We already use a general checklist app. Why switch for QA?

Generic form apps are built to collect answers, not to prove work in the field. They have no concept of a QR-tagged inspection point on a physical thing, they treat photos as optional attachments, and their records can be edited after submission. For construction QA, those are the parts that matter, and they are the parts a general form tool leaves out.

Can't we just make a photo field required in a form builder?

You can ask for a photo, but a form field is a UI hint the app can skip, autofill or submit empty. RTI's photo gate is enforced by the database: the submit button stays locked until every mandatory item is answered and every required photo is attached, so incomplete work cannot be recorded as complete at all.

What does purpose-built for construction actually give us at turnover?

An export a client will accept. RTI produces a branded PDF or CSV per tag, unit or project with checklist answers, photos, signatures and signoffs already assembled, backed by a tamper-evident log. A general form app tends to give you a flat data dump that still needs to be turned into something a client can sign against.

Checklist apps vs RTI

A generic form app was never built for the wall.

Off-the-shelf checklist and form apps are good at collecting answers. Construction QA needs more than answers: a tag on the physical thing, a photo requirement that cannot be skipped, a record that cannot be edited after the fact, and an export a client will accept. RTI is built for exactly that.

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The RTI home screen showing setup progress, review queue counts, and first pass yield for the week

The same home screen on a phone, with the review queue and setup steps stacked for use with one hand

The RTI inspections board with submitted, in review, approved, and rejected lanes of cards tagged by unit

The inspections list on a phone, showing status tabs and cards tagged by unit with the scan button in the bottom bar

RTI checklist templates tagged by trade, showing item counts and photo gate minimums

Checklist templates on a phone, with your templates and the RTI library filtered by category

RTI reports and analytics showing total inspections, first pass approval rate, and review turnaround

Reports on a phone, with period filters and headline quality metrics stacked in one column

The RTI activity log where every action is cryptographically chained, with absolute UTC timestamps

The activity log on a phone, with the verify chain, filters, and chained events in one column

A real inspection point

What this looks like on your job

One tag, one checklist, and the photos that have to come with it.

Tag

Panelboard LP-2, Final

CIV-A-L1-LP2

Sticker location: Face of panel LP-2, electrical room 1E-108
Bound checklist: Panelboard final, QA signoff

Breaker labeling matches panel schedule1 photo required
Lug torque marks applied to spec2 photos required
Dead front secured, no exposed conductors1 photo required
Arc-flash and equipment labels affixed1 photo required

Checklists for your work

Start from a checklist that already knows the walk

Real guides from the RTI library. Sections in build order, what to look for on each item, and the photos that prove it. Free to read, one click to run on a tag.

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What gets in the way, and what RTI does about it

Today

A generic form has no idea what a physical inspection point is. You pick the location from a dropdown and hope the person chose the right one.

With RTI

A printed QR tag lives on the actual panel, unit or riser. Scanning it opens the exact checklist bound to that thing, so the point is chosen by standing in front of it, not by guessing in a menu.

Today

The photo field is optional, or the form submits with it empty, so half the records that matter most have no picture behind them.

With RTI

The photo gate is enforced in the database, not the interface. The submission cannot be sent until every required photo is attached, so there is no such thing as a complete record with no evidence.

Today

Records in a general form tool can be edited or deleted after the fact, and the export is a flat spreadsheet nobody would sign against.

With RTI

Every action is hash-chained with SHA-256, so edits after the fact break the chain and show. Export any tag, unit or project as a branded PDF or CSV with answers, photos, signatures and signoffs already assembled.

Questions about checklist apps vs RTI

We already use a general checklist app. Why switch for QA?: Generic form apps are built to collect answers, not to prove work in the field. They have no concept of a QR-tagged inspection point on a physical thing, they treat photos as optional attachments, and their records can be edited after submission. For construction QA, those are the parts that matter, and they are the parts a general form tool leaves out.
Can't we just make a photo field required in a form builder?: You can ask for a photo, but a form field is a UI hint the app can skip, autofill or submit empty. RTI's photo gate is enforced by the database: the submit button stays locked until every mandatory item is answered and every required photo is attached, so incomplete work cannot be recorded as complete at all.
What does purpose-built for construction actually give us at turnover?: An export a client will accept. RTI produces a branded PDF or CSV per tag, unit or project with checklist answers, photos, signatures and signoffs already assembled, backed by a tamper-evident log. A general form app tends to give you a flat data dump that still needs to be turned into something a client can sign against.

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