Daily site report app The site reports itself every evening
One daily log per project. Whoever is on site records what happened today from a phone; the project manager approves the labour, and the owner reads it from anywhere.
What is a daily site report app?
A daily site report app replaces the paper site diary. Whoever is on site records the day from a phone, before leaving: who worked, what material was used, which machines ran, what extra was spent, and photos of the work. The owner reads it the same evening from anywhere.
The report only helps if it actually gets written. A good daily site report app is quicker than paper, works on the phones site staff already carry, and turns the day into numbers the office can use: labour days for wages, material used for the store, and today's cost for the budget.
What to look for in a daily site report app
- One daily log per project, built for a phone screen
- Labour by name, or by labour head and head count
- Material used, subcontract work, machines and extra costs on the same screen
- Dated photos with a work note
- Labour approved by the project manager before it becomes wages owed
- Today's site cost added up as the day is recorded
- The report shared on WhatsApp in one tap
Aaghaz360 does each of these in every package.
Why daily site reports don't get written
Every builder wants a daily report. Few get one every day, because the paper version is slow to fill in and nobody reads it until something goes wrong.
- 1A site diary that is filled in on Friday for the whole week.
- 2Attendance in one register, material in another, photos on someone's phone.
- 3Labour days disputed on pay day because nobody wrote them down that day.
- 4Cement used on site never subtracted from what the store thinks it holds.
- 5The owner finding out about a problem a week after it happened.
- 6Reports that list work done but never what the day cost.
What the daily site report app records
Six things to record, one screen
Labour, material used, subcontract work, machines or services, extra costs, and photos with a work note.
Labour by name or group
Pick the people who worked, or a labour head and how many came with them. Add extra hours in half-hour steps.
Recorded on site, approved in the office
A time keeper or engineer records the day; the project manager approves labour before it becomes wages owed.
Today's cost on site
As the day is recorded, the log adds up what the site cost today, so overspending shows the same evening.
Share the day's report
Send the day's report on WhatsApp to the owner or the client in one tap.
Photos that settle questions
Dated progress photos sit on the project, next to the work they show.
Used by: Site engineers, Time keepers, Project managers.
A paper site diary vs the daily site report app
- On registers, spreadsheets and WhatsApp: Filled in at the end of the week, from memory
- In Aaghaz360: Recorded on the day, from a phone on site
- On registers, spreadsheets and WhatsApp: Attendance, material and photos kept apart
- In Aaghaz360: Labour, material, machines, extra costs and photos on one screen
- On registers, spreadsheets and WhatsApp: Labour days argued about on pay day
- In Aaghaz360: Labour approved by the project manager the same day
- On registers, spreadsheets and WhatsApp: The store's stock never hears about material used
- In Aaghaz360: Material used on the log is taken from the site store
- On registers, spreadsheets and WhatsApp: The owner reads it if someone sends a photo of the page
- In Aaghaz360: The day's report goes to the owner on WhatsApp in one tap
- On registers, spreadsheets and WhatsApp: What the day cost is worked out later, if ever
- In Aaghaz360: The log adds up today's site cost as it is recorded
Worked example · sample figures
A worked example: one day on a house site
Sample figures. The site engineer records the day at 5 pm from a phone.
| What | Recorded | Cost today |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mason group: labour head and 4, full day at $23 each | $115.00 |
| Labour | Steel fixer, full day | $25.00 |
| Material used | 22 bags of cement from the site store at $13.95 | $306.90 |
| Machines and services | Concrete mixer, one day | $40.00 |
| Extra cost | Water tanker | $15.00 |
| Work and photos | Roof shuttering, first floor, 60% done; 3 photos | — |
| Total | Today's site cost | $501.90 |
The owner reads the report that evening, $501.90 included. The two labour lines wait for the project manager's approval before they become wages owed, and the 22 bags come off the site store's stock.
Site report terms used on this page
- Daily site report
- A record of one day on one site: who worked, what was used, what was done and what it cost. Also called a site diary or daily log.
- Labour head
- The person who brings a group of workers to site. Recording the head and the head count is quicker than naming everyone.
- Extra hours
- Time worked beyond the normal day, paid at each worker's extra-hour rate.
- Work note
- A short line on what was done today, kept next to the day's photos.
- Time keeper
- The person on site who records attendance. They can record days without seeing rates or wages.
Daily site log works with the rest
Daily site log writes to the same record as every other module of Aaghaz360’s construction management software.
Questions about daily site report app
Does it need a laptop on site?
No. Aaghaz360 installs on a phone like an app, and the daily log is built for a phone screen.
Can a time keeper see wages?
Only if their role allows it. People without the prices permission see days and quantities but no rates or amounts.
What goes in a daily site report?
Six things on one screen: labour, material used, subcontract work, machines or services, extra costs, and photos with a work note.
Can labour be recorded as a group?
Yes. Pick the people who worked, or a labour head and how many came with them, and add extra hours in half-hour steps.
Who approves the day's labour?
The project manager. A time keeper or engineer records the day, and labour becomes wages owed only after approval.
Can the owner or the client get the report?
Yes. Send the day's report on WhatsApp to the owner or the client in one tap.
Daily site log is in every package
Priced by how many projects run at once. Users, storage and every module are included in every package.
- FreeFree1 running projectOne site at a time, every module included
- Starter$149/ yearUp to 5 running projectsA builder or contractor running a few sites
- Business$249/ yearUp to 15 running projectsSeveral sites with a buying team and stores
- Unlimited$499/ yearNo limit on running projectsMany sites, stores and departments
- Unlimited users and storage
- Projects, phases, tasks and documents
- Daily site log with photos
- Purchasing from demand to payment
- Site stores and stock counts
- Labour, contractors and pay runs
- Budgets, supplier ledger and client billing
- Quotations to customers