Photograph, inspect and appraise a car from your phone.

On iPhone or iPad

1. Open the site in Safari

   Go to inspect.tru-saas.com. Chrome and Edge on iPhone cannot install it — it has to be Safari.

2. Tap Share

   Tap the Share icon (the square with an up-arrow) in Safari's toolbar.

3. Add to Home Screen

   Scroll down the share sheet and tap Add to Home Screen.

4. Tap Add

   Confirm with Add, then open TruInspect from your home screen icon.

On Android (Chrome / Edge)

1. Open the site

   Go to inspect.tru-saas.com. You may see a one-tap Install TruInspect banner — if so, tap it and you're done.

2. Or use the browser menu

   Open the browser menu (⋮) and tap Install app or Add to Home screen.

3. Open from the home screen

   Launch TruInspect from its new icon — it opens full-screen.

1. Open TruInspect

   You'll see the TruInspect wordmark, then “Inspector sign-in — This device is registered to one dealership.”

2. Type your access code

   Enter it in the Inspector access code field. Tap the eye icon to reveal what you typed — handy outdoors on a phone. A note warns you if Caps Lock is on.

3. Tap “Use this device”

   The button shows Checking code… while it verifies. On success you go straight to your vehicle list. The device stays signed in.

Add a vehicle

Tap Add vehicle and fill in the details, or tap the licence-disc scanner and hold the camera over the disc — TruInspect reads the barcode and pre-fills make, model, colour, VIN and year for you.

The four buttons on every card

Two are workflows (the work you do), two are documents (what comes out). Photo capture is the first step inside each workflow, not a separate button.

1. Capture the shot list

   The camera opens on the guided walk-around. Work through the three phases in order:

   Phase 1 — Front & Engine · bonnet, engine bay, front bumper & grille, front windscreen, licence disc.

   Phase 2 — Clockwise Exterior Walk-Around · around the car from the front-right, through every wheel, door, quarter and fender, boot/tailgate and rear bumper, back to the roof.

   Phase 3 — Interior, History & Verification · steering & controls, cabin, service book, odometer, spare keys.

   Each slot shows a coaching line telling you where to stand. Use Shoot for the live camera or Import to add a photo from the gallery; keep a shot or retake it. 23 of the 27 are required; optional items (spare wheel, jack, roof/sunroof, spare keys) show Not present — skip this item.

2. Rate each shot as you go

   After a capture you can record the panel's condition and add a note or close-up right there, so grading happens at the car, not from memory.

3. Tag any damage

   Open Tag damage and tap the spot on the real photo. Set the panel, damage type and severity 1–5, and add close-ups. Tagging is fully manual — the report grade is built only from what you record, never a black-box guess.

4. Work the inspection checklist

   Open the Checklist (screen title “Inspection”). Points are grouped into Exterior · Glass & lights · Wheels & tyres · Interior · Engine & underbody · Identity & documents. Each point uses the buttons that fit it:

   OKNoteDamage·Present / Not PresentFSH / Partial / NoneWorks / Faulty / N/A

   Use All OK to pass everything still unanswered in one tap, then override the exceptions. The header tracks “done” and how many items are flagged “to disclose.” Tap Save as you go.

5. Review & submit

   The “Review & submit” screen shows “N of 27 shots,” a tick per phase when it's complete, and a 6-across grid of every shot (tap one to retake). It flags any missing required shots and any damage. When all required shots are in, tap Submit inspection.

6. Produce the VIR

   The Vehicle Inspection Report opens with an overall condition band on a 1.0–5.0 scale (5.0–4.5 Excellent / retail-ready, down to 2.4–1.0 Poor), panel grades, the damage list and your dealership branding. Add the inspector and customer details, then Print or tap PDF to download. Reports are numbered like VIR-2026-00847. Reopen it any time from the card's VIR button.

Step 1 · The walk-around

You move through the car one stop at a time — 27 stops across Front & Engine, Clockwise Exterior, and Interior, History & Verification. The header keeps a running R … recon total and a progress bar; the dots at the bottom jump you to any stop. At each stop (titled “Step N: …”) you set:

Good items left on their defaults are marked complete automatically, so you can move quickly and only stop for what needs attention. Use Prev / Next, and on the last stop tap Continue to Valuation.

Step 2 · Market valuation

The “Market Valuation” screen assesses the live market for you — “Assessing live market…” — scanning dealer stock and SA classifieds for your exact year/make/model. You can also:

• Open AutoTrader or Cars.co.za directly to check listings by hand.
• Pull a TU Valuation (TransUnion trade/retail/new prices) and run a Reg Check for stolen / outstanding-finance flags.

Set the Average market retail price (R), confirm the read-only Total recon costs, and set your Dealer margin % (this is hidden from anything the customer sees). The offer is calculated live:

A price-history trend appears if you've valued this car before. When a price is set, tap Continue to Summary.

Step 3 · Summary & signed offer

The “Trade-in summary” shows the market average against your offer, the condition summary and the Valuation build-up (every adjustment, including the margin & reconditioning line). The offer is stamped valid 7 days from inspection. Add the inspector's name and phone, then capture sign-off in the Dealer Sign-Off panel — the customer signs on the Digital signature canvas right on the phone (Clear to redo).

Export with HTML, Print or PDF, and finish with Save Trade-In Appraisal. The saved report (numbered like TIV-2026-00847) reopens any time from the card's TIR button, and the card shows a teal tick.