TOTAL for Mobile vs Valcre
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TOTAL for Mobile
Streamline your real estate appraisal workflow by capturing field data, sketches, and photos directly on your mobile device. Seamlessly sync your work to the cloud and desktop for efficient report generation, eliminating the need for retyping and reformatting.
- Cloud syncing for reports
- Form filling with QuickLists
- Automatic photo form addition
- Intuitive sketch creation
- GPS mapping and directions
- Audio recording and notes
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TOTAL for Mobile is the perfect mobile companion app for TOTAL on the desktop. With TOTAL for Mobile, you’ll save the most time from field to office and shave minutes off of every report by not having to retype, resketch, and reformat, since all field data and sketches flow into your forms. It’s the best real estate appraisal app yet. YOUR REPORTS IN THE CLOUD Starting, editing, and sharing your reports between mobile and desktop is easier than ever before. Whether you start your appraisal reports in TOTAL or from your iPad or iPhone, the new design gives you instant access to your files from the cloud. And, the updated syncing process makes it easy to choose which files to send on your schedule, instead of sending everything at once. FORMFILLING Your QuickLists sync too, so you’ll fly through data gathering by simply tapping to fill in your canned comments instead of typing. PHOTOS With TOTAL for Mobile's photo tools, add as many subject photos as you want. Then, the correct photo forms are automatically added to your report in TOTAL when you sync. No more juggling extra devices or extra work organizing and relabeling the photos yourself. TOTAL for Mobile does all the work for you. SKETCHING Creating detailed sketches is as simple as swiping and tapping with your fingertips. Quickly define lengths, angles, arcs, and areas. Pinch to zoom and pan across the screen. And tap to drop symbols and labels in place so your sketches look complete and professional. MUCH MORE… Create audio recordings, notes, and freehand drawings on the fly. They’re added to TOTAL's Spectrum Workfile when you sync. TOTAL for Mobile also takes advantage of your device's GPS to create precise maps and give you turn-by-turn directions -- extremely helpful for navigating to your subject and comps. With TOTAL on your desktop and TOTAL for Mobile in the field, you’ll go paperless. Best of all, it’s absolutely free. Download it today. ABOUT A LA MODE Founded in 1985, a la mode’s mission-critical desktop, mobile and web tools are used by more than 100,000 real estate and mortgage lending professionals located in every county of every state in the U.S. a la mode has been deploying forms on handheld devices, en masse, and routing form-data via the Internet since the mid 1990s.
Valcre
This app streamlines commercial real estate appraisals with job management, a comps database, and report writing tools. It simplifies inspections, photo capture, and client communication for appraisers.
- Complete job management
- Comps database
- Report writing tools
- Streamlined inspections
- Photo and video capture
- Client and staff communication
- Supports multiple property types
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Valcre is the essential solution for commercial real estate appraisers. With complete job management, comps database and report writing tools, Valcre makes appraising easier. This app requires a Valcre subscription to use, and is available for all Valcre users. TRACK YOUR APPRAISALS See your current appraisal jobs and get quick access to what you need. Subject details, clients, contacts and files are all one touch away. STREAMLINE INSPECTIONS Pull up directions to your property, capture photos and start your inspection. Our inspection forms and checklists are optimized for your device, and everything is automatically saved to your database. CAPTURE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS Easily capture photos and videos from the app. Pictures and videos are automatically uploaded to your database so you can access them anywhere. STAY IN CONTACT All of your clients, contacts and staff can be reached right from the app. Make a phone call, send a message or write an email, all with one touch. SUPPORTS MULTIPLE PROPERTY TYPES - Office - Retail - Industrial - Land - Multi-family - Quick-serve restaurant - Self-storage By downloading Valcre, you agree to the license (http://go.valcre.com/terms) and privacy terms (http://go.valcre.com/privacy). For support or feedback, email us at support@valcre.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Valcre at 100% against TOTAL for Mobile's 27%. Valcre also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). TOTAL for Mobile's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Valcre holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of TOTAL for Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Valcre's.
TOTAL for Mobile ships an update monthly, Valcre every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TOTAL for Mobile | Valcre |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (84 ratings) | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | a la mode technologies, llc. | Valcre, Inc |
Customer experience
TOTAL for Mobile
Valcre
Bugs and requests
TOTAL for Mobile
Reported bugs
61 issues- Scan to sketch not working properly
- LiDAR calculations inaccurate
- Sketch crashes frequently, especially with porches/patios
- Laggy navigation between sections
- Trace mode closes out automatically
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- Undo in trace mode exits trace mode
- Photos not saving location info
- Photos not loading or showing up after last update
- Split screen functionality removed
- App crashes constantly
- App crashes during sketches
- App crashes when adding pool icons
- App crashes when trying to recover sketch
- App crashes when tracing over two areas
- App crashes when tapping undo in trace mode
- App crashes constantly and adds time to inspections
- App crashes constantly and won't load reports
- App relies heavily on internet to reopen crashed reports
- App caches report files in the field instead of pulling from cloud
- App crashes constantly during sketches
- App closes when taking pictures
- Sketch having glitches
- App shutting down in sketch mode
- Not saving latest measurements
- Files corrupted in the field
- App freezes up
- Pictures don't get labeled correctly
- Erasers data and sketches
- Sketch function crashes constantly
- App crashes and makes user lose sketch
- Sketch extremely slow or doesn't open
- Photos often don't stick
- Crashing while using the app in the field
- Lost part of sketch when crashes
- Crashes almost every time
- Camera freezing and takes time to become operable
- App crashes constantly
- Does not communicate properly with apple camera
- Deletes sketches and pictures
- App crashes mid inspection
- App crashes in multiple instances on different devices
- App won't reload/update after crash
- Loses all inspection data after crash
- Crashes with big files
- App won't update/refresh and crashes
- Wipe app data and reinstall to continue
- App crashes constantly
- App crashes during photo taking
- App won't load, tries to load then crashes
- Stamp mode makes sketch messy
- App hangs when trying to open
- Black screen on iPhone 6s Plus
- App opens to a blank screen
- Uploading a report takes 5-9 minutes
- Going back from comp photo page to map page takes 2-3 seconds longer
- Sketch number buttons too small
- Photo page gets buggy when changing orientation
- Keyboard pops up automatically
- Crashes every time hitting the "back" button in photos
- Crashes while taking photos
- Crashes when you try to open a commercial form
Requested features
15 requests- Flexible pricing tiers for low-volume appraisers
- More forms (Land, 1007/216, Disaster, FHA, driveby)
- Put back split screen functionality
- Fix scan to sketch accuracy
- Improve LiDAR rounding for sketches
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- Fix trace mode bugs
- Add location info to photos
- Add Land forms, 1007/216, Disaster inspections, FHA final inspections, driveby forms support
- Make keyboard optional
- Add expand picture feature
- Add addendum/exhibit section
- Allow selection of only needed fields in critical items
- Seamless experience across devices without upload/download
- Improve desktop publishing experience
- Fix stamp mode in sketch
Valcre
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TOTAL for Mobile
No in-app purchases
Valcre
No in-app purchases







