Reo
Australian site diary app with AI daily briefings, docket scanning and drawing revision summaries.
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Our verdict
Good value for small builders who want a proper site diary for the whole crew without per-user fees. It's a site tool, not quoting or invoicing, so pair it with your job management app.
Best for: Small builders who want a site diary with unlimited users
What it does
Reo is an Australian site diary and site management app for builders who aren't Tier 1. It logs site conditions, labour, concrete pours, deliveries and inclement weather, along with photos, defects, inductions and compliance records, on the web, iPhone, iPad and Android. Reo AI gives you a daily briefing of open and overdue items, summarises drawing revisions, helps fill out paperwork and scans delivery or concrete dockets to file the supplier, materials and quantities against the right delivery. Pricing is flat with unlimited users rather than per seat.
AI features
- AI daily briefing of open and overdue run-sheet items
- Delivery and concrete docket scanning
- Drawing revision summaries and paperwork help
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