks, capture images, scan equipment data, and submit testing results directly to their HERS rater.
- View assigned jobs
- Save pictures
- Bar scanning for equipment data
- Enter testing results
- Automatic submission to HERS rater
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mBOSS mobile gives control back to the installing contractor on Sampling jobs. No more paperwork, no more guessing. With mBOSS, you will be able to view all jobs assigned to you, save pictures, use our bar scanning tool to automatically import equipment data, enter testing results and send everything to your HERS rater automatically.
Oakland Inspection Request
Easily request, reschedule, or cancel building inspections for active permits. View all your permits in one place and track inspection history. Integrates with your calendar for timely alerts.
- View all permits
- Review inspection history
- Request inspections
- Calendar integration
- Reschedule/cancel inspections
- Time-saving
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Oakland Inspection Request app allows contractors and homeowners to request inspections on their active permits with just a few clicks. Key features include: * View the list of all your permits in one place. * Review inspection history on permits. * Request single or multiple inspections with a few clicks. * Auto-integrate inspections with the calendar and add alerts. * Reschedule or cancel inspection in seconds. * Fast, easy, and time-saving.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Oakland Inspection Request at 2.2 against mBOSS's 1.0. Oakland Inspection Request also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 1). mBOSS's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Oakland Inspection Request holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Oakland Inspection Request has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
mBOSS ships an update every 3 months, Oakland Inspection Request every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mBOSS | Oakland Inspection Request |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.2 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Coulter Software Inc | City of Oakland |
Customer experience
mBOSS
Oakland Inspection Request
In-app purchases
mBOSS
No in-app purchases
Oakland Inspection Request
No in-app purchases
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