For foremen and crew leaders

Standardize your crew's photo documentation

Manifold is the field documentation app for foremen managing crews of 3 to 20 people. GPS auto-routes every photo to the right project, photo-required checklists enforce standards, and one-tap PDF reports handle client handover. From $16 per user per month with no seat minimums.

14-day free trial · No credit card · Add or remove crew members any time

The foreman's documentation problem

You're already juggling scheduling, materials, subs, and the client. Photo documentation is the first thing to drop when the day gets busy. When it does, you're the one hunting through camera rolls at 8pm looking for the pre-cover shot of the plumbing rough-in.

What you actually need

  • The crew documenting their own work — not you documenting for them
  • Photos landing in the right project without anyone thinking about it
  • A way to enforce that scope items aren't marked done without evidence
  • A tool the crew will actually use in work gloves, in direct sunlight, with no signal
  • Reports for the PM and client that generate themselves at closeout

What most tools do wrong

  • Require the crew to select a project before every photo (they'll pick wrong)
  • Charge a 3-seat minimum so distributing access to the crew is expensive
  • Fail or lose data when signal drops in basements and remote sites
  • Put all documentation burden on you as the foreman
  • Force manual folder organization in the office after the fact

How foremen use Manifold

A four-step rollout that gets your crew documenting consistently within two weeks.

1

Set up the required shots

Build a photo-required checklist for your trade — rough-in, before cover, punch list, closeout. Post it once. The crew sees it on every job.

2

Roll out to the crew

Every crew member gets their own user account. They open the app, take a photo, and GPS auto-routes it to the right project. No selecting. No tagging.

3

Review before end of day

Open the project timeline on site. Confirm required shots are captured. Missing items get flagged before the crew leaves — not next morning by the office.

4

Hand off at closeout

One tap generates a branded PDF report with the photo record. Send as a link — client, PM, or inspector opens it without a Manifold account.

The features that matter to foremen

GPS project auto-routing

Every photo attributes to the right project automatically. The crew never picks a project. The single feature that makes multi-crew documentation work.

Photo-required checklists

Scope items can't be marked complete without a photo. "I fixed it" without evidence is not accepted — not by you, not by the tool.

Offline capture

Basements, tunnels, remote sites. Everything works with no signal. Auto-syncs when the phone is back in range.

Per-crew-member attribution

Every photo tagged with who took it. See at a glance who's documenting consistently and who needs a check-in.

Any-phone 3D scanning

Orbit Measure works on any iOS or Android phone. Capture an as-built or existing condition in 60 seconds — no LiDAR needed.

One-tap PDF reports

Client closeout, insurance handover, inspector packet — generated as a branded PDF from the project timeline in one tap.

Foreman-friendly pricing

No seat minimums. Add or remove crew members any time. Billing prorates automatically.

Manifold Photo — $16/user/month

GPS photos, checklists, punch lists, PDF reports, client sharing. Everything a foreman needs for standard documentation.

5-person crew: $80/month. 10-person crew: $160/month.

Manifold Photo + Scan — $24/user/month

Everything in Photo, plus Orbit Measure 3D scanning on any phone and Floor Plan Scan on iPhone Pro.

5-person crew: $120/month. 10-person crew: $240/month.

Foreman FAQ

What's the best photo documentation app for a construction foreman?

Manifold is built for foremen managing a crew of 3 to 20 people. Every crew member gets their own user account, photos are auto-attributed to the correct project via GPS, and photo-required checklists enforce that scope items can't be closed without evidence. From $16/user/month with no seat minimums.

How do I standardize photo documentation across my crew?

Define a required-shot list per project phase, distribute ownership by scope (each crew member documents their own work), and enforce with photo-required checklists in the tool itself. GPS-based automatic project routing removes the friction that causes crew members to skip documentation. Full guide: How to standardize jobsite photos across your crew.

Do foremen need to select a project before taking each photo?

No. Manifold uses the phone's GPS to automatically attribute each photo to the correct active project. The foreman and crew members open the app, take the photo, and it lands in the right place with no tagging. This is what makes standardized documentation work at crew scale.

How much does Manifold cost per crew member?

Manifold Photo is $16 per user per month. Photo + Scan (with 3D scanning) is $24 per user per month. No seat minimums — a foreman with a 5-person crew pays $80/month for Photo or $120/month for Photo + Scan.

How do I get my crew to actually use it?

Roll out to yourself for one week first, then add the crew with a 15-minute morning huddle. Review the day's photos on site with the crew for the first two weeks. Details: How to get your crew to actually take job site photos.

Get your crew documenting consistently in two weeks

14-day free trial. Direct founder access to help you roll it out to your crew.