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Best site induction apps in Australia (2026)

Prices and features checked against each company’s own pages on 15 October 2026. We make Foreman, one of the apps on this list.

The short answer

The best site induction app depends on the size of your jobs. For small builders, Foreman runs QR inductions in the worker's phone browser with a site diary included, free for your first project. Commercial builders on Procore tend to look at SignOnSite, head contractors at HammerTech, and builders who want one platform that grows into scheduling at BuildPass.

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What a site induction app does

A site induction app replaces the clipboard at the gate. Each site gets a QR code or a link. Workers, subbies and visitors open it on their phone, read your site rules and documents, such as the SWMS, enter their details and sign. You get a dated register for every site.

It covers the site-specific part of an induction, which is separate from the white card. Some apps stop there. Others add visitor sign-in, contractor insurances and licences, a site diary, or a full safety platform with permits and inspections. The more they add, the more they usually cost and the longer they take to set up.

How we compared them

We used five things a builder can check for themselves, taken from each company’s own pricing and product pages. Where a page doesn’t say, we say that, rather than assume the feature is missing.

  1. Published price. Whether you can see the cost before talking to sales, and what it's based on: users, sites or construction volume.
  2. Free plan or trial. Whether you can run a real job on it before paying.
  3. What a worker needs to induct. An app download, an account or SMS code, or nothing but a phone camera. This decides how many subbies actually finish it.
  4. Site diary included. Whether the daily record of the job sits in the same app, or needs another product.
  5. Contract. Month to month, or an annual fee paid upfront.

Side by side

  • Foreman

    Best for small builders who want inductions and a site diary at a published price

    Starting price
    Free for your first project. Then $29 a month for each person with a login, or $23.20 billed yearly.
    Free plan
    Yes. Your first project, with every feature and unlimited users, free forever.
    What a worker needs to induct
    Nothing. They scan the QR code and the induction opens in the phone's browser, with no login.
    Site diary with photos
    Yes, on every plan. Export as a CSV or a PDF with photos.
    Contract
    Month to month. If you cancel, your records stay viewable.

  • BuildPass

    Best for builders who want inductions, a diary and room to grow into scheduling and estimating

    Starting price
    No published prices. Based on your plan and how many admin users need a login.
    Free plan
    No free plan or trial mentioned on its pricing page.
    What a worker needs to induct
    No download needed, but a worker creates a profile verified by an SMS code to their mobile.
    Site diary with photos
    Yes, from Lite, with photos, voice entry, weather and AI summaries.
    Contract
    Not locked in. Move between plans and add or remove admins at any time.

  • SiteBook

    Best for builders who want safety, scheduling and finance modules from one supplier

    Starting price
    From $149 a month plus GST (Safety Pro). Site Pro from $299, Schedule Pro from $499, Finance Pro by quote.
    Free plan
    None listed on the pricing page.
    What a worker needs to induct
    Not stated on the pricing page. Ask SiteBook.
    Site diary with photos
    Yes, with photos, from Site Pro.
    Contract
    No lock-in contracts; cancel any time.

  • SignOnSite

    Best for commercial builders already on Procore

    Starting price
    No published prices. An upfront annual fee based on your product needs and annual construction volume, with no charge per user.
    Free plan
    No free trial, according to its pricing page.
    What a worker needs to induct
    Its inductions page says no app is needed, and it also offers a worker app. Whether workers need an account isn't stated.
    Site diary with photos
    No site diary of its own. Attendance and timecards push into the Procore Site Diary.
    Contract
    Annual, paid upfront, with pricing reviewed each year.

  • HammerTech

    Best for head contractors running several commercial projects

    Starting price
    No published prices. Not per user: based on annual construction volume, company size and the onboarding you need, including implementation and training.
    Free plan
    No free plan or trial mentioned on its pricing page. Free for subcontractors, through the head contractor.
    What a worker needs to induct
    Workers complete inductions on any phone without creating an account. A mobile app is also available.
    Site diary with photos
    Yes. Auto-generated daily entries with headcount from sign-ins and Bureau of Meteorology weather.
    Contract
    Not stated on its pricing page.

  • EVA Check-in

    Best for visitor and contractor sign-in across sites and offices

    Starting price
    Per site, per month: AUD $50 (Core, sign-in only), $100 (Business, adds inductions), $125 (Construction, adds geofencing and on-site forms). Enterprise by quote. The AUD prices don't state GST.
    Free plan
    A 14-day free trial. No ongoing free plan.
    What a worker needs to induct
    Check in by QR code, kiosk, the free EVA app or EVA Pass. Geofencing needs the app.
    Site diary with photos
    None on its product pages. Check-in data can be pulled into Procore project logs.
    Contract
    No minimum term, with a 14-day money-back guarantee.

