Palm vs Inspector Toolbelt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Palm
Create professional home inspection reports directly from your mobile device. This app streamlines the inspection process, allowing you to document findings, customize templates, and email reports to clients instantly, saving you time and enhancing your business.
- Create inspection reports in the field
- Customize templates on PC
- Email reports directly to clients
- Intuitive and fast interface
- Cut, copy, and paste options for edits
- Connects to business management portal
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This App is a companion to our PC based product and business management portal. Using the app, licensed Palm-Tech Version 9 users create home inspection reports in the field with the business management portal giving you even more tools to save you time and grow your business. Make the most of your time on-site and produce professional looking reports without spending extra time back at the office. Thousands of home inspectors have downloaded the Palm-Tech app and use it daily to quickly document inspection findings and create the best looking reports in the industry. Palm-Tech Plus delivers a brand new app designed to save even more time when creating reports and connects automatically to your business management portal. Palm-Tech gives you the ability to email your inspection reports to clients directly from your mobile device. This means you can start, finish and deliver your report all from your iPhone or iPad. This is exactly what you need and will save you time! Not All Apps Are Created Equal - The Palm-Tech Advantage Palm-Tech has been built from the ground up to be used in the field by home inspectors like you. It’s been around for 20 years and is constantly improved to make it easier for you to do your job. • The Fastest - An intuitive interface and multiple options for entering information add up to the fastest app for entering inspection information. • Most Flexible App - Fully customize your templates on your PC and send them over to your app. Make changes on the fly with cut, copy, paste options. • Easy to learn - Free training webinars, tons of step by step HOW TO documents and lots of video tutorials - you’ll be an expert in no time! • Customer Service - Call us Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm Eastern time and you get a live voice in the US ready to help. Call us today at 888-736-2462 and see for yourself.
Inspector Toolbelt
This comprehensive home inspection software is designed by inspectors for inspectors. It offers robust features for report generation, scheduling, and client management, with a focus on data privacy and user-friendliness. A free tier provides essential tools, while a Pro tier unlocks advanced capabilities for professional use.
- Data ownership and privacy
- Fast Inspection Board navigation
- Free scheduling and client portal
- Auto-generate client agreements & invoices
- Customizable client notifications
- Unlimited practice inspections
- Cross-device data sync
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Our home inspection app was built from the ground up BY Inspectors, FOR Inspectors. It's simple... we work how YOU work. Why is ITB the best? - You own your data, no strings attached. We take your and your client's privacy VERY seriously. - We're fast! Our Inspection Board navigation lets you view your entire report with just a few swipes. - FREE scheduling and Client Portal. Get your business going without worrying about the cost. - FREE one-on-one training sessions to get you started - Unlimited practice inspections to get everything set up just the way you want. - We don't go down for maintenance. Ever. - We have new features coming out every month What you get for FREE: - Our all-in-one app on desktop and mobile - Basic scheduling, including contact manager and calendar - Auto-generate client agreements & invoices - Customizable client email notifications and marketing - An appointment widget for your website - Unlimited practice inspection reports - 5 FREE published reports - Over 20 Free templates including TREC, 4-Point & Wind Mit - Over 400 comments in our free narrative library What you get on PRO tier: - Unlimited inspection reports - Unlimited document and photo storage - Multi-Inspector support with Teams - Enhanced Email & SMS client notifications - Set service area limits and travel surcharges - No per inspection fees... EVER. Other details you may want to know: - All inspections have beautiful and fast web reports and a PDF - Choose from 3 PDF designs with more coming soon! - Your data is always in sync across all your devices - Our photo upload is BLAZING fast. Period. - You get the same features and layout on all devices and platforms Reach out to us for more information or if you need a hand from our team with onboarding. Thank you for choosing Inspector Toolbelt! The most innovative home inspection software you'll ever use. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Palm at none against Inspector Toolbelt's 1. Palm also leads on iOS requirement (8.1 vs 14.0). Inspector Toolbelt's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Inspector Toolbelt sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $79.00 per month. Palm asks for nothing beyond the download.
Inspector Toolbelt holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Palm's written reviews are positive against 100% of Inspector Toolbelt's.
Palm ships an update every 2 months, Inspector Toolbelt every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Palm | Inspector Toolbelt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (19 ratings) | 4.8 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Porch.com, Inc. | Full View Marketing LLC |
Customer experience
Palm
Inspector Toolbelt
In-app purchases
Palm
No in-app purchases
Inspector Toolbelt
- Pro User$79.001 Month








