Comparison

iCertifi Fire & Emergency vs ScanSeries

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

Head to head
About

iCertifi Fire & Emergency

Generate professional, standards-compliant fire safety certificates directly from your mobile device. Streamline site inspections with smart suggestions, GPS address lookup, and signature capture. Includes an AI assistant for instant access to fire safety standards.

Highlights
  • Create fire alarm and emergency lighting certificates
  • Smart field suggestions for faster data entry
  • GPS address lookup and contact import
  • On-screen and remote signature capture
  • AI assistant for standards guidance
  • Professional PDF output with branding
  • Guided wizards for system grades and luminaires
Features
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Complete fire safety certificates on site, straight from your phone or tablet. iCertifi Fire Edition is built for UK fire alarm engineers who need to produce professional, standards-compliant documentation without the paperwork. CREATE CERTIFICATES ON SITE Produce all major fire safety certificates directly on your device: • Fire Alarm Inspection Report (BS 5839-1) • Fire Detection Design, Commissioning & Installation • Fire Alarm Acceptance Certificate • Fire Detect & Alarm Modification • Emergency Lighting Completion Certificate • Emergency Lighting Periodic Inspection Report (BS 5266-1) • Smoke & Heat Alarm Certificate (BS 5839-6) • Domestic Fire Detection & Alarm Service Report BUILT FOR SPEED Every feature is designed to reduce time on site: • Smart Field Suggestions — the app learns what you type and suggests previous entries for each field. Client names, addresses, system descriptions, standard phrases — all remembered and ready to tap • GPS Address Lookup — auto-fill site address from your current location • Contacts Import — pull client details straight from your address book • Duplicate Certificates — copy a previous cert as your starting point for repeat visits • Copy Client to Occupier — one tap fills matching address fields • Auto-generated reference numbers and dates PROFESSIONAL PDF OUTPUT Generate clean, professional certificates ready to email or print. Every certificate follows the correct format for its standard. Add your company logo and branding colours. SIGNATURE CAPTURE Capture signatures directly on screen. Request remote signatures from qualifying supervisors without being on the same site. TOOLS • Grade & Category Wizard — guided selection of fire alarm system grade and category • Luminaire Checklist — emergency lighting luminaire inspection checklist • False Alarm Analyser — structured analysis of false alarm causes AI ASSISTANT Spark Chat gives you instant access to an AI assistant trained on fire alarm and emergency lighting standards. Ask questions about BS 5839, BS 5266, system design, or inspection requirements while you work. SECURE BACKUP Back up your certificates to iCloud. Your data stays safe even if you lose or replace your device. DESIGNED FOR THE UK All certificates, terminology, and standards references are specific to UK fire safety regulations. Built for engineers.

About

ScanSeries

Streamline inspections of fire and life safety devices with this comprehensive mobile tool. Quickly gather data, generate verifiable reports, and ensure compliance with code requirements. This app is designed for users of the BuildingReports Web-based inspection reporting system.

Highlights
  • Fire and life safety device inspections
  • Quick data gathering
  • Verifiable inspection reports
  • Code compliance checks
  • FireScan, SafetyScan, SprinklerScan, SuppressionScan, SecurityScan, HVACScan modules
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BuildingReports’ mobile and online inspection reporting tools enable inspectors to quickly gather data on fire and life safety devices to ensure they are working properly and meet code requirements, or identify actions needed to meet compliance through easily verifiable inspection reports. BuildingReports has the solutions, inspected device data and the qualified network to cement its reputation as the most trusted name in compliance reporting. *Note: This application is for customers who use the BuildingReports Web-based inspection reporting system only. It is an all-in-one application and contains: FireScan, SafetyScan, SprinklerScan, SuppressionScan, SecurityScan, and HVACScan. The app is supported on iPhone 4S (or newer) and iPod Touch 5th Gen. (or newer) devices.

Screenshots

iCertifi Fire & Emergency4 screens
ScanSeries4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScanSeries at none against iCertifi Fire & Emergency's 8. ScanSeries also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 27%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. iCertifi Fire & Emergency sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per 3 months. ScanSeries asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCertifi Fire & Emergency ships an update every 2 weeks, ScanSeries every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iCertifi Fire & Emergency versus ScanSeries: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCertifi Fire & EmergencyScanSeries
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.8 (48 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews42.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—48 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiCertifiBuildingReports.com, Inc

Customer experience

iCertifi Fire & Emergency

Written reviews30 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative56.7%

ScanSeries

All ratings48 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral14.6%
Negative22.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

iCertifi Fire & Emergency

Subscriptions4
  • 3 month subscription$49.993 Months
  • 6 month subscription$99.996 Months
  • 1 year subscription$129.991 Year
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  • Fire Enterprise Subscription$399.991 Year
One-time4
  • 10 AI tokens$0.99
  • 50 tokens$3.99
  • 250 Tokens$9.99
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  • Backup & Restore$24.99
None

ScanSeries

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCertifi Fire & Emergency free?
iCertifi Fire & Emergency is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScanSeries free?
ScanSeries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iCertifi Fire & Emergency or ScanSeries have ads?
Neither iCertifi Fire & Emergency nor ScanSeries shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCertifi Fire & Emergency or ScanSeries?
iCertifi Fire & Emergency ships an update every 2 weeks, and ScanSeries every 3 weeks. Most recently, iCertifi Fire & Emergency was updated on November 6, 2026 and ScanSeries on November 1, 2026.

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