Comparison

PlanRadar Construction Manager 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

PlanRadar Construction Manager

This platform centralizes all construction project documentation, processes, and reporting. Record construction documents, defects, and tasks on a mobile device, pin them to plans, and communicate in real-time with project members. Manage everything from handover documentation to site diaries and inspections in one place.

Highlights
  • Real-time defect and task recording on digital plans/BIM models
  • Mobile and desktop synchronization for instant updates
  • Centralized access to up-to-date blueprints
  • Automated PDF/Excel report generation
  • Intuitive user interface for quick adoption
  • Flexible data collection and project tailoring
Features
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PlanRadar is a single platform for all project documentation, processes and reporting. Construction documents, defects and tasks can be recorded on a mobile device, pinned directly to your construction plans and communicated to project members in real-time. PlanRadar can be used for all use cases and is fully flexible to collect data how you prefer. Manage everything from legally compliant handover documentation with a detailed snag list, to digital site diaries to ongoing inspections, maintenance and reporting in one place. Benefit from seamless construction and real estate documentation that creates transparency for all stakeholders. YOUR BENEFITS: * Instant overview of construction site activity: With our construction site app, new tasks and construction defects can be located on digital plans or BIM models in the form of tickets. These can be placed with millimetre precision by all authorised project participants and can be supplemented by photos, text, voice messages and documents. It’s easy to communicate clearly and avoid mistakes and misunderstandings. * Office to project-site communication: Ongoing synchronisation between computer, mobile phones and tablets keep your team informed about all changes on the construction site in real-time, helping you stay on top of the status of different tasks and defects. * All project members working to the same plans, documents and tasks: Keep up-to-date plans on your smartphone. Newly uploaded blueprints are immediately accessible by all project participants in the mobile app. That way, you and your colleagues are always working with the latest set of drawings. * No extra paperwork in the office: Create detailed and completely customisable PDF or Excel reports and export your construction site diary, detailed snag list or an entire handover document in just a few clicks. Efficient reporting saves you from duplicating work in the office after completing your site inspections. * An intuitive design that gets you started in minutes: Unlike other construction apps, the simple user interface of PlanRadar allows for a quick and easy introduction to the software without expensive training. You can create your first project and start adding tasks within minutes. * Simple, flexible and tailored to your project: PlanRadar adapts to the way you work, not the other way around. ENSURE QUALITY ON YOUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT Our digital solution for construction management and construction documentation has received several awards for innovation in the construction and real estate sectors: August 2022: PropTech Breakthrough Awards - Project Management Solution of the Year April 2022: TopBuilder Award - Products & Services IT & BIM July 2019: EG Tech Award – Winner Construction Award December 2018: Real Estate Tech Awards (RETAS) September 2018: Real Estate Innovation Prize 2018 June 2018: PropTech Pitch 2018 March 2018: MIPIM Award QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? Get in touch: https://www.planradar.com/contact

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

PlanRadar Construction Manager4 screens
Site Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Site Diary at none against PlanRadar Construction Manager's 1. Site Diary also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). PlanRadar Construction Manager's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume, 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. PlanRadar Construction Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Site Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlanRadar Construction Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 86 and 45 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of PlanRadar Construction Manager's written reviews are positive against 88% of Site Diary's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlanRadar Construction Manager ships an update every 6 days, Site Diary weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PlanRadar Construction Manager versus Site Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanRadar Construction ManagerSite Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (86 ratings) — better4.4 (45 ratings)
Positive reviews69.1% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings86 — better45
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size547 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlanRadar GmbHScript&Go

Customer experience

PlanRadar Construction Manager

All ratings86 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive69.1%
Neutral6.2%
Negative24.7%

Site Diary

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PlanRadar Construction Manager

One-time1
  • BASIC Yearly$349.99
None

Site Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlanRadar Construction Manager free?
PlanRadar Construction Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Site Diary free?
Site Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PlanRadar Construction Manager or Site Diary?
PlanRadar Construction Manager is rated higher. PlanRadar Construction Manager averages 4.7 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while Site Diary averages 4.4 from 45 ratings.
Do PlanRadar Construction Manager or Site Diary have ads?
Neither PlanRadar Construction Manager nor Site Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlanRadar Construction Manager or Site Diary?
PlanRadar Construction Manager ships an update every 6 days, and Site Diary weekly. Most recently, PlanRadar Construction Manager was updated on October 14, 2026 and Site Diary on October 7, 2026.

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