SolidNote vs Provaro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SolidNote
This app streamlines field work by allowing users to create detailed site audit and punch lists. It features instant photo annotation, asset tracking with geolocation, and one-tap report generation. The tool is designed for speed and simplicity, working offline for maximum efficiency.
- Smart Ambient Noise Detection (dB meter)
- Asset & Inventory Management with Geolocation
- One-Tap Client Ready PDF Report Generator
- Rapid-Fire Punch Lists with Photos
- Instant Photo Annotation
- Offline Functionality
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Walk the site. Leave with the report done. SolidNote turns a job-site walkthrough into a client-ready report without sitting down at a desk afterward. Log issues, track equipment, and send a branded PDF report, all from your phone. Built for general contractors closing out punch lists, and for physical security and mass-notification installers documenting cameras, panels, and speakers. PUNCH LISTS & ISSUES Log a problem, snap a photo, mark it open, in progress, or resolved. Attach more than one photo per issue, mark them up right in the app, and every photo is automatically stamped with the time and location it was taken. Swipe an issue to update its status without opening it. EQUIPMENT TRACKING Document what's actually installed — cameras, speakers, panels, sensors, or your own custom categories. Record a serial number, scan a barcode or QR code, and capture GPS location with one tap. CAMERA COVERAGE MAPS Point your phone the way a camera faces and SolidNote draws its coverage cone right on the map — showing what it actually sees, not just where it's mounted. No other site-inspection app does this. QUICK CAPTURE Walk the site fast: shoot a photo, decide issue or equipment, name it, move to the next one. Everything saves to your project in one pass. REPORTS, READY TO SEND Build a branded PDF report on the spot — choose which issues to include, toggle photos on or off, add your logo, and send it straight from your phone. FREE TO START Try SolidNote on a real job at no cost: up to 3 projects and 2 photos per issue. Upgrade anytime to remove both limits. Privacy Policy: https://easternlabs.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Provaro
Create professional, branded PDF photo reports directly from your mobile device. Easily photograph, mark up images with annotations, and add job details to generate impressive client documents in minutes, even without an internet connection.
- On-site photo capture and markup
- Branded PDF report generation
- Offline functionality
- Customizable annotations (arrows, text, circles)
- Logo and company branding
- Cloud sync across devices
- Job archiving and search
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Pay once. No subscription. Ever. Provaro turns a job into a professional photo report your customer is impressed by — a branded PDF, made on site, in under a minute. Photograph the work. Mark up what matters with arrows and circles. Hand over the report before you have packed up your tools. BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU ACTUALLY WORK • Stay in the camera. Shoot a whole room without leaving the viewfinder. • Mark up straight from the photo you just took — one tap, no saving and reopening. • Arrows, circles, dots, freehand and text callouts, in six colours, at a size you set. Big enough to read on a phone and on paper. • Nothing is baked into the picture. Your original photo is never touched, and you can come back days later and add more. • Big buttons. You are wearing gloves, in bad light, using one hand. • Save the phrases you write over and over, and drop them into a caption with one tap. • Add the job address in a tap, and let the report carry a map of where you were. • Already have the photos? Bring in as many as you like from your camera roll. A DOCUMENT THAT LOOKS LIKE A REAL BUSINESS SENT IT • Your logo and company name at the head of the report; your registration number, address, phone, email, website and review link along the foot of every page. • Choose the layout that suits the trade: one photo per page, two-up for before and after, or a grid for dense documentation. • A cover page with the customer, the address and the date — or switch it off when a short call-out does not need one. • See the finished PDF, and how big the file is, before you send it. Small enough to email. • Send it with WhatsApp, iMessage, email, AirDrop — whatever your customer already uses. • Search, sort and archive every job you have documented. WORKS WITH NO SIGNAL Basements. Lofts. Half-built houses. Everything happens on the phone in your hand: capture, markup, the PDF, the lot. No connection is needed at any step, and nothing waits on an upload. ON EVERY DEVICE YOU OWN With Pro, your reports sync through your own iCloud. Start on the phone at the job, finish on the iPad in the van, and the report you made this morning is already there. It is your iCloud account, not a server of ours — one app, one purchase, iPhone and iPad. NO ACCOUNT. NO SIGN-UP. No login, no email to hand over, no trial counting down and no sales call. Your reports never leave your device unless you send them yourself. There is no advertising identifier, no ad network and nothing sold to anybody. Anonymous usage figures — which screens get opened, how long an export takes, never your photos, notes, customers or addresses — tell us what to build next, and Settings has a switch to turn them off. PAY ONCE The whole job is free, including exporting and sharing — that is not a trial, and it never expires. One optional purchase puts your own branding on the document and keeps your reports on every device you own. Bought once, yours for good: no monthly fee, nothing to cancel, no renewal to be surprised by. Because the last thing you need is another subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SolidNote at 5.0 against Provaro's 1.0. SolidNote also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Provaro's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. SolidNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Provaro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SolidNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
SolidNote ships an update every 3 months, Provaro every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SolidNote | Provaro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colin Hatton | Robert Jensen |
Customer experience
SolidNote
Provaro
In-app purchases
SolidNote
- SolidNote Pro Monthly, $9.99$9.991 Month
- SolidNote Pro Annual$69.991 Year
- SolidNote Pro Lifetime,$199.99$199.99
Provaro
- Pro (Lifetime)$19.99









