One entry a day, not a form to dig out
A daily site log - weather, crew on site, work completed, deliveries, visitors and any delays or issues, one entry per day. A calendar view and a summary tab keep the whole diary readable at a glance, and you can export it as CSV or PDF whenever you need it.
Pick a day, fill it in, save it - saving always updates that day's entry rather than piling up duplicate rows, so the diary stays a clean, one-row-per-day record.
Weather, crew count and subcontractor notes sit at the top of every entry - context that explains why a day went the way it did, without a separate field for it.
Dedicated fields for what got done, what was delivered, and who visited - and a delays/issues field for anything that held work up.
Export the whole diary as a CSV file or a formatted PDF whenever you need it - for your own records, a client update, or a project handover.
Switch to the Calendar tab for a full month grid - each logged day shows a weather icon, a crew-count badge and a delay flag at a glance, tinted so a busy week stands out. Click any day to open it.
The Summary tab rolls the current diary up into a handful of numbers - days logged, total crew-days, average crew, days with delays or issues, the most common weather, and the date range covered.
Search the day list by date or by what's written in an entry, and browse by month grouped in the sidebar. When tomorrow starts the same way today did, "Duplicate to next day" carries the weather and crew forward and leaves the rest blank.
A light/dark toggle that remembers your choice, and a rotating sample diary - three different scenarios - to explore the app before you start logging your own days.
Raken is a well-known construction daily-reporting platform bundled into a wider field management suite - time cards, production tracking, toolbox talks and more. Here's how a focused, one-off desktop diary compares for a contractor who just wants a clean daily log.
| Feature | Site Diary | Raken |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | £4.99 one-off after trial | Per-user/month subscription (reviewers cite ~$15-25/user/month) |
| Built specifically for a single-project daily diary | ✓ | ~ |
| Calendar view of the whole diary | ✓ | ~ |
| Time card tracking and payroll integration | ✕ | ✓ |
| Multi-user crew/subcontractor accounts | ✕ | ✓ |
| Works fully offline | ✓ | ~ |
| Native iOS/Android mobile app | ✕ | ✓ |
| One account across a whole app portfolio | ✓ | ✕ |
Comparison based on Raken's publicly listed pricing and features as of August 2026 (rakenapp.com, Capterra, G2) - pricing and features change over time, so check rakenapp.com for current details. Raken is a trademark of its respective owner; this comparison is for informational purposes and isn't sponsored by or affiliated with Raken.
Site Diary is a Windows desktop app, free to try from the Microsoft Store.
Yes - Site Diary uses the same shared Metre2 account as Vector, Forma and every other Keystone app. Sign in once and it works everywhere.
Site Diary is one entry per day by design - saving always updates that day's entry rather than adding a new row, so the record stays a clean day-by-day diary rather than a running feed.
The sample data and copy lean construction, but nothing in the app enforces it - any workplace that wants a simple daily log can use it.
Entries live only in the current session and any file you export - nothing is uploaded anywhere.
Yes - the Calendar tab shows a full month at once, with a weather icon, crew-count badge and delay flag on every logged day. Click a day to open it for editing.