Best Construction Apps That Every Builder Must Have

With so many construction apps to choose from, it can be time consuming to download an app then see if you like the app or if it solves your need. We have simplify this for you by listing all the best construction apps for 2017 base on the category.
Best health and safety app

Safety Meeting App

The Safety Meeting App is the only app that allows companies to record and track OSHA required safety meetings, accidents, incidents, near-misses, employee attendance, and much more from their phone, tablet, and computer.

Safety Meeting App does all of this:

    Document Incident, Accidents, and Near-Misses
    Group employees based on location, team, project, favorite
    Use on Phone, Tablet, and Computer
    Meets OSHA’s Required Meeting Laws
    950+ Pre-Written Safety Toolbox Topics
    Works with popular Smart Phones and All Browsers
    Print PDF Meeting/Incident/Near-Miss Reports

Best estimating and bidding app

Joist

Joist is a FREE tool for contractors that allows you to estimate, invoice, record, payments, and manage projects from anywhere. Send your client an estimate before you leave. Be the first to get an estimate in their hands, and give them the opportunity to say YES on the spot.

Features:

    Easily calculate material & labor costs when estimating & invoicing
    Build a list of commonly used items
    Customize your estimates & invoices with your company info, logo, etc.
    Attach a client contract and collect a signature directly on the spot
    Attach photos to your estimates and invoices
    Preview estimates & invoices before you send

Best daily report app

Site Diary

Mobile Site Diary replaces the existing paper site diary, daily reports or site journal, where field work make a report of things that occurred on their projects. By using a daily construction report app, you can save up to 60mins per day on this process. With Site Diary’s cloud-sync technology, when a team member creates a report, the information is synchronized with all team members instantaneously.

Key features:

    real-time site progress and monitoring
    export daily/weekly reports in pdf, csv and excel format
    local weather report automatically included
    attached images
    offline availability
    customizable labor and plant types through online back-office

Best calculating app

Handyman Calculator

Complete construction calculator with simple inputs. The app for construction and DIY! Reduce Waste, Save Time and Money! Well tested by more than a million contractors and home owners! Top 100 productivity app.

Features are:

    Time Tracking tool
    To-do list
    CutList calculator
    Feet and inches calculator
    Square footage calculator
    Construction calculator
    Measurement calculator

Best construction defects management app

BatiScript

BatiScript Lite app is stemming from the parent product BatiScript software. The app was specifically designed for subcontractors operating on the field with their smartphone. The application allows them to easily access, on the field, the information and instructions sent by the supervisor, and to take action more quickly.

Features of BatiScript:

    Punch list
    Dashboard
    Control checklist
    Reports
    Plan storage and management

Best construction project management app

BuildTools

Rather than creating a one-size-fits-all product, BuildTools is focused on the unique needs of Custom Home Builders & Remodelers. We’re built for the management of custom construction projects & the immense amount of communication that is required. Project scheduling, communication, budgeting, task management, change orders, purchase orders, punch lists, payment requests, materials selections, specifications, meeting minutes, and much more. Nothing to install - cloud based technology.
Best construction time tracking app

Timesheet

Track your time, generate timesheets, handle client billing, generate invoices, manage expenses and notes with Easy Tempus Ideal for freelancers, contractors or employees who need to keep track of their work – now with Pomodoro timer.

Timesheet Features:

    Timer function or manual time entry
    Countdown timer for Pomodoro technique
    Ad Free
    Record time against client, project and optionally task
    Set project rate and overtime rate for invoicing purposes
    Create timesheets in Excel/CSV report files
    Create Excel Invoicesow with Pomodoro timer.

Best construction task management app

Fieldwire

Fieldwire connects your entire field team, from the project manager all the way down to each specialty contractor’s foreman, on one construction management platform. Making it effortless for anyone to view their drawings, schedule work and track their punch list while they are in the field.

Features:

    Fast HD plan viewer (works offline)
    Automatic hyperlinking & OCR
    Automatic versioning with Box / Dropbox
    Automatic sheet version control
    Blueprint folders
    Markups & annotations (Clouds, text, arrow…)

Best construction punch list app

KO Punchlist

Detailed punchlist items can be sorted, filtered and delivered in a variety of file types. Knock-out your interactive, professional, full-functioned punchlist before leaving the job site and close out your project on schedule.

Features:

    Load your project documents into KO Punchlist and access them anytime
    Export and share your projects in a variety of file types, including, .punchlist, PDF, excel, and zip folder that includes all referenced media files
    Import and export files through a variety of integrated storage utility apps including, Google Drive, Box.net, OneDrive & Dropbox.
    Merge your KO Punchlist projects with your team members’ punchlists
    Search, sort and filter your line items

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