Built by a home inspector for home inspectors
IntellectSpec is home inspection report software for inspection companies in Canada and the United States. Inspectors fill reports by voice on the web or the iOS and Android phone app, attach unlimited photos and video, and deliver English, French, or Spanish PDFs with contracts and payment built in.
Voice fill, photo and video Analyze, video on the client report, English / Français / Español report PDFs, saves you can see, photos stored as files, contracts, Interac and card payments, and a client portal agents can open with an email link — on the web and on the phone app for iOS and Android. Built by a home inspector for home inspectors.
Intelligent Inspection Systems
Company trials open at launch. Call or email to be first in line. Existing inspectors and admins sign in at www.intellectspect.com.
Inspection report
124 Maple Ave · Home Inspection
Fill Report · voice
Maps speech to this section’s fields
Damaged shingles at ridge
Several ridge shingles are cracked and lifting. Moisture intrusion risk at the ridge line.
Recommendation: Replace damaged ridge shingles and reseal.
Contract
Signed
Payment
Interac ready
Client portal
Secured report link
Username + password released when you deliver.
Built by a home inspector
For home inspectors
iOS and Android phone app
Same inspector workflow on both
Import your own comments
Into your templates — reuse every job
Team reports on web + phone
Add a teammate on Conditions
Saves you can see
Saved / Saving / Not saved on every field
Photos stored as files
Fast reports — not database bloat
Video on findings
Record or attach — clients can play it
Video Analyze
Stills from the clip draft the finding
Report PDFs in EN / FR / ES
Chrome language — wording stays yours
Email sign-in for clients
Agents open a 2-hour email link
$139 / inspector / month
First three live months $99 — AI and finance included
No limit on photos
No per-photo fees or packages
No nickel-and-dime upsells
What’s best for you is what we care about
We don’t mine your clients
And never will
You’ll never see an ad
Not on web, phone, or client portal
CAD or USD by country
Canada CAD · US USD, same $139 / $2
20 reports included
Then $2 per report
From the field
IntellectSpec is not a generic form tool with inspection bolted on. It is software shaped by real home inspection work — crawlspaces, metal roofs, client delivery, contracts, and the office ops around every job — so the product fits how inspectors actually inspect.
Customization vs speed
Other platforms push a hard tradeoff: move fast on their defaults, or wait weeks for a custom build. IntellectSpec closes that gap — import your own comments into your templates (not just one report), bring your agreements and standards in, then add the option for this house or this device while you inspect.
Keep the finding wording that works — description, implication, and recommendation — in your comment templates, not stuck on a single report. Tap those templates into any later job on web or phone instead of living in a Word doc.
Upload your company contracts and SOP files, or start from platform templates your lawyer can review. Tune email wording and booking field labels in admin — without waiting for a custom rebuild.
On Styles & Materials, add the exact option for the property in front of you — the roof covering, piping, that odd boiler — for this report only.
When an option keeps showing up on your jobs, save it permanently on that phone or browser so it is ready next time — without a company-wide template project.
Duplicate a section, add a tab, capture limitations, and keep inspecting. Same workflow on web and mobile — customize the house, not the product roadmap.
Import your own comments into your templates — not just one report. Bring agreements and standards in. Add this option for this house — or save it on this device. That is the gap.
Offline that isn’t theatre
Cloud tools advertise offline. Inspectors know the truth: reconnect is slow, some tasks still need the internet, photo orientation doesn’t stick, and you don’t trust the save until you’re back on Wi‑Fi. That is where field work dies.
The working draft stays on the device when signal drops. An Offline banner says so — so you are not guessing whether the crawlspace notes stuck.
Dictate on a dead signal. Voice fills queue on the phone and process when you are back online — no spinner staring contest under a metal roof.
Pending findings upload when the phone can reach the server again. Back online means catch-up, not start over.
Basements, rural roads, and metal roofs are normal job sites — not edge cases. Keep inspecting on the phone instead of waiting for Wi‑Fi to believe the save.
Honest offline: save on the device, queue what needs the cloud, show Offline / Back online. Not a checkbox that only works in the driveway.
