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Construction photo documentation apps, compared
A construction photo documentation app stamps each photo with the time and place, files it under the right job, and gets it into a report the office, GC or owner can open. CompanyCam is the photo specialist, from $63 a month billed yearly for one user. Procore, Raken and Fieldwire tie photos to daily logs and tasks, and WorkPhotos is free for up to three users.
What a photo app adds to the phone's camera
A phone takes sharp pictures but doesn't answer what someone asks a year later: which job, which day, where on the site, who took it. A photo app answers that when the picture is taken:
- Stamps. The date, time and GPS location go into the file, and in some apps onto the image itself, so they survive being shared. Procore also stamps the compass direction.
- Filing. The photo lands in the right project, so nobody sorts a camera roll at night.
- Offline capture. Trenches, basements and rural jobs lose signal; the photo waits on the phone and uploads later.
- Notes and markup. A caption, an arrow or a tag that says what the photo proves.
- A report. The photos leave the app in a PDF or inside the day's daily report, so the record isn't locked in an app the GC or owner can't open.
The last point is the one crews skip. A photo of an exposed pipe proves little alone; the same photo attached to the daily report line "abandoned 4-in clay pipe at Sta 4+75, RFI 14 sent" tells the whole story. The filled-in daily report example shows where photos sit in a day's record.
Seven options side by side
| Tool | Cheapest way in | Photos and the daily report | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| CompanyCam | $63/mo billed yearly ($79 monthly), 1 user | Timestamped photos and video, offline capture, photo reports; daily logs listed on every plan | Trades that live on photos and sell from them |
| Procore | Annual fee set by construction volume; unlimited users | Time, GPS and direction stamped on each photo; photos become RFIs, punch items or observations; 360° capture tied to daily logs | GCs already running jobs in Procore |
| Raken | $23/user/mo billed yearly, 3-user minimum | Photos, video and attachments in the branded daily report on Basic; bulk photo download on Performance ($59) | Subs whose daily report is the main record |
| Fieldwire | Free Basic (5 users, 3 projects); Pro $39/user/mo | Photos on every plan; metadata stamps from Pro; scheduled daily PDF reports with photos and video (no reports on Basic) | Crews working from drawings and tasks |
| WorkPhotos | Free for up to 3 users; $5.99/user/mo | Offline capture, job reports and unlimited storage free; paid adds HD capture and removes watermarks | Small trades that need photos and nothing else |
| DailyBuild | $49/mo for 1 project, unlimited users | Captioned photos in the daily log and a signed PDF; a project photo log | Small GCs who'd rather pay per job than per head |
| Dozer | Free for 1 site and 1 camera; $99/site/mo | Fixed site cameras, not phone photos; what they catch lands on the site's day with the frame; its daily report PDF has no photos | Seeing a site when nobody is there |
One caution on CompanyCam: on November 13, 2026, its pricing page showed two prices for each bigger plan. Crew (3 users included) was $119 a month billed yearly on the plan card and $129 in the comparison table; Scale was $249 and $199. Check the price at checkout.
CompanyCam, and when an alternative fits better
CompanyCam is the name most trades know for job photos. Its Core plan covers timestamped photos and video, an automatically organized project history, photo reports, live job updates for clients, offline capture, on-site payment for US companies and a price book with invoicing. It includes one user and allows a second for $29 a month billed yearly ($34 monthly). Crew adds checklists, automatic job reports, tasks, a live map and client access; Scale adds unlimited templates and reports, subcontractor access control and agreements. Daily logs are listed on every plan, signatures only on Scale. There's a free trial but no free plan.
Much of the plan is about selling the next job: proposals, invoices, payments and a marketing add-on. That suits a remodeler or roofer more than a site sub. Look elsewhere when:
- The daily report matters more than the gallery. A sub that sends the GC a report every evening gets more from Raken, DailyBuild or a daily report tool where photos sit in the signed report next to manpower, weather and delays.
- The work happens on drawings. Fieldwire ties photos to tasks pinned on the sheet.
- The GC runs Procore. Procore's photo tool comes with what the GC pays, and links photos to RFIs and punch items.
- There are many users and a small budget. WorkPhotos is free for three and $5.99 a user after; DailyBuild charges per project, not per person.
Phone photos vs. fixed site cameras
Phone photos record what someone remembered to shoot. They miss nights and weekends and the delivery that came while the foreman was in the trench. Fixed cameras fill those gaps.
Dozer works from that side. Its cameras send pictures today: Reolink, Hikvision and Axis cameras email them to their own Dozer address, and in its app a phone on a charger takes one every 30 seconds. Linking a Verkada, Eagle Eye, UniFi or Ring account, or live video from cameras you own, isn't built yet; asking for one records a request. Dozer says it looks for trucks in and out (and whether a ticket photo came with them), machines working, idle or moving after hours, people in a trench, and missing hard hats and vests, and puts each on the site's day with the frame; the day's camera alerts also go into its daily report draft as text. One site with one camera is free; a paid site is $99 a month with unlimited cameras, and the first 7 days are free.
Where Dozer doesn't fit: it isn't a phone photo app. Its daily report PDF (summary, work done, crew, equipment, issues and delays, weather, and a blank line to sign on paper) carries no photos, so a crew that needs photos inside the report still needs one of the tools above. Its phone apps are listed as coming soon; it runs in a web browser today.
Five habits that make photos hold up
- Shoot before it's covered. Pipe before backfill, rebar before the pour, framing before drywall. Afterwards the photo is the only way anyone sees it.
- Wide, then close. The wide shot shows where; the close one shows what. Put a tape, a station marker or a hand in the close shot for scale.
- Say what it shows. A caption with the place and the point ("Sta 4+75, abandoned clay pipe, 3 ft down") turns a picture into a record.
- Keep the original. Mark up a copy. The original file, with its date and location, is the one to hand over in a dispute.
- Attach it to the day. Put the key photos in that day's report, so the report and the photos tell the same story. The field report app guide covers the forms side.
Questions
Is there a free construction photo documentation app?
Yes. WorkPhotos is free for up to 3 users with offline capture, job reports and unlimited storage; its paid plan removes watermarks. Fieldwire's free Basic plan includes photos for up to 5 users and 3 projects, without reports or exports. Dozer is free for one site and one fixed camera. CompanyCam has a free trial, not a free plan.
How much does CompanyCam cost?
Core is $63 a month billed yearly, or $79 month to month, for one user, with a second user at $29 a month billed yearly. Crew includes 3 users; on November 13, 2026 its pricing page showed $119 and $129 a month billed yearly for it in two places. Enterprise, for 50 or more users, is quoted.
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