Set up your account and company profile in under 5 minutes.
- Download Spective from the App Store and create your account
- Go to Settings → Company Profile to add your company name, phone, email, and license number
- Upload your company logo — it appears on reports and invoices automatically
- Pick a brand color — this tints your PDF report headers, dividers, and badges
- Customize your agreement template in Settings → Company Profile (a default agreement is pre-loaded — edit it to match your business)
💡Your company profile flows into every report and invoice you generate — set it up once and forget it.
Create an inspection and start the walkthrough.
- Tap the + button on the Inspections tab (or "New Appointment" from the Schedule tab)
- Pick a template — Residential SOP covers most standard home inspections
- Enter the property address, client name, email, phone, and inspection date & time
- Optionally add the referring agent's info (tracks referrals automatically)
- Set the inspection fee — this enables invoicing and payment features
- From the Inspect tab, tap "Start Inspection" to create and jump into the walkthrough — or from the Schedule tab, tap "Save" to save the appointment for later
💡Seven built-in templates: Residential SOP, Four-Point, Condo/Townhouse, Pre-Listing, New Construction, Wind Mitigation (FL), and Commercial.
Capture findings efficiently with photos, video, voice, and AI.
- Each section shows items to inspect — tap a status: Inspected, Deficient, Safety Concern, Not Present, or Not Inspected
- Add notes by typing or dictating (tap the 🎙 mic icon for speech-to-text)
- Tap ✨ to AI-polish your rough notes into professional inspection language
- Capture photos or short videos — they auto-attach to the current item
- Use the Skip button to bypass sections you don't need (e.g., pool on a house without one)
- Navigate between sections with Previous / Next — your progress saves automatically
💡Dictation + AI polish is the fastest workflow: speak your rough notes, then tap ✨ to clean them up.
Schedule, run, and report on re-inspections without redoing the whole walkthrough.
- From any completed inspection, tap "Schedule Re-Inspection" and pick a date and time
- When it's time, open the inspection and tap the Re-Inspection chip on the header to start the walkthrough
- For each flagged item, mark a verdict: Fixed, Not Fixed, or Not Evaluated — tap again to deselect
- Verdicts save as you go, so you can stop mid-walkthrough and pick up later
- Tap any item on the summary (including Not Evaluated) to jump straight back to it in the walkthrough
- Tap "Generate Report" on the summary to produce a clean re-inspection PDF — and send a separate invoice, payment link, or mileage line if needed
💡Re-inspections get the full inspection toolkit — invoice, Stripe payment link, mileage — so you can bill the re-visit as its own job.
Create professional PDFs and interactive web reports.
- From the inspection detail screen, tap "Generate Report" for a full PDF with cover page, photos, and findings
- Your company logo, name, license number, and brand color appear throughout the report automatically
- Tap "Share to Client Portal" to publish an interactive web report — clients can search, filter by severity, and expand sections
- Tap the wrench icon for a Repair Request — select specific deficiencies to generate a negotiation document
- Share reports via email, AirDrop, or any share target on your device
- Reports work fully offline — no internet needed to generate PDFs on-site
💡The Repair Request builder is what real estate agents love — it creates a clean document for buyer negotiations.
Automated emails keep clients informed without extra work.
- Go to Settings → Email Notifications to enable/disable each email type
- Booking Confirmation — sends automatically when you schedule an inspection
- Day-Before Reminder — reminds clients to prep (utilities on, pets secured, access to panels)
- Report Ready — notifies clients when you publish their report to the portal
- Review Request — asks for a Google review 2 days after report delivery
💡All emails are branded with your company name. The review request drives Google reviews on autopilot.
Invoice clients and collect payments from one screen.
- Set the inspection fee when creating the inspection (or edit it later on the detail screen)
- Tap "📄 Send Invoice" to preview and share a professional PDF invoice
- Tap "💳 Payment Link" to generate a Stripe checkout link — clients pay by card in their browser
- Mark invoices as paid manually with "✓ Mark as Paid" or let Stripe auto-update via webhook
- Payment status shows on the inspection list — unpaid, invoiced, or paid
💡The Stripe payment link is the fastest way to get paid — clients tap one link and pay by card.
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Agreements & Signatures
Collect a digital signature on-site before starting the walkthrough.
