DampApp Pro

DampApp Pro fills a specific niche: professional damp and timber surveyors who need to produce compliance-ready reports on-site, often in areas with no cell signal. Its native offline capability is not a marketing gimmick—the app runs full psychrometric calculations, renders PDFs, and stores all data locally. For surveyors tired of typing reports at 11 PM, the AI polish (Gemini or ChatGPT) can turn shorthand notes into RICS-aligned text. The AR room scanning on LiDAR devices is genuinely useful for floor plans, and the U-value/condensation risk analysis with Glaser diagrams adds scientific rigor. When to pick this: you're a damp/timber specialist, a housing association surveyor, or a remediation contractor who needs to prove compliance with Awaab's Law. The free tier is generous—real surveys, branded PDFs, no credit card—so testing is risk-free. When to pass: you need a general building survey app (try PropertySurvey Pro), you want API integrations or a web-based SaaS, or you need team collaboration beyond 5,000 active surveys (Pro limit). The app is iPad/iPhone only (LiDAR for AR), no Android AR support. Comparison: Closest alternative is maybe SnagR or Plottr, but they're general defect management; for damp-specific workflows, DampApp Pro has no real direct competitor in offline-first compliance reporting. Real-world caveats: The AI is optional (you choose Gemini or OpenAI), but you need an API key for the latter; free tier may limit some advanced AI features. Cloud syncing is Pro-only. No desktop app—everything is mobile-native, which is the point, but some users might miss a web dashboard.