Comparison

iG Inspect vs Spartan Shield

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

Spartan Shield

This app serves as a mobile portal for FleetSpartan customers, enabling authorized fuel purchases at stations equipped with the Spartan Sentry system. It provides a convenient way to manage fuel acquisition on the go.

Highlights
  • Authorize fuel acquisition
  • Mobile interface for FleetSpartan customers
  • Supports Spartan Sentry system
  • Convenient on-the-go fuel management
Features
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Spartan Shield is the mobile interface for customers of FleetSpartan (www.FleetSpartan.com) that allows them to authorize fuel acquisition from pumping stations featuring the Spartan Sentry system.

Screenshots

Spartan Shield4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spartan Shield at 100% against iG Inspect's 16%. Spartan Shield also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). iG Inspect's advantage is ratings volume (36 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

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

Spartan Shield holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iG Inspect has 36 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of Spartan Shield's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iG Inspect ships an update every 4 months, Spartan Shield every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 6, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iG Inspect versus Spartan Shield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriG InspectSpartan Shield
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (36 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiG WorkforceFleet Spartan Inc

Customer experience

iG Inspect

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

Spartan Shield

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iG Inspect

No in-app purchases

None

Spartan Shield

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iG Inspect free?
iG Inspect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spartan Shield free?
Spartan Shield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iG Inspect or Spartan Shield?
Spartan Shield is rated higher. iG Inspect averages 2.1 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Spartan Shield averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do iG Inspect or Spartan Shield have ads?
Neither iG Inspect nor Spartan Shield shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iG Inspect or Spartan Shield?
iG Inspect ships an update every 4 months, and Spartan Shield every 6 weeks. Most recently, iG Inspect was updated on August 6, 2026 and Spartan Shield on September 25, 2026.

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