Built for punch lists
Capture each defect or unfinished item in seconds as you walk the job. The punch list builds itself while you are on the floor, so nothing gets lost between the clipboard and the office.
For builders, site managers & contractors
A snagging app for builders who close out the job properly
SnagPal is a fast, free snagging app for builders, site managers and contractors. Build a punch list as you walk the site, photograph and annotate each defect or unfinished item in seconds, pin it on the floor plan and organise it by room and by the trade responsible, then track each item from open through to resolved. When the job is signed off, export a clean, branded PDF defect or handover report in one tap. It works fully offline on site and keeps everything on your device, so there is no account, no subscription and no per-seat fee.
Free on iPhone and iPad. No account, no subscription, no per-seat fees, no cloud.
Punch listBuilt as you walk the job
£0No subscription or per-seat fee
OfflineWorks on site with no signal
iOSiPhone and iPad
Why it fits the job
A field tool for closing the job out cleanly
If you run sites or work as a contractor, the tool you carry has to be fast, work where there is no signal, and produce a handover report you are happy to put your company name on.
Most site and snagging software is built for the office: accounts to manage, dashboards to sign into, seats to license, and a subscription that bills every month whether the job is busy or winding down. On the plot, what you actually need is to log a defect quickly, know who owns it, see what is still outstanding, and walk away with a clean handover report.
SnagPal is built for that. It is a fast, free field tool for one person on one device. You build the punch list as you walk, assign each item to the responsible trade, track it to resolved, work entirely offline, and export a branded PDF with your company on it. No account, no subscription, no per-seat fee, and nothing leaves your device until you send the report.
The short version
Punch lists built on site, items assigned to the responsible trade, status tracked to completion, branded handover PDFs, offline, and no per-seat subscription. SnagPal handles the field-capture and close-out side of a job for free.What you get
Built around how a job actually gets closed out
The four things that matter most when you are running snags and unfinished items to completion on a live site.
Assigned by trade
Tag each item to the trade responsible for putting it right. The list shows exactly who owns what, so items do not sit outstanding because nobody was clearly on the hook.
Tracked to completion
Move each item from open to in progress to resolved as the work gets done. You always know what is left to chase and what has been closed out, ready for sign-off.
Branded handover PDFs
Export the whole list as a clean PDF with your company logo and details, grouped by room. It is the professional handover or defect report the client or developer expects.
The on-site workflow
From walking the job to a handover PDF
A typical close-out, start to finish, and where SnagPal fits in at each stage.
Walk the job and capture each item
Go room by room or area by area. For every defect or unfinished item, photograph it, add a short title, tag the location and set the status. Each one takes seconds, so you can build the punch list while you are still on the floor.
Assign each item to the responsible trade
Set who needs to put it right - the plasterer, the electrician, the decorator, a sub-contractor. The list then makes it obvious which trade owns which item, so nothing falls between two people both assuming the other has it.
Pin items on the floor plan
Drop a numbered pin on a floor-plan image so the exact location of every item is clear. Whoever goes back to fix it knows precisely where to look, with no second trip to work out which window or which wall you meant.
Track progress from open to resolved
As trades work through the list, move each item from open to in progress to resolved. At a glance you can see what is left outstanding and what is done, which is what you need when you are chasing a job to completion.
Keep working with no signal
Part-built sites and plots rarely have a usable connection. Capture, annotation, pinning, assigning and export all run on the device, so a dead spot never stops you logging an item or closing one out.
Export a branded handover or defect PDF
When the job is ready to sign off, export the whole list as a clean PDF carrying your company logo and details, grouped by room with every photo, note and pin. Share it with the client, the developer or the trade who owes the fix.
Punch lists and snag lists
Build the punch list as you walk the site
A punch list scribbled on a clipboard or fired off as a string of messages is the thing that comes back to bite you at handover. Items get missed, photos get separated from the notes that explain them, and a fortnight later nobody can agree what was actually outstanding.
SnagPal lets you build the list properly while you are on the job. Photograph the defect or unfinished item, give it a title, tag the location and set a status, and it is on the list. Whether you call it a punch list at the end of a fit-out or a snag list at handover, the workflow is the same and the list builds itself as you walk.
- Photo, title, location and status captured in one quick flow
- Annotate the photo so the exact fault is obvious
- The list builds as you walk and is ready to export at the end
A new snag form showing a captured photo, a title of scuff on cabinet door, the room set to kitchen and the status set to open, with a save snag button.
Assign items to the responsible trade
Make it clear which trade owns each item
On a job with several trades, the hard part is rarely spotting the defect - it is making sure the right person picks it up. A defect that is not clearly assigned is a defect that everyone assumes someone else is dealing with, and it ends up outstanding at handover.
SnagPal lets you assign each item to the trade responsible for putting it right, so the list shows exactly who owns what. When you walk a sub-contractor or your own team through the outstanding work, there is no ambiguity about which items are theirs and no debate about who was meant to fix what.
- Assign each item to the responsible trade or sub-contractor
- See the outstanding work grouped by who owns it
- No items left in limbo because nobody was clearly responsible
A list grouped by room showing kitchen assigned to the M and E contractor with three items, bathroom assigned to the plumber with two items and hallway assigned to the decorator with one item.