  • LinkSafe

    Best for organisations prequalifying hundreds of contractors

    Starting price
    No published prices. Modular, with no per-company or per-person charges if you run it yourself. A managed Concierge service can be funded by your contractors.
    Free plan
    No free plan or trial mentioned on its product page.
    What a worker needs to induct
    No apps, downloads or installations required.
    Site diary with photos
    Not mentioned on its product pages.
    Contract
    Not stated on its product page.

  • Sitemate

    Best for civil and heavy industry teams building their own forms system

    Starting price
    Per user, for 11 to 30 users: AUD $28 to $94 a month on a monthly term, or $25.20 to $84.60 on a one-year term. GST isn't stated.
    Free plan
    A 30-day trial. No ongoing free plan for Dashpivot.
    What a worker needs to induct
    Its help centre says inductees use the free Sitemate app. Another help article says free users can submit by link or QR code without a login.
    Site diary with photos
    Yes, as a site diary template, signed off on a phone or tablet.
    Contract
    Monthly plans cancel any time. Annual and multi-year plans can't be cancelled mid-term.

  • Mitti

    Best for teams running lots of recurring inspections and audits

    Starting price
    Premium is $24 a seat a month billed yearly, or $29 monthly, excluding taxes. The pricing page doesn't state the currency.
    Free plan
    Yes. Up to 10 users and 5 active inspection templates.
    What a worker needs to induct
    For Sign On, nothing to download and no login, but each visitor is added to your account as a guest user.
    Site diary with photos
    No dedicated site diary. A community template exists that Mitti says it hasn't verified.
    Contract
    Monthly or yearly billing. On a yearly plan you keep access until renewal if you cancel.

The best site induction apps in Australia, by type of builder

Small residential builders

Running a few jobs at once with a small crew and a lot of subbies coming through the gate.

Foreman: best for small builders who want inductions and a site diary at a published price

Foreman gives every site a QR code. Workers induct in their phone's browser with no app and no login, read your site documents and sign, and the site diary, crew hours and forms sit in the same app. Your first project is free with every feature and unlimited users, then it's $29 a month for each person with a login. People who only induct are never billed.

Where it goes further

  • Nothing for workers to install and no login, so subbies finish the induction at the gate.
  • A published price, with the first project free and no annual contract.
  • The site diary, crew hours and forms in the same app, so the induction register sits next to the daily record of the job.

Pick something else if

  • you want quoting, scheduling or job costing in the same app
  • you need kiosks, turnstiles or access control at the gate
  • you're a head contractor who needs prequalification, permits and inspections in one platform
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Builders who want one platform to grow into

Builders adding scheduling, defects or the money side of the job, and happy to pay more for it.

BuildPass: best for builders who want inductions, a diary and room to grow into scheduling and estimating

BuildPass includes QR inductions and a site diary with photos, voice entry and weather from its Lite plan, and grows into scheduling, defects, RFIs and estimating. It charges by admin logins, so workers are free, but it publishes no prices. Workers create a profile verified by an SMS code.

Best suited to you if

  • you want one platform that grows into scheduling, defects, RFIs, permits and estimating.
  • you want a dedicated SWMS builder and insurance module for your subcontractors.
BuildPass and Foreman compared in full

SiteBook: best for builders who want safety, scheduling and finance modules from one supplier

SiteBook publishes its prices. Inductions come in Safety Pro, from $149 a month plus GST, and the site diary comes with Site Pro, from $299 a month plus GST. Higher packages add scheduling and finance, and there are no lock-in contracts.

Best suited to you if

  • you want one system for safety, scheduling and the money side of the job: estimating, job costing, variations and contractor invoices.
  • you want contractor compliance and SWMS management as dedicated modules in the same system as scheduling and finance.
SiteBook and Foreman compared in full

Commercial builders and head contractors

Larger projects, many subcontractors and a safety team, usually on an annual contract.

SignOnSite: best for commercial builders already on Procore

SignOnSite, now part of Breadcrumb, runs inductions by QR code or link before workers arrive, with kiosks and optional biometric turnstiles. Attendance flows into the Procore Site Diary rather than a diary of its own. It charges an upfront annual fee based on construction volume and publishes no prices.

Best suited to you if

  • you are a commercial builder already on Procore, and you want attendance to flow into Procore's site diary.
  • you want AI-assisted review of subcontractor SWMS across many sites.
SignOnSite and Foreman compared in full

HammerTech: best for head contractors running several commercial projects

HammerTech is a full safety, quality and environment platform: configurable inductions with quizzes, prequalification, permits, inspections and an auto-generated daily diary with Bureau of Meteorology weather. Workers induct on any phone without an account. Pricing is quoted on construction volume, with implementation and training.

