UtiliForms vs Paperless Inspectors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UtiliForms
Digitize field data collection for industries like utility and construction. Eliminate paper forms with accurate, easy-to-use electronic forms that streamline data re-entry and improve efficiency. Offers custom solutions for inspections, time sheets, and more.
- Electronic data collection
- Eliminate paper forms
- Customizable forms
- Email PDF and CSV reports
- Timestamp, location, signature fields
- Barcode and image capture
- Custom server integration
Read full descriptionHide full description
Data collection forms app for the utility, construction, and other heavy industries. Eliminate your paper forms in the field with extremely easy to use electronic forms that are super accurate and eliminate mistakes both in the field and during data re-entry in the office. Talk to us for a customized solution with a dedicated account manager for your company. You are getting a custom piece of software that can handle anything including inspections, time sheets, inventory, checklists, and more. This is your chance to go paperless to increase efficiency and improve process. ------------ Default functionality allows you to create a form in the settings and then create as many of that form as you want and email the information, including a PDF file and an Excel compatible .csv file. In no way does the initial app demonstrate the complete capabilities of this application. ------------ Form can be created in multiple sections with fields including timestamp, validated selections, location, signature, bar codes, and images along with many others and it can do custom interaction fields like summation. ------------ For use with custom forms database created and supplied to our customers with multiple forms, advanced field types, overlaying of data over your existing paper forms(pdfs), and even possible map integration made to work simply and straightforward in the field. Let us do the work for you. Once the forms are designed the way you want them and incorporated into your process, there is very low maintenance and support, which we handle for you. We also offer custom servers to tie into the application to submit your data directly to so you can have access to your data from the cloud to your office. Note: Uses custom made forms and databases created exclusively by our team for each particular situation. Contact us to see about getting a package put together. ---------------------------- Customer Review: "Northern Clearing was looking for a simple, cost effective solution... the forms created worked very well and really upgraded our compliance and client satisfaction due to the quick and efficient use" - Ryan at Northern Clearing Inc.
Paperless Inspectors
This app streamlines data collection for various industries by allowing users to create and customize standard or unique forms. It facilitates easy photo addition, report emailing, and geo-location tracking for field resources. Generated PDF reports can be sent directly to clients or QA teams.
- Customizable data collection forms
- Photo and signature capture
- Geo-location tracking
- Email report generation
- Industry-specific templates
- PDF report creation
Read full descriptionHide full description
The Paperless Inspectors app is an easy to use data collection app for creating standard and custom data collection requirements and deliverables. Download the industry form you need and start working. Add and edit photographs with ease and email final reports direct to clients or to QA direct from system. Track geo-locations of your field resources as part of the process in addition to time, signature, and much more. Forms will create custom PDF deliverables and will pass through third party or your QA processes depending on your requirements. Many standard forms for various industries are available online to download, all with custom ability to add, edit or update. New forms are created on your online www.paperlessinspectors.com account. Download and register your account today.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UtiliForms at 5.0 against Paperless Inspectors's 1.0. UtiliForms also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Paperless Inspectors's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
UtiliForms holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
UtiliForms ships an update every 3 months, Paperless Inspectors monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UtiliForms | Paperless Inspectors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Birdsoft LLC | Inspection Depot Inc |
Customer experience
UtiliForms
Paperless Inspectors
In-app purchases
UtiliForms
No in-app purchases
Paperless Inspectors
No in-app purchases





