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Inspection Hardware, Software & Publications What hardware, software, books, videos, etc have you found useful? What would you like to see more of? This topic is to discuss various inspection-related products and publications.

 
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Old 12/7/10, 9:02 PM
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Default Tap Inspect App for iPhone and iPad

Has anyone used the home inspection app (Tap Inspect) for the iPhone and iPad? I saw this and from just a quick glance it looks like you can do an inspection from either the iPhone or the iPad. It's kind of pricey at $5.00 per inspection or unlimited inspections for $60 per month. Has anyone actually used it and if so what are your thoughts?



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Old 12/7/10, 9:05 PM
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Let us know how you do.haha.
You can create your own using free apps if you really want to.
Phone is to limited at this point.
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Old 12/7/10, 9:12 PM
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Default Re: Tap Inspect App for iPhone and iPad

I use HIP as well, but I also have an iPhone and was just wondering if anyone has used this app. I just know how easy it would be to do an inspection with just my phone. It would be great if I could carry just the one piece of equipment that I have with me at all times instead of trying to hold a laptop, digital camera and other tools. If anyone has used this, please post.



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Old 12/7/10, 9:23 PM
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Default Re: Tap Inspect App for iPhone and iPad

Go sign up with catch.com and install the AK note pad if you wish to see how it would work out.(freeware)
Yes you could do reports but you would provide an inferior product.
Would end up not much better than a checklist report.

Can it be done (sure).Just hang tight as the next wave hits us in the next few years before spending time figuring it out.

The major players such as HG and HIP will do this better than we could.
Jeff K seems to be trying to work with this also and they all know more than we do.

Read all the threads going on right now.
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Default Re: Tap Inspect App for iPhone and iPad

I use it Lee. In fact I helped develop it

Since you have an iPhone, go ahead and download it. The app is free and you get 5 free reports to try it out.

Do you use your iPhone to take your inspection pics? The newer phones have great resolution and it's just as easy to copy pics to your pc as any camera.

From experience I would tell you to go ahead and use HIP on your jobs and then use Tap Inspect to do a report on the same house to see how it works for you. I think you'll be amazed at how easy it is to create comment and insert photos on your phone.

There is nothing like a real world home to see how inspection software works for you and how you report.
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Old 12/8/10, 3:31 PM
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Default Re: Tap Inspect App for iPhone and iPad

Thank you Michael for your response. I currently do not use my iPhone to take my inspection pictures. I have the iPhone 4 and the picture quality is incredible. And that is why I wanted to get some information about this app. I think it would be great to only have one device to deal with during an inspection. I will download the app this evening and play around with it. If I like it, I might have to hit you up with some questions. Again, thanks for the info.



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Old 12/8/10, 6:41 PM
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Default Re: Tap Inspect App for iPhone and iPad

Impressed....the comments area is a little confusing but a very good first attempt at a nice interface.



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I use it Lee. In fact I helped develop it

Since you have an iPhone, go ahead and download it. The app is free and you get 5 free reports to try it out.

Do you use your iPhone to take your inspection pics? The newer phones have great resolution and it's just as easy to copy pics to your pc as any camera.

From experience I would tell you to go ahead and use HIP on your jobs and then use Tap Inspect to do a report on the same house to see how it works for you. I think you'll be amazed at how easy it is to create comment and insert photos on your phone.

There is nothing like a real world home to see how inspection software works for you and how you report.
Hi Mike
I see this is your first post.
Do you have a website link so we can view a sample report ?
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Impressed....the comments area is a little confusing but a very good first attempt at a nice interface.
Nice program, my inspectors are using it for their inspections.
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Old 12/8/10, 7:53 PM
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Hi Mike
I see this is your first post.
Do you have a website link so we can view a sample report ?

http://www.tapinspect.com/home/how_it_works

Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

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Is this a real sample report or do you have some others? http://www.tapinspect.com/pickup/bef...defb4114a24e58




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Nice program, my inspectors are using it for their inspections.
Did you leave NACHI Linus or are you broke?
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Old 12/8/10, 9:16 PM
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http://www.tapinspect.com/home/how_it_works

Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Kevin
Thanks I found it right after posting.
I do not see doing a whole real report that way but it looks good for notes.
Awfully expensive.
Let us know if any of you guys end up using it.
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Did you leave NACHI Linus or are you broke?
You ran me out of business Bob.
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Old 12/8/10, 9:24 PM
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I find it intersting and think I will use it for my other business. Not a bad lil application.



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