Best suited to you if

  • you are a head contractor running several commercial projects at once and need one platform for safety, quality and environment.
  • you need subcontractor prequalification, SWMS review, permits and inspections in one system.
HammerTech and Foreman compared in full

Visitor sign-in and contractor compliance

When the main job is managing who comes through the door, across sites, offices or a whole organisation.

EVA Check-in: best for visitor and contractor sign-in across sites and offices

EVA Check-in publishes per-site prices: AUD $50 a site a month for sign-in, $100 with inductions and $125 for its construction bundle with geofencing. It has a 14-day trial and no minimum term. Its product pages describe no site diary.

Best suited to you if

  • you need visitor sign-in and sign-out at the gate every day, including an evacuation list.
  • you run offices, schools or venues as well as building sites, and want one sign-in system for all of them.
EVA Check-in and Foreman compared in full

LinkSafe: best for organisations prequalifying hundreds of contractors

LinkSafe, now part of Civica, focuses on contractor management for councils, hospitals, schools and large head contractors, with online inductions completed before arrival and no app for workers. It's priced by quote, with an optional managed service your contractors can fund.

Best suited to you if

  • you manage hundreds of contractors and need their licences and insurances checked before they are allowed on site.
  • you are an asset owner, council, school, hospital or large head contractor rather than a builder running a few jobs.
LinkSafe and Foreman compared in full

Forms and inspection platforms

Builders who mainly want checklists and forms, with inductions as one template among many.

Sitemate: best for civil and heavy industry teams building their own forms system

Sitemate's Dashpivot handles inductions as a form template shared by QR poster or link, alongside site diary and quality templates. It's AUD $28 to $94 per user a month on a monthly term, with a 30-day trial and a licence minimum for businesses of 10 or more employees.

Best suited to you if

  • you want to build your own forms system for safety, quality and time and materials across many templates.
  • you run civil or heavy industry work, where Sitemate's template library is deepest.
Sitemate and Foreman compared in full

Mitti: best for teams running lots of recurring inspections and audits

Mitti, SafetyCulture's new name, has a free plan for up to 10 users and a very large template library. Inductions run through its contractor management, and visitors added through Sign On become guest users. Its site sign-in is a separate paid add-on, and it has no dedicated site diary.

Best suited to you if

  • you run lots of recurring inspections, audits and corrective actions across several sites or industries.
  • you want a very large template library and a free plan for a team of up to 10 doing checklists.
Mitti and Foreman compared in full

Which app fits your job

If you areLook at
A small builder with a few jobs who wants inductions and a site diaryForeman
Growing into scheduling, defects and estimating on one platformBuildPass
Wanting safety, scheduling and finance from one supplier at a published priceSiteBook
A commercial builder already running projects in ProcoreSignOnSite
A head contractor with several commercial projects and a safety teamHammerTech
Signing visitors in at offices and sites with one systemEVA Check-in
An organisation prequalifying hundreds of contractorsLinkSafe
Running many inspections and audits across sitesMitti
Building your own forms system for civil workSitemate

Every price and feature above comes from the company’s own pages, checked 15 October 2026. Prices change, so confirm before you buy, and if something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it. See also site induction software pricing in Australia.

Best site induction apps in Australia: questions

What is the best site induction app in Australia?
It depends on the job. For small builders, Foreman runs QR inductions with no app or login and includes a site diary, free for your first project. Head contractors tend to use HammerTech, and commercial builders on Procore often use SignOnSite.
Is there a free site induction app?
Foreman's inductions are free and unlimited on every plan, and your first project is free with every feature. Mitti has a free plan for up to 10 users, but its site sign-in is a paid add-on. Most others offer a trial at most.
What does site induction software cost in Australia?
Of the apps that publish prices, Foreman is free for one project then $29 a month per login, Mitti is $24 a seat a month billed yearly, Sitemate is AUD $28 to $94 per user, EVA Check-in is AUD $50 to $125 a site and SiteBook starts at $149 a month plus GST. SignOnSite, HammerTech, LinkSafe and BuildPass quote instead.
Do workers need to download an app to do a site induction?
Not with every app. Foreman, LinkSafe and SignOnSite's inductions need no app, and HammerTech workers induct without creating an account. BuildPass asks workers for a profile verified by SMS code.
How do I choose a site induction app?
Check five things: whether the price is published, whether you can run a real job free, what a worker has to do to finish the induction, whether a site diary is included, and whether it's month to month or an annual contract.
Does a site induction app replace the white card?
No. The white card is general construction induction training. A site induction app covers the site-specific part: this site's hazards, rules and emergency procedures, and records who completed it.

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