- Go to Settings → Company Profile to set up your agreement template — a default ASHI-standard agreement is pre-filled, but you can customize the full text to match your business
- On any inspection detail screen, tap the pen icon (draw icon) in the top icon bar to open the signing screen
- Hand your phone or tablet to the client — this is their screen to interact with
- The client reads your agreement, checks the "I agree" checkbox, and draws their signature with their finger
- Tap "Sign Agreement" — the signature is saved as an image and the inspection is marked as signed
- After signing, tapping the icon again shows a read-only view of the signed agreement with the signature and timestamp
- The signed status, timestamp, and signature image are stored with the inspection for your records
💡Customize your agreement in Settings → Company Profile. Get it signed before you start the walkthrough — hand the client your device at the door, it takes under a minute.
Seven built-in templates cover the most common inspection types.
- Residential SOP — full InterNACHI-standard home inspection (most common)
- Four-Point — insurance inspections covering roof, electrical, plumbing, HVAC
- Condo / Townhouse — adapted for shared-wall properties
- Pre-Listing — seller-side inspections before listing
- New Construction — phase inspection for new builds (punch list included)
- Wind Mitigation (FL OIR-B1-1802) — Florida insurance discount inspections
- Commercial (Basic) — small retail, office, or warehouse properties
💡Templates are pre-loaded with industry-standard sections and items. Pick the one that best matches the inspection type.
Built-in tools that save you time and impress clients.
- CPSC Recall Check — search the Consumer Product Safety Commission database by appliance type during inspections
- Agent Referrals — see which real estate agents send you the most business, ranked by inspection count and revenue
- Calendar Export — share an .ics file to add inspections to any calendar app (Google, Apple, Outlook)
- Online Booking — share your personal booking link with clients and agents. Requests appear in the app with property, contact info, and preferred date — accept with one tap and the inspection is on your schedule.
- Photo Annotation — draw arrows, circles, and labels on photos to highlight issues
- ISN Integration (Beta) — connect your ISN company key in Settings to pull inspections from ISN and push completed reports back, including via webhook.
💡The CPSC recall check is a great value-add — clients are impressed when you flag recalled appliances.
Accept card payments from clients via Stripe.
- Go to Settings → Payments → Connect Stripe
- Create a free Stripe account (if you don't have one) and connect it
- On any inspection, tap the "Pay Link" button to generate a payment link
- Share the link with your client — they pay by card, no app needed
- Money lands in your bank account in 2 business days
💡Stripe processing fees (as of early 2026): 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction. On a $400 inspection, that's ~$11.90. No monthly fees, no minimums. This is the industry-standard rate across all major payment processors — there's no way to avoid it if you want to accept cards.
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Subscription & Billing
Start free, upgrade when you're ready.
- Free tier — up to 3 completed inspections with full features (reports, photos, invoicing, all templates)
- Pro ($29/month) — unlimited inspections, priority support, founding member rate locked in for as long as you stay subscribed
- Team plan — add seats for additional inspectors or office staff. Manage seats and billing at app.spectivehq.com from any browser.
- Manage your subscription in Settings → Subscription
- No upsells, no per-report charges, no hidden fees
💡The $29/mo founding member rate is locked in for as long as you stay subscribed — it will never increase while your subscription stays active.
Invite teammates, assign roles, and manage billing in one place.
- Open Settings → Subscription and choose Team plan
- Send an invite link to each teammate's email
- Teammates tap the link, sign in, and join your account — they can switch accounts if the invite went to the wrong email
- Owners manage seats and billing; members focus on inspections
- Visit app.spectivehq.com from any browser to add or remove seats anytime
💡One bill covers the whole team — no per-report charges, no per-seat surprises.
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Working an Inspection as a Team
Two or three inspectors on one house, without overwriting each other.
- When a teammate joins an inspection, you'll see their avatar on the section overview and a live bar at the top of the walkthrough showing exactly which section they're in
- Open any subsection to claim it — it locks for the rest of the team until you move on
- If someone else is already in a subsection, you'll see it greyed with their name — pick a different one and come back later
- Locks release automatically when you leave a subsection or after the timeout your owner sets
- Owners can adjust the lock timeout in the team console at app.spectivehq.com — shorter for fast-moving teams, longer for detailed sections
💡Divide the house up front — one person on exterior, one on systems, one on interior — and the locks will keep everyone out of each other's way.