Comparison

Inspections vs Protekt Prestarts

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

Head to head

Vehicle & Equipment Prestarts

Free

💼 Business

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About

Inspections

Features

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Inspections is a companion app for pertrain inspections. It allows you to access and conduct your pre-start inspections from your mobile device. There are over 40 pre-start inspections to choose from. Get a free 30 day trial for an inspection of your choice. Scan a barcode on your equipment or just select it from the app to start an inspection.

About

Protekt Prestarts

Features

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Protekt GPS Tracking Prestart Companion App. This app is used to complete Prestart Forms for Vehicles and Machinery being managed by the Protekt Fleet Platform. The Protekt App has been designed to work in conjunction with GPS Tracking devices and system software supplied by Protekt GPS Tracking Services. Once installed this allows the user to create, view and update prestart forms that their organisation has made available.

Screenshots

Inspections4 screens

Protekt Prestarts4 screens

Verdict

The call

Inspections and Protekt Prestarts are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inspections ships an update fortnightly, Protekt Prestarts monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

Inspections versus Protekt Prestarts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Inspections	Protekt Prestarts
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Fortnightly — better	Monthly
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	15.0 — better	16.1.0
Further details — not scored
Size	125 MB	12 MB
Age rating	17+	17+
Developer	Pertrain Pty Limited	protekt

In-app purchases

None

Inspections

No in-app purchases

None

Protekt Prestarts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inspections free?

Inspections is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Protekt Prestarts free?

Protekt Prestarts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Inspections or Protekt Prestarts have ads?

Neither Inspections nor Protekt Prestarts shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Inspections or Protekt Prestarts?

Inspections ships an update fortnightly, and Protekt Prestarts monthly. Most recently, Inspections was updated on October 27, 2026 and Protekt Prestarts on October 15, 2026.