Comparison

iG Inspect vs SMARTGOV Mobile

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

SMARTGOV Mobile

Manage inspections and ensure compliance with this mobile tool designed for SmartGov Community Development users. Streamline your workflow and maintain regulatory standards on the go.

Highlights
  • Mobile inspection management
  • Compliance tracking
  • SmartGov Community Development integration
  • Workflow streamlining
  • Regulatory standard adherence
Features
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Mobile Inspection and Compliance management designed exclusively for SmartGov Community Development users.

Screenshots

SMARTGOV Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SMARTGOV Mobile at 3.8 against iG Inspect's 2.1. SMARTGOV Mobile also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 16%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). iG Inspect's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 6). 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

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

SMARTGOV Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iG Inspect has 36 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of iG Inspect's written reviews are positive against 33% of SMARTGOV Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iG Inspect ships an update every 4 months, SMARTGOV Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 6, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iG Inspect versus SMARTGOV Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriG InspectSMARTGOV Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (36 ratings)3.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.8% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB161 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiG WorkforcePaladin Data Systems

Customer experience

iG Inspect

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

SMARTGOV Mobile

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

iG Inspect

No in-app purchases

None

SMARTGOV Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iG Inspect free?
iG Inspect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SMARTGOV Mobile free?
SMARTGOV Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iG Inspect or SMARTGOV Mobile?
SMARTGOV Mobile is rated higher. iG Inspect averages 2.1 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while SMARTGOV Mobile averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do iG Inspect or SMARTGOV Mobile have ads?
Neither iG Inspect nor SMARTGOV Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iG Inspect or SMARTGOV Mobile?
iG Inspect ships an update every 4 months, and SMARTGOV Mobile every 6 weeks. Most recently, iG Inspect was updated on August 6, 2026 and SMARTGOV Mobile on September 9, 2026.

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