Comparison

Home Inspector Pro Mobile vs CSG BUFR

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

CSG BUFR

Monitor cleaning operations at all your sites with timestamped photos, signatures, and audit reports. Approve completed work, request additional services, and communicate directly with your cleaning team. The app functions offline and offers secure, passwordless sign-in.

Highlights
  • Timestamped photo and signature audits
  • Approve or reject cleaning reports
  • Request and track extra work
  • Direct messaging with cleaning teams
  • Offline functionality
  • Passwordless sign-in
Features
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Know exactly what's being cleaned at every one of your sites, with timestamped photos, signatures, and audit reports you can review and approve right from your phone. BUFR is the official client app for Cleaning Services Group (CSG). It puts CSG's "Yes, We Clean It" promise in your pocket. Stay on top of every site CSG cleans for you, verify the work, ask for more, and talk to your service team without leaving the app. For over 30 years CSG has delivered janitorial, facility support, and specialty cleaning to grocery, retail, distribution, restaurant, office, gym, and healthcare facilities across the country, with national capabilities and a community-driven approach. SEE WHAT'S GETTING CLEANED Review the scope of work and cleaning instructions for each of your sites. Color-coded detail charts make it easy to see what's covered and how often. APPROVE AUDIT REPORTS Open completed audits with timestamped photos, signatures, ratings, and notes. Approve reports when the work looks right. Send them back when it doesn't. REQUEST EXTRA WORK Submit service requests for periodic cleaning, special projects, or out-of-scope work. Track them through to completion with before and after photos. MESSAGE YOUR CSG TEAM Talk directly to your district manager, service provider, and cleaning crew. Each service request gets its own conversation so nothing gets lost. WORKS OFFLINE Walk a site without signal, approve a report from the plane, or submit a request from anywhere. BUFR catches up the moment you're back online. SECURE, PASSWORDLESS SIGN-IN No passwords to remember. Sign in with a one-time passcode sent to your phone number. BUFR is intended for active CSG customers and team members. An account provisioned by CSG is required to use the app.

Screenshots

Home Inspector Pro Mobile4 screens
CSG BUFR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CSG BUFR at 5.0 against Home Inspector Pro Mobile's 4.3. Home Inspector Pro Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (75 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). 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

CSG BUFR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Inspector Pro Mobile has 75 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Home Inspector Pro Mobile versus CSG BUFR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome Inspector Pro MobileCSG BUFR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (75 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings75 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHome Inspector ProCleaning Service Group, Inc.

Customer experience

Home Inspector Pro Mobile

All ratings75 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative17.3%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative14.3%

CSG BUFR

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

CSG BUFR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Home Inspector Pro Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

CSG BUFR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Inspector Pro Mobile free?
Home Inspector Pro Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CSG BUFR free?
CSG BUFR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Inspector Pro Mobile or CSG BUFR?
CSG BUFR is rated higher. Home Inspector Pro Mobile averages 4.3 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while CSG BUFR averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Home Inspector Pro Mobile or CSG BUFR have ads?
Neither Home Inspector Pro Mobile nor CSG BUFR shows ads.

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