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The deficiency list app for builders and contractors in Canada

Called a punch list in the US. Same job: walk it, write it down, get it fixed. Walkthru does just that.

Updated October 2026, by the Walkthru team in Nashville

In short: Walkthru is a deficiency list app built for the person walking the property with a phone. Pick the room, tap the trade, tap or say the defect, done. Each trade gets a link to their own items with photos and taps Mark fixed when it's done. It works with no signal and it's free for one job; Pro is billed per company, not per user.

How a deficiency list works in Walkthru

  1. Walk room by room. Rooms are preloaded in walking order; rename them to suit how you build (e.g. Mudroom, Ensuite, Basement, Cold room).
  2. Tap the trade. 25 trades with the common defects under each. Tell it once who your painter or tiler is and every item goes to them.
  3. Snap a photo or say it. "Ensuite, tiler, grout cracked at the niche" fills it in.
  4. Send each trade their list. A link by text or email. No login, no app to install.
  5. Close it out. Trades mark items fixed; you check and tick them off. Export through the API any time.

Why builders switch to it

Pricing

Free for one active job with unlimited items, photos, trades and team members. Pro is US$39 a month or US$390 a year per company; your card is charged in your local currency by Stripe. Every new account gets 14 days of Pro.

Questions

What is a deficiency list?

In Canada, the list of items to be corrected before substantial completion or possession is usually called a deficiency list. In the US it's a punch list.

Is there a free deficiency list app?

Walkthru is free for one active job with unlimited items and photos. Pro is US$39 a month per company, charged in CAD by Stripe.

Can trades see their deficiencies without logging in?

Yes. Each trade gets a text or email link with their items and photos and taps Mark fixed when done.

Start free on your next walk

14 days of Pro, then free for one job. No card.