SiteCam vs Jobsite Reel: Which Fits a Concrete & Paving Crew?

SiteCam vs Jobsite Reel at a glance

Both apps take GPS-tagged photos, let you mark them up and produce a PDF report. Past that, they're built for different jobs. SiteCam is a construction photo documentation app for teams. Jobsite Reel is a repair-walk tool for concrete, sidewalk, curb and asphalt work. SiteCam details below come from sitecam.io and sitecam.io/pricing as of November 2026.

“Not advertised” means we didn't find it on SiteCam's home or pricing page. It doesn't mean SiteCam can't do it some other way, so check with SiteCam if it matters to you.

What the SiteCam app does well

SiteCam is built around a shared project that the whole team can see. Photos are automatically timestamped and GPS-stamped, then uploaded and backed up in the cloud. You can pin them to a site plan, an elevation or a map, and color the pins by category. If you add new photos to an existing pin, you get a before, during and after timeline, which is useful for progress documentation on longer builds.

Collaboration is where SiteCam is strongest. Each group of photos has a comment thread where you can @tag project members. Admin roles, permissions and team billing come with Pro, and Enterprise adds SSO and custom roles. Reports come from templates and can go out as a PDF or a shareable link. With iOS, Android and web apps, the office can review field photos from a desk. For a mixed iPhone/Android crew or one that works off plan sheets, those are real advantages that Jobsite Reel doesn't offer.

What Jobsite Reel does differently

Jobsite Reel starts from a different question: what does the client or estimator need after a repair walk? The answer is usually a list of locations, what's wrong at each one, and how much material it takes to fix. The app is set up like this:

• Project → folders → areas. A project holds the address and client contact. Folders are whatever you name them (“Building 3”, “Pool area”). Each area gets photos from the native iPhone camera, a GPS location, measurements, notes and an action.
• Quantities in the field. Choose Asphalt, Concrete Sidewalk or Concrete Curb / Curb & Gutter, enter length, width and depth (or linear feet and section size), and the area shows square feet, removal tons and replacement cubic yards. The divisors and waste % can be edited in Settings. The math is the same as in our asphalt tonnage calculator and curb and gutter calculator.
• GPS you can fix. Tapping the camera averages fresh readings, and “Pin Here” averages 5–30 seconds while you stand still. iPhone GPS is typically about 10–16 ft in open sky, so it isn't survey-grade. If a pin lands in the wrong spot, drag it on the satellite map. The original reading is kept.
• A report built around a map. One tap gives you a PDF that opens with every area numbered on a satellite map, followed by a quantity summary and the area pages (more on this below).

The trade-offs are real. There's no App Store or Android app, no team sync or shared cloud projects, no comments, no plan or blueprint pinning, no video and no web dashboard. Data stays on the phone with no account. You can back up a project as a file to Files or iCloud, and export KML, CSV or JSON.

SiteCam pricing vs Jobsite Reel pricing

SiteCam pricing is per user. These are the numbers listed on SiteCam's pricing page as of November 2026:

Because SiteCam Pro is priced per user, cost scales with headcount. One user on Pro is $26 × 12 = $312 a year billed annually, or $29 × 12 = $348 a year month to month. Three users billed annually come to 3 × $312 = $936 a year. Ask SiteCam about the discount for five or more users.

To be fair to SiteCam: if you only do a few jobs, the Free plan may be all you need. The catch is the SiteCam footer on client reports.

Worked example: an HOA walk with 30 areas

Here's a typical job. A property manager wants a repair proposal for an HOA community. You walk it and flag 30 areas: 14 sidewalk sections (trip hazards and cracked panels), 9 runs of curb & gutter, and 7 asphalt patches in the parking courts.

The field measurements

Take one sidewalk area: a 5 ft × 10 ft section, 4 in thick.

The full walk adds up like this:

For the curb: 180 × 6 × 18 ÷ 144 = 135 CF of curb, and 180 × 24 × 8 ÷ 144 = 240 CF of gutter. The 159 divisor works out to roughly 151 lb per cubic foot. If your plant or spec uses a different weight, change it in Settings. For how contractors turn these quantities into a price, see concrete sidewalk replacement cost.

