Comparison

Smart Inspect vs BE

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

Head to head
About

Smart Inspect

Streamline inspections by digitizing data collection and eliminating paper. Automatically share reports, generate tickets, and attach photos to document findings. Save time with intuitive controls and customizable notifications.

Highlights
  • Digital data collection
  • Automatic report generation
  • Ticket creation and tracking
  • Photo documentation
  • Customizable notifications
  • Voice-to-text input
Features
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Eliminate the paper trail Smart Inspect eliminates the paper trail and redundancies involved with other inspection programs. Paper-based program data is very difficult to manage and places an unnecessary burden on your organization and the environment. By keeping everything digital, data is stored electronically and shared automatically. Uploading is easy When your inspection is complete, upload your data wirelessly. Once uploaded, notifications / reports are pushed to selected users, tickets are generated, photos are sent, and your inspection data is ready for viewing. Spend less time entering data Smart Inspect saves time and clicks by “defaulting” all items within an area to “acceptable.” You simply need to record “deficient” items and any associated notes or pictures. The intuitive controls will make inspections a breeze. Stay in-touch Smart Inspect provides automatic email notifications customized to your needs and your organizational levels. You decide “who sees what” when a user uploads a cleaning inspection, leaves an important note or assigns a ticket. Multi-task while inspecting Smart Inspect provides a screen for reporting on hazards in the workplace, producing tickets / work orders, recognizing project opportunities, identifying HR-related issues or addressing other categories of your choosing. Maintenance inspectors can write or speak during your walk to capture your data, or take a photo. Use Tickets to Close the Quality Loop Smart Inspect includes a ticket option for users that need to generate / track work orders, schedule project and restorative work, schedule cleaning inspections, and assign tickets. Users can create, view, edit and close-out tickets from the field or at their desk. Back up your inspection data with pictures With the ability to take pictures of deficiencies, you can confirm your cleaning inspection data with tagged images. Help your stakeholders to “see what you saw” during your inspection. Add Photos to your Notes and Tickets Attach photos to notes or tickets and tell a more accurate story. Inspectors can take a picture of a leaky faucet or safety hazard and quickly share with the appropriate department. Photos add accountability Each captured photo is tagged with a date and time stamp, along with a location, building, room number, area type and cleaning inspector name.

About

BE

Manage property maintenance, work orders, inspections, and incidents directly from your mobile device. Attach photos and access all your data, even when offline.

Highlights
  • Work order management
  • Preventive maintenance
  • Inspections
  • Incident tracking
  • Photo attachments
  • Offline access
Features
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BE Mobile provides key property management features in the palm of your hand! Manage work orders, preventive maintenance tasks, inspections, incidents and much more. Attach photos to any record and view associated files on your iPhone. Work offline with access to all of your data.

Screenshots

Smart Inspect3 screens
BE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Inspect at 92% against BE's 21%. Smart Inspect also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.3). BE's advantage is ratings volume (135 vs 24). 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

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

Smart Inspect holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BE has 135 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Smart Inspect's written reviews are positive against 21% of BE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Inspect ships an update monthly, BE every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Smart Inspect versus BE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart InspectBE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (24 ratings) — better2.3 (135 ratings)
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews — better21.3% of reviews
Number of ratings24135 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCore Management ServicesBuilding Engines

Customer experience

Smart Inspect

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

BE

All ratings135 ratings
Positive27.4%
Neutral7.4%
Negative65.2%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive21.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative74.5%

Bugs and requests

Smart Inspect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

BE

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Have to log out/in multiple times or reinstall to gain access
  • Work orders don't always load
  • Only able to upload one photo at a time
  • Everything gets stuck pending
  • App fails, all data lost
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  • Update screwed up app operation
  • Tech support never responds
  • App won't let you log in
  • App doesn't communicate with network
  • Entries do not link between app and desktop
  • Acknowledgement pending issues never resolved
  • New update changed 'work order by Building' to 'work order by location'
  • New version is slower and not user friendly
  • No access to PMs for weeks
  • Stuck on 'synchronization'
  • Work order creation from phone never appears in system
  • Timer starts when work order begins but pauses upon completion
  • Comment box moves off screen when typing
  • App crashes when typing comments

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add resource management
  • Add day view and approve/deny for resource management
  • Disable notifications when staff is off the clock
  • Edit frequency for PMs
  • Allow scheduling
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  • Swipe to go back gesture

In-app purchases

None

Smart Inspect

No in-app purchases

None

BE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Inspect free?
Smart Inspect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BE free?
BE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Inspect or BE?
Smart Inspect is rated higher. Smart Inspect averages 4.4 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while BE averages 2.3 from 135 ratings.
Do Smart Inspect or BE have ads?
Neither Smart Inspect nor BE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Inspect or BE?
Smart Inspect ships an update monthly, and BE every 2 months. Most recently, Smart Inspect was updated on November 6, 2026 and BE on November 6, 2026.

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