Compare Integration Approaches
Use this guide to choose the integration approach that best fits your customer experience, workflow requirements, and security needs.
The four approaches
Lens Web SDK — You build your own inspection UX; Lens provides controlled capture and a verification pipeline. Best for organizations that want full control over their UX and are willing to build the inspection experience themselves.
Vision Web Inspection App — Truepic's ready-made mobile web inspection experience. Best for organizations that want customers to complete inspections without downloading an app, while still getting a full inspection flow and Dashboard review.
Embedded Vision — The Vision Web Inspection App embedded inside your native app via WebView. Best for organizations that want customers to stay inside their own app without rebuilding a full inspection workflow from scratch.
Vision Native Apps — Truepic's iOS and Android apps. Best for organizations that want the most complete inspection experience with the strongest device controls and feature depth.
Comparison
| Lens Web SDK | Vision Web App | Embedded Vision | Vision Native Apps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| End-user experience provided by Truepic | No — you build your own UI and flows | Yes — gallery, capture, questions, finish inspection | Yes — same as Web App, embedded in WebView with branding options | Yes — full native iOS/Android experience |
| Inspection workflow (lists, required items, statuses, completion) | You must build this yourself | Built-in, including required item enforcement | Built-in; can redirect users back to your app on completion | Built-in, with the broadest set of app capabilities |
| Capture types | Photos + videos; camera facing switch; browser-based location | Photos + videos; short answer + multiple choice questions | Same as Web App (it is the web app, embedded) | Photos + videos + questions, plus native-only affordances |
| Device / browser support | iOS Safari and Android Chrome; unsupported user agents are blocked | Mobile web: Safari + Chrome | Runs inside your native app via WebView | iOS + Android native apps |
| Offline capture | ❌ Not supported | Limited — expect weaker offline behavior vs. native | Same constraints as web | ✅ Supported |
| Camera capabilities (flash, zoom) | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not Supported | ❌ Not Supported | ✅ Supported |
| Jailbreak / root detection | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ✅ Supported |
| Device attestation | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ✅ Supported (AppAttest / SafetyNet) |
| Signing model | Server-side signing | Server-side signing | Server-side signing | On-device signing with device key |
| Metadata richness | Limited — no sensor data; exact device model unavailable | Limited — no sensor data; exact device model unavailable | Limited — no sensor data; exact device model unavailable | Rich — sensor data + complete device identification |
| Branding / customization | High — you own the UX entirely | Moderate — org name, logo, colors, and messaging | High — match org fonts and colors while keeping the user within your app | Moderate — org name, logo, colors, and messaging |
| Implementation lift | Highest — build inspection UX, integrate SDK, handle edge cases | Lowest — send inspection links; customers use mobile web | Medium — embed web app in native app + Branch smart links (typically 1–2 weeks) | Lowest for your app team; requires customers to download an app |
| Key limitations | Must build inspection constructs; no wide-angle, can't always identify exact device model | Intentionally "lite" — some features (geofencing, conditional questions) not available | Requires effort to integrate into your own native application | Requires end-user app download |
Choose this if...
Vision Native Apps
- You want the most complete, polished inspection experience with the least implementation work.
- You need the strongest device integrity controls — attestation, root detection, on-device signing, and richer metadata.
- An app download is acceptable (or preferred) for your end users. Most of our clients choose this option.
Vision Web Inspection App
- You want a ready-made inspection flow with no app download required.
- You don't need customers to stay inside your own app.
- You want the fastest path to offering no-download inspections and are comfortable with a "lite" capture experience.
Embedded Vision
- You want the full Vision inspection workflow, but customers must stay inside your native app.
- You're comfortable adding a WebView, permissions, and deep linking.
- You want to match your app's branding while keeping the pre-built inspection flow.
Lens Web SDK
- You need secure photo or video capture in a mobile web experience.
- You want to orchestrate the capture flow from your own app interface.
- You do not need Vision inspections, lists, questions, statuses, or Dashboard review.
Next steps
- Start with Vision — Review the main getting-started guide to choose your backend integration level and inspection experience.
- Embed Vision in your app — Add the pre-built inspection experience to your native app with a WebView.
- Build with Lens Web SDK — Add the Lens camera to your mobile web or in-app web experience.