Comparison

Samson Construction Management vs Site Diary

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Samson Construction Management

This app connects construction office staff and field crews in real time. It streamlines daily operations by enabling employees to clock in/out, submit reports, and track labor hours, while providing office staff with better visibility into workforce activity and project progress.

Highlights
  • Employee time tracking and attendance
  • Daily reports and field documentation
  • Safety forms and compliance management
  • Real-time office-field communication
  • Workforce visibility and labor tracking
  • Project coordination and reporting
Features
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The Samson Management App is a powerful workforce management solution built for construction companies. The Samson Management App is the all-in-one workforce management solution built specifically for construction companies, contractors, and field crews. Designed to connect the office and job site in real time, Samson streamlines daily operations so your team can stay productive, accountable, and on schedule. With Samson, employees can clock in and out from the field, submit daily reports, track labor hours, complete safety documentation, and stay connected with project managers instantly. Office staff gains better visibility into workforce activity, job progress, and compliance requirements, all from one centralized platform. Whether managing one project or multiple crews, Samson helps reduce paperwork, improve communication, increase efficiency, and keep projects moving forward safely and smoothly. Key Features: • Employee time tracking and attendance • Daily reports and field documentation • Safety forms and compliance management • Real-time communication between office and field • Workforce visibility and labor tracking • Simplified project coordination and reporting Built for the demands of construction. Powered for the pace of the fields and field teams. It connects office staff and job site crews with real-time tools to track time, manage reports, and maintain safety compliance. Designed to simplify daily operations, Samson helps you reduce paperwork, improve communication, and keep your projects running smoothly.

About

Site Diary

Streamline construction daily reporting with this app. It replaces paper logs with digital entries, integrates task management, and automatically includes weather data and photos. Supports offline use and various export formats for seamless project tracking.

Highlights
  • Digital daily reports
  • Integrated task management
  • Real-time progress monitoring
  • Automatic local weather reports
  • Image attachments
  • Offline support
  • PDF, Excel, CSV export
Features
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Site Diary app replaces the existing paper construction daily reports, site journal or daily logs, where field workers make a report of things that occurred on their projects. With Site Diary app, we make the whole process quick, fun and simple so you both have a detailed daily report and time left to focus on building more. We developed Site Diary to address the needs of site engineers, foremen and site managers working in construction organizations, contractors and installation teams both large and small. "Site Diary allowed me to keep track of construction progress and emerging issues in real time” - Christopher Pletcher, Municipal Engineering Manager, Ayres Associates Task management/allocations feature The first product to integrate daily reports and task management. Users can create a task, add information about the task (manpower, equipment & materials to be used) and the persons it assigned to. Report progress on a task by creating a work log. The diary form will be automatically filled with all the task info which will make it a lot quicker for users to fill their daily reports. Site Diary Features include - Real-time site progress and monitoring, whereby users have visibility of work being done by site staff. Submitted reports are immediately available for review and approval by off-site personnel. - Share information. The app will allow field workers to send an email after they create an event. (This is optional) - Local weather report automatically included - every report entry is automatically linked with the prevailing weather conditions for that site at the time, which is important information to include in a daily construction report app. - Added images - photos and other images can be attached to reports. - Offline support - Sites with limited connectivity are not a problem as the app continues to perform seamlessly off-line. Data captured is saved on the device and synchronized to the cloud as soon as a connection becomes available. - User management - Add and remove users in your team - Set up site resources (labour, equipment, materials, contractors, tags) that you will use on your construction site. Tags are used to determine the type of event that is recorded, example: Safety. - Export Reports - This can be used as shift updates or project summaries and shared with staff, contractors and clients. These are done in either PDF, Excel or CSV format.

Screenshots

Samson Construction Management4 screens
Site Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Site Diary at 4.4 against Samson Construction Management's 3.9. Site Diary also leads on ratings volume (45 vs 15). Samson Construction Management's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Site Diary holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 45 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Samson Construction Management ships an update every 10 days, Site Diary weekly. The most recent releases landed on July 27, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Samson Construction Management versus Site Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamson Construction ManagementSite Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (15 ratings)4.4 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1545 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamson Technologies LLCScript&Go

Customer experience

Samson Construction Management

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative20.0%

Site Diary

All ratings45 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

Samson Construction Management

No in-app purchases

None

Site Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Samson Construction Management free?
Samson Construction Management is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Site Diary free?
Site Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Samson Construction Management or Site Diary?
Site Diary is rated higher. Samson Construction Management averages 3.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Site Diary averages 4.4 from 45 ratings.
Do Samson Construction Management or Site Diary have ads?
Neither Samson Construction Management nor Site Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Samson Construction Management or Site Diary?
Samson Construction Management ships an update every 10 days, and Site Diary weekly. Most recently, Samson Construction Management was updated on July 27, 2026 and Site Diary on September 19, 2026.

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