Horizon Mobile vs Home Inspector Pro Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Horizon Mobile
This app streamlines home inspection data collection in the field, enabling faster report writing. It supports offline use and integrates photos directly into reports.
- Field data collection
- Offline functionality
- Photo integration
- Automatic photo resizing
- Seamless data sync
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Horizon Mobile is the companion app for Horizon Reporting Software for Home Inspectors. This app is designed for data collection in the field during the inspection process. It makes Horizon the fastest report writing tool for home inspectors. It works while connected via cellular, WiFi or fully disconnected and offline. Sync anytime during or after your onsite inspection to move your field data into your standard Horizon report. Use your iPhone or iPad's camera to quickly add photos to data items and let the app automatically resize, sync and integrate those photos into your report.
Home Inspector Pro Mobile
This mobile application serves as a companion to desktop home inspection software, allowing users to collect inspection data, capture photos and videos, and input information on-site. It syncs templates and offers voice recognition for efficient report generation.
- Syncs templates from desktop software
- On-site data collection
- Photo and video capture with annotation
- Voice recognition for data input
- Access to thousands of pre-made narratives
- Supports multiple inspection template types
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The mobile home inspection software companion to Home Inspector Pro. Sync ALL your templates from your favorite Mac/Windows inspection software to your iPhone or iPad. Collect all your inspection data on-site, take photos and videos, then annotate them with your device and instantly slot them into the report and use voice recognition or the keyboard to input data. Since you can download all your inspection templates from the desktop to your iPhone or iPad you have access to thousands of narratives in your residential (including TREC 7-6), Wind Mitigation, 4 Point, Commercial, Mold, Radon, Septic, Pool, Fire door, Accessibility (and more) templates! Our home inspection software designed in cooperation with home inspectors who were tired of other programs not living up to their expectations. Home Inspector Pro is currently being used in at least 22 countries and 9 languages that we know of (English, French, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Chinese, Portuguese, Croatian and German). View several dozen additional templates shared by other inspectors through our message boards. Make sure to join the Home Inspector Pro Facebook group for the latest discussions on new features! Call 888-750-4777 with any questions or email the help desk at Help@HomeInspectorPro.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Home Inspector Pro Mobile at 4.3 against Horizon Mobile's 3.6. Home Inspector Pro Mobile also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 71%) and ratings volume (75 vs 14). Horizon Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Home Inspector Pro Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Inspector Pro Mobile has 75 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Horizon Mobile's written reviews are positive against 81% of Home Inspector Pro Mobile's.
Horizon Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, Home Inspector Pro Mobile every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Horizon Mobile | Home Inspector Pro Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (14 ratings) | 4.3 (75 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 75 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carson Dunlop | Home Inspector Pro |
Customer experience
Horizon Mobile
Home Inspector Pro Mobile
Bugs and requests
Horizon Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Home Inspector Pro Mobile
Reported bugs
15 issues- Camera will not focus on close-ups on the first attempt
- Numerous pics save with the wrong orientation
- Software turning all pictures black and white when zooming
- Trouble uploading photos
- New photo interface with smaller confirm button
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- Recent update very laggy
- Camera option to take a photo back to back no longer on the same screen
- Reports take forever to complete
- Cannot delete a section from the report midstream without desktop
- Cannot copy a section from one template to another without desktop
- Unable to go back and refer to photos outside of the program
- New camera is annoying, save and take another picture button gone
- TREC form 7-4 is outdated, current form is 7-5
- Reports wouldn't upload to the cloud
- Pictures were ridiculously blurry in demo version
Requested features
10 requests- Fix camera focus on close-ups
- Address photos saving with wrong orientation
- Fix pictures turning black and white
- Improve photo uploading stability
- Revert or improve photo interface
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- Simplify template editing
- Improve training tutorials
- Address lag and slowness from updates
- Make desktop client unnecessary
- Allow photo reference outside program
In-app purchases
Horizon Mobile
No in-app purchases
Home Inspector Pro Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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