Comparison
CheckBadges vs SafetyCulture (Mitti)
Choose CheckBadges if you need pre-use checks on machines run by many operators, including temps and shift crews: they scan a sticker with their own phone, nobody installs anything, and you pay per machine instead of per seat. Choose SafetyCulture (Mitti) if you need a full inspection and safety platform — audits, scheduling with reminders, corrective actions, training and offline use — for a team that will all use its app, or if its 10 free seats cover you.
The short answer
CheckBadges is QR code equipment checklists: operators scan a sticker on each machine with their own phone and do its pre-use check in the browser — no app, login or per-user seat. SafetyCulture, rebranded in 2026 as Mitti (and long known for its iAuditor app), is a large inspection and operations platform where each person who does inspections uses its app with their own seat.
CheckBadges vs SafetyCulture (Mitti) at a glance
| CheckBadges | SafetyCulture (Mitti) | |
|---|---|---|
| How an operator does a check | Scan the QR sticker on the machine with the phone's camera, answer that machine's checklist in the browser, submit. About a minute. | The operator opens the Mitti app (or the web app), signs in, picks the inspection template or scans the asset's code inside the app, and completes it — online or offline. |
| Does each operator need an app or login? | No. No app, account or password: operators type their name, or a 4-digit PIN if you turn PINs on. | Yes. Each operator signs in to the Mitti (SafetyCulture) app or web app with their own seat: free for up to 10 seats, then $29 a seat a month. The pricing page also lists free guest seats, but we couldn't confirm whether guests can complete inspections. |
| QR codes on equipment | Every machine gets its own printed QR sticker, 8 to a page. A lost sticker is reissued in a click. | Inside the Mitti app: assets can carry QR codes or barcodes that the app scans to start an inspection. The phone's own camera doesn't open a check without the app and a login. |
| When a check finds a problem | Emails you what's wrong with photos the moment it's submitted, flags the machine, and warns the next operator until it's marked fixed. | Failed items can be raised as actions (corrective actions) and assigned to someone to fix, alongside scheduled inspections and reminders. A warning shown to the next operator isn't an advertised feature. |
| Free plan | Free for up to 3 machines, with every feature and unlimited operators. | Free for up to 10 seats, with 5 active inspection templates. |
| Pricing | Free for up to 3 machines. Pro is $9 a month for your first 3 machines, plus $1.50 a month for each machine after that. Operators and checks are unlimited on both. | Free for up to 10 seats and 5 active templates. Premium is $29 a seat a month billed monthly, or $24 billed annually, according to Mitti's pricing page; Enterprise is quoted. |
| Monthly cost, 10 machines, 20 operators | $19.50/mo | $580/mo |
| Monthly cost, 25 machines, 50 operators | $42/mo | $1,450/mo |
| Monthly cost, 50 machines, 100 operators | $79.50/mo | $2,900/mo |
SafetyCulture (Mitti)'s costs use Premium at $29 a seat a month billed monthly ($24 billed annually), with every operator as a seat (the free plan stops at 10 seats, and we couldn't confirm its free guest seats can complete inspections). CheckBadges is billed monthly. Prices were checked in October 2026 and change, so check SafetyCulture (Mitti)'s site before you buy.
What it costs a month
10 machines, 20 operators
25 machines, 50 operators
50 machines, 100 operators
The biggest difference: who has to install something
SafetyCulture is an app your inspectors sign in to; CheckBadges is a sticker your operators scan. In SafetyCulture — now sold as Mitti, and known for years by its iAuditor app — each person who does an inspection uses the mobile or web app with their own seat. That works well for a safety team doing audits. It's harder for a two-shift forklift fleet, where every operator, temp and agency driver needs the app, an account and, past the free plan, a paid seat.
With CheckBadges, each machine has a printed QR sticker. The operator scans it with their phone's camera, that machine's checklist opens in the browser, and they type their name — or a 4-digit PIN, if you turn PINs on. Nothing to install, nobody to invite.
SafetyCulture is now Mitti
SafetyCulture rebranded in 2026: safetyculture.com now redirects to mitti.com, where the product is called "Mitti (by SafetyCulture)". If you're looking up SafetyCulture or iAuditor pricing, Mitti's pricing page is the one that applies. This page uses both names.
