Fire inspection apps for Android

A lot of fire protection techs carry Android phones, and a lot of small shops would rather not buy every tech an iPad. Before you pick inspection software, check what it actually runs on. Some of the best-known products in this category do not run on Android at all.

This page covers what to look for in an Android inspection app, which well-known products run on Android today, and how TraceLock, the product we make, installs on Android. Every fact about another company links to the page we read it on and the date we read it.

What to check before you pick an Android inspection app

1. Does the field app run on Android at all? Not "does the website open in Chrome," but is there an app your techs can use on the job. Check the vendor's own FAQ.
2. Where do you install it from? Google Play is the easy path. A direct download (an APK file) works too, but company-managed phones sometimes block it.
3. Does it work with no signal? Mechanical rooms, basements and parking garages are where the extinguishers and risers are. Ask what happens to an inspection saved with no bars: does it wait on the phone and upload later, or fail?
4. Can it read the extinguisher? Scanning a barcode or the manufacturer's label saves typing on a 200-unit route. Ask whether you can type the serial by hand when the label is damaged.
5. Does it know the due dates? For extinguishers that means the next annual, 6-year internal examination and hydrostatic test. The app should work them out from the extinguisher type, not ask the tech to remember. Our NFPA 10 inspection guide covers the intervals.
6. What Android version does it need? Older rugged phones may be stuck on an old version.
7. What does a seat cost, and who needs one? Some vendors charge only for technicians, some for everyone who signs in.

Which well-known products run on Android

• Inspect Point. Runs on Android: No. "The mobile component works only on Apple devices, and your company purchases its own iPads." [1]. Install: n/a. Price published: No; quoted per operation [2].
• ServiceTrade. Runs on Android: Yes [3]. Install: Google Play: 4.1 stars, 270 reviews, 10K+ downloads [4]. Price published: No; "Request pricing" [5].
• Mitti (by SafetyCulture). Runs on Android: Yes [6]. Install: Google Play: 4.6 stars, 25.4K reviews, 1M+ downloads [6]. Price published: Yes: free up to 10 seats; Premium $24 per seat per month billed annually, $29 monthly [7].
• TraceLock. Runs on Android: Yes, Android 7 or newer [8]. Install: Direct APK download from tracelock.tech; not on Google Play yet [8]. Price published: Yes: $35 per user per month, $28 on annual billing [9].

A few notes on the others, in fairness to them:

• Inspect Point is a deep, fire-specific system with forms for NFPA 10, 25 and 72 and AHJ portal submission [10]. If your techs already use iPads, its Apple-only app is not a problem. We compare it with TraceLock in detail in TraceLock vs Inspect Point.
• ServiceTrade is a broad field service platform for commercial contractors, with a fire protection line, a customer portal and Compliance Engine reporting [11]. Its Android app is a normal Google Play install. See TraceLock vs ServiceTrade.
• Mitti (by SafetyCulture), the app many people still know as SafetyCulture, is a general-purpose inspection and checklist app used across many industries, with custom templates, offline use and barcode scanning [6]. It is not built for fire protection specifically, so you would set up your own NFPA checklists and due-date tracking.

TraceLock on Android: what works and how it installs

TraceLock's field app is the same app on Android and iPhone. On Android today, techs can:

• Scan an extinguisher's barcode or nameplate label to fill in the serial and model, or type it by hand when the label is damaged.
• Pick the extinguisher type and get the next annual, 6-year and hydrostatic dates worked out for them. An extinguisher whose hydrostatic test or 6-year examination is overdue cannot be passed; it files as a fail with the reason.
• Pass a unit with one tap, or record a Fail from a checklist of reasons (low pressure, missing tag, blocked access, hydro expired, 6-year maintenance overdue, damage, incorrect type), with photos, so the report shows the customer why.
• Work kitchen suppression and exit-light visits from built-in checklists, sprinkler and alarm visits from short built-in summary forms, or anything from templates your office builds.
• Keep working with no signal. Inspections and customer signatures wait on the phone and upload by themselves when signal returns, with the time the tech actually tapped.
• Log the parts and labor used on a job so the office can bill them without retyping.

These are all in the current Android version and described in our published release notes [12].

How to install it. Open tracelock.tech/download on the phone, tap Download APK, open the file, and allow installs from that source if Android asks [8]. The phone needs Android 7 or newer. Your office sends each tech an invite so the app opens into your company.

TraceLock's honest limits on Android

• Not on Google Play yet. The public Google Play listing does not exist today [13]. Some companies' device-management settings block installs from outside Google Play. Check with whoever manages your phones before you roll it out.
• You update by downloading the new version from the same page until the Play listing is live.
• Tag printing is not live. Bluetooth printing to Zebra printers is still in testing.
• Sprinkler and alarm forms are short. The built-in ones are summary checklists, not full NFPA 25 or NFPA 72 test records.
• We are small. TraceLock is a young product, and the app has no Google Play reviews because it is not listed there yet.

Who each is for

• Your techs use iPads, and you want deep code forms and AHJ submission: Inspect Point.
• You want an Android app from Google Play, you run several trades, and you are comfortable getting a quote: ServiceTrade.
• You want a low-cost, general-purpose checklist app with a free tier, and will build your own fire checklists: Mitti (by SafetyCulture).
• You are a small fire protection shop, your techs carry Android phones, you want a published price and extinguisher due dates handled for you, and a direct download is acceptable for now: TraceLock. Try it free for 30 days [9].

Want to see how TraceLock would handle your own routes? Send us a message.

Checked on November 3, 2026. App store numbers change daily. If anything here about another company is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.

Sources

1. Inspect Point, "Plans and Pricing," FAQ "Does it work on Android devices?", https://www.inspectpoint.com/plans, read November 3, 2026.
2. Inspect Point, "How Inspect Point pricing works," https://www.inspectpoint.com/resources/articles/how-inspect-point-pricing-works, read November 3, 2026: "Inspect Point does not publish a price list."
3. ServiceTrade site structured data lists "Web, iOS, Android," https://servicetrade.com/products/servicetrade-platform/features/mobile-app/, read November 3, 2026.
4. Google Play, "ServiceTrade" by ServiceTrade Inc, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.servicenet.mobile, read November 3, 2026.
5. ServiceTrade, "Pricing," https://servicetrade.com/pricing/, read November 3, 2026.
6. Google Play, "Mitti (by SafetyCulture)," https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.safetyculture.iauditor, read November 3, 2026.
7. Mitti, "Pricing," https://mitti.com/pricing (safetyculture.com/pricing redirects there), read November 3, 2026.
8. TraceLock download page, https://tracelock.tech/download, read November 3, 2026.
9. TraceLock pricing, https://tracelock.tech/pricing, read November 3, 2026.
10. Inspect Point homepage, https://www.inspectpoint.com/, read November 3, 2026.
11. ServiceTrade, "Fire Protection," https://servicetrade.com/industries/fire-protection/, read November 3, 2026.
12. TraceLock release notes, versions 0.2.8 through 0.3.24, https://tracelock.tech/download, read November 3, 2026.
13. The public Google Play address for com.tracelock.mobile returned "not found" on November 3, 2026; the download page says the app is not on Google Play yet.