Your clients. Your business.
Your inspection relationships are not our lead list. We do not sell, rent, or harvest your clients for marketing, and we never will. You’ll never see an ad on any IntellectSpec platform. Inspection data belongs to your company so you can run the job — not so we can compete with you for the next one.
We do not mine client names, emails, or addresses for our own outreach, resale, or partner lead funnels. Not today. Not later.
No ads on the web app, the phone app, the client portal, or our marketing site. Your seat pays for the product — not banners, sponsored clutter, or ad networks.
Inspection content is created and controlled by your company. Clients open a report only through credentials you issue for that job.
We use account and report information to run IntellectSpec for your company: auth, drafting, delivery, scheduling, payments, and support. Not to build a competing client database.
This is a permanent product stance, not a temporary promise. If a “free” tool is paid for by mining your book of business or plastering ads over the job, that is not us.
We don’t mine your clients. You’ll never see an ad on our platforms. We have not, and never will. Read our privacy summary.
Features below match what inspectors and company admins use today in the product — not a wish list.
Software shaped by real inspection work — field realities and office ops — not a generic form product with inspection bolted on.
Save description, implication, and recommendation into your comment templates — not just one report — then tap them into any later finding. Stop retyping the same language every job.
Lead inspector or company admin adds a teammate on Conditions. Collaborators open and edit the same report together — saved updates show on the other device within a few seconds.
Bring in your contracts and standards. Add materials options for this house or save them on this device. Adapt sections and limitations per job without waiting for a template rebuild.
Working draft saved on the phone, voice fills queued until you are back online, findings sync when signal returns — with a clear Offline / Back online status. Built for basements, rural houses, and metal roofs.
Your clients are not our lead list. Inspection data belongs to your company. We do not sell or harvest your book of business, and we never will.
No ads on the web app, the phone app, the client portal, or the marketing site — not today, not later. Your seat pays for the product, not banners or sponsored clutter.
Dictate observations while you walk the property. IntellectSpec maps speech to the active section’s fields and drafts defects with severity, implication, and recommendation.
No report-wide photo quota, no per-photo fees, no monthly photo packages. Snap findings, add rough notes, and generate clear description, implication, recommendation, and severity — photos are included in the seat. Video clips are included too.
Record or attach a short MP4 or MOV on a finding. The finished client report can play it. Analyze drafts description, implication, recommendation, and severity from stills of that clip — you edit, then save. No per-clip fee.
Company Setup → Report language switches finished-report and repair-list chrome — section titles, Finding 3 of 12, dates, default severity labels, and Print / Save as PDF. Inspector wording stays as typed. Official WETT PDFs stay English. The inspector app stays English.
Inspectors use the same tabs, fields, conditions, team reports, and defect workflow in the browser and in the IntellectSpec phone app for iOS and Android — including a working draft and queues when the job site has no signal.
Clients and listing agents email themselves a sign-in link. Username and password still work as a backup. The repair request list is ready to print — no extra hunt through generated logins.
Upload your company agreements or use platform templates. Have a lawyer review them for your situation — your company assumes all responsibility for their use. Clients review and sign on the request link.
Clients pay through Interac e-Transfer at their bank, or by card when the company connects Stripe. Companies track paid status on the inspection; tax rates and payment settings live in admin.
Booked, contract sent, time confirmed, inspection completed, and payment requested — each can email the client, agent, and inspector with the right link.
Hive sells website/SEO as an extra. Your seat includes the public shop. Today /book/{slug} is live (logo, area, hours, reviews, types, book). At go-live each company gets five pages — Home, Services, Book, Reviews, Contact — filled from Booking. We do not sell monthly SEO.
Today board, playbook, company comment language, schedule, inspector credentials, calendar feeds, contracts library, finance views, and a six-month report archive lock that company admins can unlock when needed.
Report details autosave on web and phone. A Saved / Saving / Not saved line tells you if a field, photo, or finding actually landed. Fix a finding in place — no duplicate comments.
