UpScale.buildWhat site diary app should property developers use in Australia?
Australian property developers and client-side PMs need a site diary written on site the day things happen — weather, labour, plant, visitors, delays and photos — so you still have a record when an extension-of-time claim arrives months later. UpScale.build includes a native iOS site diary inside the same developer workflow as feasibility, costs, claims and variations: start on free Feasibility, pay from $149 AUD/month when a project goes live.
Most “site diary app Australia” results are written for head contractors. Useful for them; incomplete if you must prove what happened at close-out.
Who for / not for
- Developers who own delay risk and EOT disputes
- Client-side PMs keeping a contemporaneous project record
- Small/mid AU residential and mixed-use developments
- Head contractors who only need crew attendance + SWMS
- Diary-only tools with no link to margin / claims
- Tradie attendance notepads
What a developer-grade diary must capture
- Weather
- Labour
- Plant
- Visitors
- Delays
- Photos
Recorded on the day. Native iOS — not a website squeezed onto a phone. CSV export available across key registers including site diaries.
Related reading
- Managing Construction Variations
- Progress Claims for Australian Developers
- UpScale.build vs Procore
- Track development margin, variations & claims
Frequently asked questions
Is there a site diary app for property developers in Australia (not just builders)?
Yes — look for developer / client-side platforms that include diary alongside cost and claims. UpScale.build’s native iOS diary is aimed at that buyer.
Does the diary help with extension-of-time claims?
It is the contemporaneous evidence base. It does not replace contract notice requirements.
Can consultants see the diary?
Invited people see what you choose to share on the project; bringing someone on does not hand them the feasibility.
Do I need a separate subscription for the iOS app?
No separate diary price is listed; it sits inside the project subscription model.
Related reading
- Site diary — what a site diary has to record to be worth anything later.
- Extension of time (EOT) — the claim the diary is the evidence for.
- Managing construction variations — how the daily record feeds a variation or a latent-conditions claim.
- UpScale.build vs Procore — why most site-diary tools are written for the head contractor.
- Margin through variations and claims — where the diary lands when a claim arrives.
- GST margin scheme calculator — GST under the margin scheme against 1/11th of the price, plus the eligibility and withholding questions that decide which one you pay.
- Development site stamp duty calculator — Transfer duty and the foreign purchaser surcharge on a development site in NSW, VIC, QLD or WA, on the published revenue-office scales.
- NSW land tax calculator — What a development site costs you to hold each year: NSW land tax on the published thresholds, plus the foreign owner surcharge.
- Residual land value calculator — The most you could bid for a site and still hit your target margin, solved against the same appraisal engine the product runs.
- Quick feasibility calculator — Screen a site from ten numbers: margin on cost, profit, peak funding and the month funding peaks. Everything is computed in your browser.
- Construction project management software — The client side of a build in one record: tenders, contracts, claims, variations, RFIs, meetings, diary, defects and approvals.
- Construction cost management software — Budget, committed, certified and paid on one screen, measured against the original budget the project was funded on.
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