Comparison

FoxBuild vs ManuFolio

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

Head to head
About

FoxBuild

Features
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FoxBuild turns your voice into a signed daily site report โ€“ in 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes. โ€” Speak. We type for you. โ€” Tap the record button, describe what happened on site today (crew, hours, materials, weather, remarks) and FoxBuild generates a structured daily report via AI. Sign the PDF, done โ€” automatically emailed to your site manager, client and accounting. โ€” What FoxBuild does โ€” โ€ข Voice-to-report in 20 languages (English, German, Croatian, Polish, Turkish, Slovak, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Russian and more) โ€ข Offline mode: recording works without signal โ€” the report uploads as soon as you're back online โ€ข Crew tracking with start/end times, breaks, plus per-worker bad-weather and idle-time windows โ€ข Compliant PDF with your company logo, client, weather, hours, materials, crew โ€ข Photo attachments: jobsite photos attach to the report and embed in the PDF โ€ข Multi-company: one login, several company profiles โ€ข Employee directory: crew picker instead of free text โ€ข Legally binding signature with your finger in the PDF โ€” Who it's for โ€” Site managers, foremen, supervisors and construction companies who want faster, more complete and more consistent daily reports โ€” no typing at the jobsite, no evening Excel chaos. โ€” Secure & GDPR-compliant โ€” Audio is transmitted encrypted to our EU servers (Frankfurt), transcribed there, and automatically deleted after 30 days. PDFs stay with your company. RLS-isolated per company โ€” no other customer ever sees your data. FoxBuild is a Calcora product โ€” software for trades and construction businesses.

About

ManuFolio

Features
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ManuFolio is mobile construction documentation for contractors, site managers and small construction businesses. Capture projects, daily reports, jobsite photos, defects, tasks, materials and work hours on iPhone and iPad โ€“ organized, offline and without an account. LESS PAPERWORK. MORE CLARITY. On site, with a client or back at the office, ManuFolio keeps your project documentation in one place. Capture information across a project, link it to daily reports and export clear PDF documentation. FEATURES โ€ข Manage projects and jobsites Create projects with client details, address, trade, report language and notes. Archive completed jobs and quickly find records with search. โ€ข Digital daily reports Document weather, people on site, completed work, special events and notes. Finalized reports are protected against accidental changes. โ€ข Photo documentation Take jobsite photos with the camera or select images from your library. Categorize photos and link them to daily reports, defects or tasks. โ€ข Defects and tasks Record defects with severity and status. Create prioritized tasks, assign responsibility and keep track of open items. โ€ข Materials and work time Record material quantities, units, workers, hours and breaks across the project or for a specific daily report. โ€ข Professional PDF reports Create project overviews, complete project documentation or individual daily reports. Choose German or English independently of the app language and share the generated PDF files. โ€ข Local and offline Your project data stays on your device. SiteFolio works without registration, an account or an internet connection. Backups can be exported and restored locally. BUILT FOR FIELD WORK ManuFolio is designed for tradespeople, site managers, foremen, subcontractors and small construction companies across landscaping, electrical, roofing, painting, plumbing and other trades. ManuFolio supports clear, traceable documentation. It does not provide legal advice or claim to create legally compliant records.

Screenshots

FoxBuild4 screens
ManuFolio4 screens

Verdict

The call

FoxBuild and ManuFolio are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
FoxBuild versus ManuFolio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoxBuildManuFolio
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size63 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFabio TietzMarius Traub

In-app purchases

None

FoxBuild

No in-app purchases

None

ManuFolio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FoxBuild free?
FoxBuild is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ManuFolio free?
ManuFolio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FoxBuild or ManuFolio have ads?
Neither FoxBuild nor ManuFolio shows ads.

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