Comparison

Site Diary vs DashNote

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

DashNote

Instantly capture thoughts, tasks, code snippets, and voice memos with a distraction-free interface. Organize notes with categories, tags, and templates, and find them quickly with powerful search. Syncs across your devices via iCloud and prioritizes user privacy with on-device processing and encryption.

Highlights
  • Instant note capture
  • Multiple note types (text, to-do, code, photo, voice, markdown, encrypted)
  • Syntax highlighting for code
  • OCR for photo notes
  • Speech-to-text for voice notes
  • Color categories and #tags
  • Calendar integration and reminders
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Capture a thought before it slips away. Open DashNote and start typing instantly — no accounts, no loading, no distractions. Everything you jot down stays in your pocket and syncs to your iPad and Mac. No subscription, no tracking. Works offline and syncs through your own iCloud. FAST FROM THE FIRST SECOND • Tap + and write - long-press to pick a type • Shake your phone to snap a Photo note • Pull down to search everything • Slash commands: /date, /time, /todo, /code, /hr • Undo from the ⋯ menu 7 NOTE TYPES • Text - automatic title from the first words • To-dos (TODO) - checklist with check-off and X/Y progress • Code - syntax highlighting, JSON formatting, link & IP detection • Photo - snap or import an image and pull text from it (OCR) • Voice - recording with speech-to-text • Markdown - full editor with live preview • Encrypted - AES-GCM, protected by your password ORGANIZE & FIND • Color categories incl. custom ones and unlimited #tags • 5 templates: meeting, shopping, expense, daily log, bug report • Full-text search, sorting, bulk actions, pinning CALENDAR & REMINDERS • Notes and to-dos on a calendar, recurrence (daily/weekly/monthly) • Local notifications, even auto-detected from a note's text SHARE & EXPORT • Share any note as plain text to Mail, Messages, or any app • Export to JSON/CSV, copy, QR code • Link & IP detection, statistics PRIVACY FIRST • No server, no analytics, no ads • Encrypted notes never leave the device readable • Voice is recognized on-device when possible iCLOUD SYNC • Start on iPhone, continue on iPad or Mac • Sync status shown right in the app DashNote is also available for Mac.

Screenshots

Site Diary4 screens
DashNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Site Diary at Free against DashNote's $1.99. Site Diary also leads on ratings volume (45 vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). DashNote's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Site Diary is free to download; DashNote costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DashNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Site Diary has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Site Diary's written reviews are positive against 100% of DashNote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Site Diary ships an update weekly, DashNote every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Site Diary versus DashNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSite DiaryDashNote
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.4 (45 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScript&GoJiri Kluciar

Customer experience

Site Diary

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

DashNote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Site Diary

No in-app purchases

None

DashNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Site Diary free?
Site Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DashNote free?
DashNote costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Site Diary or DashNote?
DashNote is rated higher. Site Diary averages 4.4 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while DashNote averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Site Diary or DashNote have ads?
Neither Site Diary nor DashNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Site Diary or DashNote?
Site Diary ships an update weekly, and DashNote every 3 weeks. Most recently, Site Diary was updated on October 7, 2026 and DashNote on October 13, 2026.

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