How a check works in each
Here's what a pre-use check looks like in each tool:
| CheckBadges | SafetyCulture (Mitti) | |
|---|---|---|
| Operator installs | Nothing | The Mitti app, or uses the web app |
| Operator signs in | No; types a name or an optional PIN | Yes, with their own seat |
| Opening the right checklist | Scan the machine's sticker with the camera | Pick the template, or scan an asset code in the app |
| Problem found | Note and up to 3 photos; email to your alert list at once | Raise an action and assign it |
| Next operator | Sees the open problem until it's marked fixed | Not an advertised feature |
| Works offline | No; needs a connection to submit | Yes, in the app |
| Scheduling and reminders | No | Yes |
| Templates | 5 starters, plus every free checklist on this site | A very large public library |
Price
SafetyCulture's free plan covers up to 10 seats and 5 active inspection templates, which suits a small team. Past 10 people, Premium is $29 a seat a month billed monthly, or $24 billed annually, according to Mitti's pricing page. A forklift fleet with 20 operators across two shifts is $580 a month ($480 on annual billing); 50 operators is $1,450 ($1,200).
CheckBadges charges per machine, not per person: free for 3 machines, then $9 a month plus $1.50 per machine after 3. Ten machines cost $19.50 a month however many operators scan them, and 25 cost $42. Mitti's pricing page also lists free guest seats; we couldn't confirm whether a guest can complete inspections, so the figures above count every operator as a seat.
Where SafetyCulture is stronger
SafetyCulture does far more than pre-use checks: audits, scheduled inspections with reminders, corrective actions, training, analytics and integrations, in an app that works offline. If you need a full safety and operations platform for a team that will all use an app, it's a strong choice.
If what you need is every machine checked before use by whoever is running it, with problems in your inbox the moment they're found, CheckBadges is the simpler fit. Start from the forklift inspection checklist or see how QR code equipment checklists work.
SafetyCulture (Mitti): what it does well, and where it falls short
Strengths
- A huge public template library, including forklift, scissor lift and pre-start checklists.
- Native iOS and Android apps that work offline.
- Scheduled inspections with reminders, plus actions to assign and track corrective work.
- Training, analytics and integrations in the same platform.
- A free plan for up to 10 seats, from a well-known brand.
Drawbacks
- Every operator needs the app (or web app), an account and — past 10 people — a paid seat.
- Per-seat pricing grows with headcount: 20 operators on Premium is $580 a month billed monthly.
- QR codes start inspections only inside the Mitti app, not from a phone's camera.
- The free plan allows 5 active inspection templates.
Choose CheckBadges if…
Choose CheckBadges if you need pre-use checks on machines run by many operators, including temps and shift crews: they scan a sticker with their own phone, nobody installs anything, and you pay per machine instead of per seat.
Choose SafetyCulture (Mitti) if…
Choose SafetyCulture (Mitti) if you need a full inspection and safety platform — audits, scheduling with reminders, corrective actions, training and offline use — for a team that will all use its app, or if its 10 free seats cover you.
Frequently asked questions
How much do CheckBadges and SafetyCulture (Mitti) cost?
For 10 machines, 20 operators, CheckBadges costs $19.50/mo and SafetyCulture (Mitti) costs $580/mo; for 25 machines, 50 operators it's $42/mo against $1,450/mo. SafetyCulture (Mitti)'s figures use Premium at $29 a seat a month billed monthly ($24 billed annually), with every operator as a seat (the free plan stops at 10 seats, and we couldn't confirm its free guest seats can complete inspections), checked in October 2026. CheckBadges is free for up to 3 machines; Pro is $9 a month for the first 3 plus $1.50 per machine after that, with unlimited operators.
Do operators need an app or login for SafetyCulture (Mitti)?
Yes. Each operator signs in to the Mitti (SafetyCulture) app or web app with their own seat: free for up to 10 seats, then $29 a seat a month. The pricing page also lists free guest seats, but we couldn't confirm whether guests can complete inspections.
What's the main difference between CheckBadges and SafetyCulture (Mitti)?
SafetyCulture, rebranded in 2026 as Mitti (and long known for its iAuditor app), is a large inspection and operations platform where each person who does inspections uses its app with their own seat. CheckBadges does one job: every machine gets a QR sticker, and operators scan it with their own phone to do that machine's pre-use check in the browser — no app, account or per-user seat — while problems email you with photos and warn the next operator.
Is SafetyCulture the same as Mitti?
Yes. In 2026 SafetyCulture rebranded as Mitti (by SafetyCulture), and safetyculture.com now redirects to mitti.com. Many people still call its inspection app iAuditor, the app's earlier name.
Is SafetyCulture free for a small team?
Its free plan covers up to 10 seats and 5 active inspection templates. Past 10 users, each person who does inspections needs a Premium seat at $29 a month billed monthly ($24 billed annually), according to Mitti's pricing page.
Can operators scan a QR code to start a SafetyCulture inspection?
Yes, inside the Mitti mobile app, which scans QR codes or barcodes on assets. Scanning with the phone's ordinary camera doesn't open an inspection without the app and a login. CheckBadges stickers open in any phone's browser.
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