What SiteCam hands the client

With SiteCam you'd set up the project, shoot each area (timestamped and GPS-stamped), pin the photos to a map or a site plan if the HOA has one, tag them by repair type, and mark up the photos. Teammates can work the same project from their own phones, and the office can comment. The deliverable is a template-based PDF or a share link with clean, organized photos.

The quantities are where you'd add a step. SiteCam doesn't advertise built-in tonnage or yardage math, so the 14.1 tons, 6.9 CY, 28.3 tons, 13.9 CY and 23.6 tons above would usually come from a spreadsheet or your estimating software, then get attached to the proposal.

What Jobsite Reel hands the client

With Jobsite Reel you work through three folders (Sidewalk, Curb & gutter, Asphalt). At each area you take the photos, type in the dimensions and get the quantities right away. One tap at the end produces the PDF:

• A cover with your logo, color and contact info.
• An overview satellite map with areas 1–30 numbered and colored by repair type. Each number links to its area page.
• A quantity summary by folder, showing the totals in the table above.
• One or two areas per page, with up to six marked-up photos, notes, measurements and a small satellite map.

Send it by text, email or AirDrop. Export CSV for your estimate spreadsheet or KML to look at the areas in Google Earth. If the walk includes trip hazards, the photo markup's dimension lines are a quick way to record the offset. See what counts as a sidewalk trip hazard.

Choose SiteCam if… / choose Jobsite Reel if…

Choose SiteCam if:

• More than one person shoots or reviews the same projects, and you want team sync, cloud backup, comments and @mentions.
• Anyone on the crew uses Android, or the office needs a web app.
• You pin photos to plans, elevations or blueprints, or need before/during/after timelines for progress documentation.
• You need video, admin roles, team billing or SSO.
• You only do a handful of jobs and the Free plan's limits (and footer) work for you.

Choose Jobsite Reel if:

• You're an estimator, owner or PM walking sites alone on an iPhone.
• Your work is sidewalk, curb & gutter or asphalt repair, and you want SF, tons and CY worked out at each area instead of in a spreadsheet later.
• Your clients (HOAs, property managers, municipalities) find a numbered satellite map easier to follow than a stack of photos.
• You want offline use with no account, and data that stays on your phone.
• You want one flat plan at $9.99 a month.

Some crews use both: SiteCam for team progress photos on active jobs, and Jobsite Reel for the estimate walk before the job is sold. If you're also looking at other apps, see our roundup of SiteCam alternatives, including CompanyCam, Fieldwire and Raken.

Frequently asked questions

How much does SiteCam cost?

As of November 2026, SiteCam has a Free plan at $0 (unlimited team members, 3 projects, 500 photos, 25 reports, 1-minute video, and a “Made with SiteCam.io” footer on reports). Pro is $29 per user per month, or $26 per user per month billed annually ($312 per year). Enterprise is quote-only with a 50-user minimum.

Is Jobsite Reel cheaper than SiteCam?

Jobsite Reel has one plan with every feature included, $9.99 a month or $89.99 a year, and a 14-day free trial. SiteCam’s Free plan costs nothing if you can live within its limits of 3 projects, 500 photos and 25 reports. See the current Jobsite Reel price at jobsitereel.com/#pricing.

Does SiteCam calculate asphalt tons or concrete cubic yards?

SiteCam doesn’t advertise built-in material quantity math such as square feet, tons or cubic yards. It focuses on photos, plan and map pins, markup, team collaboration and reports. Jobsite Reel computes square feet, removal tons and replacement cubic yards for asphalt, sidewalk and curb and gutter as you enter measurements.

Can my whole crew share a Jobsite Reel project?

Not live. Jobsite Reel stores data on the phone with no account and no cloud sync, so there are no shared team projects, comments or @mentions. You can back up a project as a file to Files or iCloud and restore it, but if several people need to work the same project at once, SiteCam is the better fit.

Does Jobsite Reel work on Android?

No. Jobsite Reel is an iPhone web app: you open jobsitereel.com/app in Safari and add it to your Home Screen. It is built and tested for iPhone Safari only. SiteCam has iOS, Android and web apps.