Comparison

Site Diary vs MTRList

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

Head to head
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.

About

MTRList

Create and manage material order lists for your job. Easily add items, edit quantities, and rearrange your list. Send your completed order to your sales representative, shop, or boss via text or email.

Highlights
  • Add items to order list
  • Edit item quantity and unit
  • Rearrange list items
  • Send list via text or email
  • Simple and intuitive interface
Features
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MTRList (Material List) lets you add and manage a material order list for your job. Easily place items and edit their quantity and unit of measurement within your list from the same screen. Once you're done with your list and ready to order press the send button to send it to your sale rep, shop, or boss via text message or email. MTRList is intended to be as simple as possible. • Add items to the list by entering the amount/name of the item, and pressing the done button. • Quickly edit the quantity of the item by pressing on the item within the list. • Rearrange the list by pressing down on an item for a second and then drag.

Screenshots

Site Diary4 screens
MTRList4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Site Diary at none against MTRList's 1. Site Diary also leads on ratings volume (45 vs 12). MTRList's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. MTRList sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Site Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Site Diary against 4.5 for MTRList. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Site Diary's written reviews are positive against 100% of MTRList's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Site Diary ships an update weekly, MTRList every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Site Diary versus MTRList: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSite DiaryMTRList
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (45 ratings)4.5 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better12
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScript&GoBret Hardman

Customer experience

Site Diary

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

MTRList

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Site Diary

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MTRList

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Site Diary free?
Site Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MTRList free?
MTRList is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Site Diary or MTRList?
MTRList is rated higher. Site Diary averages 4.4 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while MTRList averages 4.5 from 12 ratings.
Do Site Diary or MTRList have ads?
Neither Site Diary nor MTRList shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Site Diary or MTRList?
Site Diary ships an update weekly, and MTRList every 5 days. Most recently, Site Diary was updated on October 7, 2026 and MTRList on October 10, 2026.

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