Palm vs QuickInspect
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.
QuickInspect
This platform streamlines inspection operations for service providers. It automates scheduling, report generation, and business management. Designed for efficiency and improved customer satisfaction, it offers a comprehensive solution for various inspection types.
- Scheduling and job allocation
- Customizable inspection templates
- Automated report generation
- Business management dashboard
- Online payment processing
- Customer portal
- Automated notifications
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QuickInspect inspection business platform is a software system designed to streamline and automate various processes involved in inspection operations. QuickInspect provides an end-to-end solution to enable inspection service providers to manage their businesses effectively, from scheduling appointments to generating reports and tracking performance metrics. It’s a comprehensive solution for any inspection service provider to manage their operations efficiently, automate key processes, and improve overall performance. Home inspectors, commercial property inspectors, RV inspectors, boat and yacht inspectors, marine surveyors and auto-service inspectors all trust QuickInspect for faster, more efficient inspections and operations, as well as improved customer support and satisfaction. Save time, make more money! NOTE: This is a companion app to our core product found on the site. QuickInspect key features: 1. Scheduling and allocating: QuickInspect allows users to efficiently schedule appointments and allows you to allocate jobs to specific inspectors. 2. Mobile-first: QuickInspect works seamlessly on ANY device and is optimized for any tablet, notebook, desktop. 3. Customizable inspection templates: QuickInspect comes pre-installed with 20+ inspection templates, you can modify existing, import your own, or create new templates using a simple drag-and-drop interface with predefined templates, and the ability to add custom fields. 4. Automated report generation: QuickInspect enables users to generate inspection reports quickly and accurately with customizable report templates and the ability to add photos and comments fast. 5. Pre-installed, searchable narratives (comments) library…import 10,000+ 6. Business management dashboard : The QuickInspect dashboard allows users to manage their inspection operation. View upcoming inspections, schedule new inspections (or allow others to schedule), send an invoice and receive payments, inspect and deliver a beautiful report…and more. 7. Integration: QuickInspect has API and webhook capability for CRM accounting and other integrations. 8. Customer portal: The customer portal feature enables customers to schedule inspections and view reports. 9. Automated notifications and reminders: Back-office notifications and reminder feature sends automated emails or text messages to customers and inspectors to remind them of upcoming appointments. 10. Online payment processing: The online payment processing feature allows customers to pay for inspections online via credit card or other payment methods. This feature includes secure payment processing, automatic invoicing, and customizable payment options. 11. Multi-language support: The multi-language support feature enables users to manage inspections in multiple languages to cater to a diverse customer base. This feature typically includes language settings, translation tools, and support for multiple character sets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: QuickInspect at 5.0 against Palm's 4.4. QuickInspect also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Palm's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
QuickInspect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Palm has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Palm's written reviews are positive against 100% of QuickInspect's.
Palm ships an update every 2 months, QuickInspect every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Palm | QuickInspect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Porch.com, Inc. | QuickInspect |
Customer experience
Palm
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In-app purchases
Palm
No in-app purchases
QuickInspect
No in-app purchases
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