ScanSeries vs ZenTrades
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
ZenTrades
This app streamlines field service operations for trades businesses, offering features like job management, estimates, invoicing, payment collection, and inspection forms. It aims to increase efficiency and save time for both back-office staff and field technicians.
- Job details and history
- Estimates and invoicing
- Payment collection
- Inspection forms and checklists
- Barcode/QR code scanning
- SMS and email communication
- Customer e-signatures
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ZenTrades is a highly configurable application for Fire Life & Safety Businesses, Electrical Field Service Businesses, Plumbing Field Service Businesses, and HVAC Field Service Businesses built to increase business efficiency, ease of use, and save time for the back office and field technicians. ZenTrades is an application that has built-in exclusive features for Fire Life & Safety, Electrical, Plumbing, and HVAC Field Service Businesses. This application consists of four different modular configurations for all the above-field service industries. ZenTrades is the first hyper-vertical-focused application in the field service business. Provide better customer service by handing ZenTrade to your field techs. With ZenTrades your techs will know past customer job history, maintain year-long service agreements, find upsell opportunities, take picture notes, and much more. Most importantly, we are price friendly and will not burn a hole in your pocket. Our iOS App will work on any Apple iPhone & iPad device. Some of its features: One Tab Job Details View past customer job history View internal notes Add job notes both internal and external Click pictures and annotate them View attached service agreements Easy Clock in & Out View past rejected proposals Customer Location Routing Work without internet Billing - Estimates & Invoices Create easy estimates on the field View Picture based price book Add markups, discounts, trip charges SMS, Email Estimates & Invoices Customer e-signature supported Collect Payment Accept cash, check, or credit & debit card Receive payment on the field SMS or email payment link to customer Provide Customer Financing Options to your customers Inspection Forms & Deficiency Management Create custom compliance checklists & forms Create & share inspection report Reduce job error rate with checklists Manage and convert deficiencies into jobs Barcode/QR code scanning Get details of each piece of equipment immediately Match the serial number for all the equipment Save the records on file, along with the inspection history of each piece of equipment Keep a track of the serial numbers of each piece of equipment Automatically enter details such as expiration/manufacturing dates, the module no. etc. Enable your inspectors to save at least 20% time on each inspection SMS & Emails Auto-trigger “On My Way” Messages & email Send technician information to customers Request Customer Reviews Send estimates & invoices Auto remind pending invoices Checklist & Forms Create custom checklists & forms Train your techs with checklists and forms Reduce job error rate with checklists Create reports out of the form
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ScanSeries at 3.8 against ZenTrades's 2.9. ScanSeries also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). ZenTrades's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
ScanSeries holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of ScanSeries's written reviews are positive against 50% of ZenTrades's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ScanSeries ships an update every 3 weeks, ZenTrades every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScanSeries | ZenTrades |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (48 ratings) — better | 2.9 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BuildingReports.com, Inc | ZenTrades Inc. |
Customer experience
ScanSeries
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In-app purchases
ScanSeries
No in-app purchases
ZenTrades
No in-app purchases
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