Inspection photos store as files (Vercel Blob in production). Reports stay fast as the job grows. Old data-URL photos still open.
Hive names Spectora and HomeGauge on their site. This table names Hive the same way, next to typical cloud writers and desktop-plus-companion tools. Every IntellectSpec claim matches what the product does today — not a Hive feature we have not shipped.
Hive / typicalTypical platforms keep large images inside the report record. Jobs get slow; a lost save can drop a whole gallery.
IntellectSpecIntellectSpec stores photos as files and keeps a short URL on the report. The client report still looks the same — it just stays fast.
Hive / typicalHive and other cloud writers often autosave quietly. If the attic note did not persist, you find out after the client opens the report.
IntellectSpecWeb and phone show Saved, Saving, or Not saved. Conditions autosave. Findings can be edited in place instead of duplicated.
Hive / typicalHive and others import templates. Finding wording still lives in their library, or you retype it every job.
IntellectSpecImport your own comments into your templates — description, implication, and recommendation — then tap them into any later finding on web or phone.
Hive / typicalHive gives clients and agents a portal login. Older tools generate usernames that are easy to lose. Repair lists often need a second login.
IntellectSpecEmail the address already on the job and get a two-hour sign-in link. Agents also have /agent — a two-hour inbox of released reports. The repair request list prints from the same portal.
Hive / typicalHive offers an instant 5-report trial. Typical writers ask you to wait on a demo.
IntellectSpecCAPTCHA, then the company is created immediately — 5 inspections. Trial shops can print and email the finished report. Booking emails, SMS, and follow-up drips wait until you go live. First live month has unlimited reports (no $2 overage).
Hive / typicalHive and others sell a kickoff call as a separate package.
IntellectSpecBook a 20-minute Calendly slot on /onboarding to import your comments and one agreement.
Hive / typicalHive includes Email+SMS in the $99 plan. The paid extra is website/SEO, not SMS.
IntellectSpecEvening-before and hours-before reminders can email and SMS the client and agent phones on the job when Twilio is set. Follow-up emails and texts after the job use the delay, channel, audience, and wording the company writes.
Hive / typicalHive sells website/SEO as a paid extra. Many writers leave you on one book link or a WordPress rebuild.
IntellectSpecThe public shop is in the seat — no website/SEO fee, and we do not sell monthly SEO. Today /book/{slug} is the live shop (logo, tagline, service area, hours, reviews, types, and book). At go-live each company gets five pages: Home, Services, Book, Reviews, and Contact, filled from Booking.
Hive / typicalHive shows min–max ranges on the agent repair list. Many writers are a single number or none.
IntellectSpecOne Est. $ box on web and phone. Type 800 or 800-1200. Clients and agents see the range and a ranged total.
Hive / typicalHive pushes appliance age from photo analysis into the report.
IntellectSpecHome inspections include an Appliances tab. Analyze fills Type, Brand, Model, Serial, Manufacture Year, and Estimated Age from a readable nameplate.
Hive / typicalHive takes card inside their stack. ACH and pay-at-close are extra setup.
IntellectSpecCard to the company’s Stripe. USD clients can pick a separate ACH / bank transfer Checkout with no card fee. Pay at close is a built-in option on the request link. Canada still has Interac.
Hive / typicalHive leads with AI voice and photo writing. Older tools are tap-to-insert comments. Photo analysis is still rare outside that class.
IntellectSpecFill Report maps speech to the active tab. Analyze drafts description, implication, recommendation, and severity from a photo or from stills of a video clip — you edit, then save.
Hive / typicalHive advertises video walkthroughs on reports. Older writers are photo-only — a clip stays on the phone.
IntellectSpecRecord or attach video on a finding. Clients play it on the report. Analyze uses stills from the clip. No per-clip fee.
Hive / typicalHive advertises multi-language reports. Many others are English-only, or you pay to translate wording you already typed.
IntellectSpecSetup → Report language: English, Français, or Español for report and repair-list chrome and Print / Save as PDF. Typed findings stay as written. Official WETT PDFs stay English.
