Comparison

Site Diary vs PDF Work Report

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

PDF Work Report

Features
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Document your work in pictures and words. Easy and fast to add photos from the camera or your library. Send the report as a PDF file to the back office as documentation for work done. No need to setup your email account, reports are sent through our servers. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Site Diary4 screens
PDF Work Report4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Site Diary at none against PDF Work Report's 1. PDF Work Report's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. PDF Work Report sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $17.99 per year. Site Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Site Diary ships an update weekly, PDF Work Report every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Site Diary versus PDF Work Report: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSite DiaryPDF Work Report
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (45 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScript&GoTommy Hass

In-app purchases

None

Site Diary

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PDF Work Report

Subscriptions1
  • work report subscription$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Site Diary free?
Site Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Work Report free?
PDF Work Report is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Site Diary or PDF Work Report have ads?
Neither Site Diary nor PDF Work Report shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Site Diary or PDF Work Report?
Site Diary ships an update weekly, and PDF Work Report every 4 days. Most recently, Site Diary was updated on September 19, 2026 and PDF Work Report on September 14, 2026.

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