Comparison

iG Inspect vs HeadLight Fieldbook

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

Head to head
About

iG Inspect

This iPad application streamlines government field inspections, including building, land use, and environmental checks. It manages the entire inspection process, from routing and research to checklists, digital signatures, and printing.

Highlights
  • Manage unlimited inspections
  • Building, land use, environmental, safety & compliance inspections
  • Inspection routing and research
  • Checklists and corrective items
  • Digital signature capture
  • Printing capabilities
Features
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i-Government is here! iG Inspect is a mobile inspections application brought to you by iG Workforce™ - the industry's first mobile government workforce platform designed for the iPad. iG Inspect is a powerful iPad application that allows government field workers to quickly and easily manage an unlimited amount of inspections such as building inspections, land use inspections, environmental, safety & compliance and much more. iG Inspect provides comprehensive management of the daily inspection process from inspection routing, research and review, inspection checklists, holds and corrective items as well as digital signature and printing capabilities.

About

HeadLight Fieldbook

This app streamlines onsite project information capture for infrastructure projects. It allows teams to quickly record inspection data, generate daily reports, and add multimedia context like photos and videos. Users can easily search archived data and flag areas of concern for immediate notification.

Highlights
  • Real-time data capture and sharing
  • Built-in daily report generation
  • Multimedia observation recording
  • Archived data search functionality
  • Flagging areas of concern
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HeadLight Fieldbook is a photo-driven inspection and verification technology used during infrastructure project delivery. It's designed exclusively for state and local transportation agencies, engineering firms that offer construction management services, and heavy-civil contractors that wish to gain easier, more effective, and less-costly ways for their teams to perform onsite project information capture. HeadLight Fieldbook Features ----------------------------- • Capture inspection data quickly and share it in real time to everyone on the project. • Daily reports are built-in so you can create and submit your documentation without leaving the field. • Add videos, photos and voice recordings to your inspection observations, creating additional clarity and context to reporting. • Find archived inspection data quickly by searching observation text, bid item numbers, contractors or custom tags that you create. • Flag areas of concern to instantly notify those who need to know.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HeadLight Fieldbook at 3.6 against iG Inspect's 2.1. HeadLight Fieldbook also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

HeadLight Fieldbook holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 23 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 16% of iG Inspect's written reviews are positive against 8% of HeadLight Fieldbook's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iG Inspect ships an update every 4 months, HeadLight Fieldbook every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 6, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iG Inspect versus HeadLight Fieldbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriG InspectHeadLight Fieldbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (36 ratings)3.6 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.8% of reviews — better8.3% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiG WorkforcePavia Systems, Inc

Customer experience

iG Inspect

All ratings36 ratings
Positive27.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.2%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive15.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative84.2%

HeadLight Fieldbook

All ratings22 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative91.7%

In-app purchases

None

iG Inspect

No in-app purchases

None

HeadLight Fieldbook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iG Inspect free?
iG Inspect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HeadLight Fieldbook free?
HeadLight Fieldbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iG Inspect or HeadLight Fieldbook?
HeadLight Fieldbook is rated higher. iG Inspect averages 2.1 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while HeadLight Fieldbook averages 3.6 from 23 ratings.
Do iG Inspect or HeadLight Fieldbook have ads?
Neither iG Inspect nor HeadLight Fieldbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iG Inspect or HeadLight Fieldbook?
iG Inspect ships an update every 4 months, and HeadLight Fieldbook every 2 months. Most recently, iG Inspect was updated on August 6, 2026 and HeadLight Fieldbook on July 7, 2026.

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