Hive / typicalSome platforms take a technology fee on every inspection card payment, on top of Stripe. Hive takes card payments inside their all-in-one stack.
IntellectSpecInspection card charges go to the company’s own Stripe account. IntellectSpec bills the $139 seat separately — no technology fee on the job payment.
Hive / typicalHive and most US-centric catalogs treat WETT and Interac as afterthoughts or omit them.
IntellectSpecWETT credential gating and original PDF checklists. Interac e-Transfer on the request link, plus card.
Full inspector workspace, company admin tools, owner console, client portal, payment pages, and team reports — add a teammate on Conditions and edit the same inspection together.
Field-first IntellectSpec app for iPhone and Android — the same inspection report with camera, voice fill, team reports with a teammate, working draft on the phone, and queues that sync when you are back online.
Create the inspection, send the request link, collect the signed agreement, and confirm the time.
Work section by section on web or the iOS / Android phone app with voice fill, photos, video clips, comment templates, team reports, standards language, offline saves, autosave, and a save status you can see. Add a teammate on Conditions when two inspectors should fill the same job. Add options for this house or save them on this device as you go.
Request Interac or card payment, email a sign-in link to the client portal, and keep the report available until archive.
Companies enable the types they offer. The catalog includes residential, specialty, and regional products.
Platform SOP options cover general home inspection frameworks plus specialty products — Texas wind mitigation, Florida hurricane mitigation, earthquake/seismic, 4-point, WDO, pool, radon, and more. Companies assign an SOP per inspection type.
US
American Society of Home Inspectors
US
International Association of Certified Home Inspectors
CA
Canadian home inspection practice (use your provincial body)
TX
Texas Real Estate Commission home inspector SOP
FL
Florida DBPR licensed home inspector SOP
CA-US
California residential inspection practice
NY
New York licensed home inspector standards
TX
Texas Department of Insurance windstorm mitigation credit inspection form and practice
TX
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association WPI-8 certificate inspection practice
FL
Florida OIR / mitigation credit inspection practice for hurricane features
US
Roof, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC condition survey used by many insurers
US
Roof covering age, condition, and remaining-life certification practice
US
Wood-destroying organism inspection practice aligned with NPMA-33 reporting
US
Residential swimming pool and spa visual inspection practice
US
Short-term and continuous radon measurement practice for dwellings
US
Onsite sewage system visual and operational inspection practice
US
Private well equipment, flow, and sampling coordination practice
US
Camera inspection of building sewer laterals and reporting practice
US
Limited mold inspection / assessment practice (not full remediation design)
US
Focused foundation and structural observation practice beyond a general home SOP
US-West
Seismic vulnerability and retrofit-oriented residential inspection practice
US
Building science infrared scanning as an adjunct inspection practice
US
Residential energy performance assessment practice
US
Chimney, flue, and fireplace inspection practice aligned with CSIA levels
CA
Wood Energy Technology Transfer certified solid-fuel appliance inspection practice
US
Light commercial / investment property inspection practice (ASTM-aligned overview)
$139 per inspector each month, plus $2 per inspection report after 20 reports in that month. The first three live months are $99 per inspector. The first live month is unlimited reports — no $2 overage. After that month, $2 after 20. We do not charge extra for almost anything you need on the job — AI, photos, video, English / Français / Español report chrome, finance, contracts, web and mobile. What’s best for your company is what we care about.
Monthly plan
$139 / inspector / month + $2 per report after 20 · first 3 live months $99/seat · first live month unlimited
Canada companies bill in CAD plus GST/HST, QST, or PST for their province. US companies bill in USD with no tax on the subscription. Same $139 / $2 amounts (first three live months $99/seat). Billed monthly.
First 20 reports / month included
Each inspector seat includes the first 20 inspection reports that month. Every report after 20 is $2. The first live month is unlimited (no $2 overage).
Company trials open at launch. Email us to be first in line.
Straight answers from how the product works today — trial approval, pricing, Hive, video, report language, delivery, and archive.
Built by a home inspector for home inspectors. Company trials open at launch — call or email and we will set your company up first. First live month has unlimited reports.