Status tracking
See what is outstanding and what is done
Driving a job to completion means knowing, at any point, what is still open and what has been closed out. A list with no status is just a snapshot of problems - it does not tell you whether you are nearly there or still have a fortnight of work to chase.
SnagPal tracks each item as open, in progress or resolved. As trades work through their items you update the status, and the list stays a live picture of the job. When you are ready to hand over, the outstanding items are obvious and the resolved ones are on record, which keeps the close-out honest on both sides.
- Mark each item open, in progress or resolved
- See outstanding versus completed work at a glance
- A clear record of what was fixed and when, for handover
A status panel with open selected, listing a sealant gap marked resolved, paint runs on skirting marked in progress and a loose door handle marked open.
Branded handover and defect PDFs
Hand over a report with your company on it
At handover, what the client or developer sees is the report. A clean, dated PDF carrying your company logo and details looks like the professional close-out document it is, not a folder of loose photos or a long message thread that nobody can follow.
SnagPal turns the whole list into that branded PDF in one tap. Every photo, note, annotation and floor-plan pin is laid out properly and grouped by room, ready to send as a handover report or a defect schedule. Set up your branding once and every report you produce comes out consistent, whoever on the team exports it.
- Your company logo and details on every report
- Every photo, note, annotation and pin included, grouped by room
- One tap from the finished list to a shareable handover PDF
A branded snag report PDF preview with your logo block, the property Plot 14, a date, and rows of items with thumbnail photos, captioned page 1 of 6, beside an export PDF report button.
Works offline on site
No signal on the plot is no problem
Part-built sites, plots without power on and properties with thick walls and no broadband are exactly the places you need to log items, and exactly the places mobile signal lets you down. An app that needs a connection to capture or save is an app that fails you when you are actually on the tools.
SnagPal does everything on the device. Capturing photos, annotating, assigning, pinning on the floor plan and exporting the PDF all work with no signal at all. You log and close out items offline as you go, and share the report whenever you next have a connection, with nothing lost in between.
- Capture, assign, pin and export all work offline
- Nothing waits on a connection to save
- Share the finished report once you are back in signal
A no signal panel with a crossed-out wifi icon reading everything still works, above three ticked items: capture, annotate and export.
Free - no per-seat subscription
Free to use, with no per-seat cost
Site and snagging software is usually sold per user per month, and on a job with a site manager, a few directly employed lads and a rotating set of sub-contractors, a per-seat subscription gets expensive fast. You end up paying for seats whether the job is busy or quiet.
SnagPal is free. There is no account, no subscription, no per-seat fee and no in-app purchase. Every feature, including unlimited branded PDF exports, is included at no cost. Anyone on the job can download it and start building a list on their own device without you signing off a licence first.
- Free to download and free to use
- No subscription and no per-seat charge
- Unlimited branded PDF exports included
A pricing panel reading zero pounds to download and use, with three ticked points: no account to create, no subscription or card, and no cloud so no data leaves the device.
Build your next punch list for free
Free on iPhone and iPad. No account, no subscription, no per-seat fee. Your data stays on your device.
Is it right for you?
An honest fit check
SnagPal is a fast, free field tool, and it is not pretending to be anything else. Here is who it suits and who it does not.
A great fit if you
- Are a site manager or contractor who wants fast field capture
- Need to build punch lists and assign items to the right trade
- Want a clean, branded handover or defect PDF for the client
- Work on sites where signal is unreliable or absent
- Want to avoid a monthly per-seat subscription
- Are happy running the list on one device, an iPhone or iPad
Probably not for you if you
- Need a multi-user platform where the whole team shares one live job
- Want a central cloud dashboard syncing across devices and staff
- Need several people editing the same list at the same time
- Require an Android or web version (SnagPal is iOS only)
- Depend on server-side backups rather than your own device backup
To be clear
SnagPal is a single-device field tool, not a multi-user cloud platform with team sync, shared dashboards or live collaboration. Each device is independent and lists do not sync between them. If you need a whole team working on one shared job in real time, it is not the right tool. If you want fast capture, assignees, status tracking and a clean branded handover PDF, on your own device, for free, it is built for exactly that.Where to next
Keep exploring SnagPal
See the punch list workflow, the full feature set, how the snag list works, or why it is free.
Punch list app
What a punch list is, the room and assignee workflow, status tracking and the branded PDF output.
Learn moreExplore the features
A detailed walk-through of fast capture, annotation, floor-plan pins, branded reports and offline use.
Learn moreSnag list app
What a snag list is, the full workflow, the branded PDF output and how it works across iPhone and iPad.
Learn moreFree snagging app
Why SnagPal is genuinely free, offline and account-free, and how that compares to paid, subscription rivals.
Learn moreAlso worth a look: SnagPal for surveyors and inspectors, or the SnagPal overview on the homepage.
FAQ
Snagging for builders and contractors: your questions answered
Can I assign items to the trade responsible?
Yes. You can assign each item on the list to the trade responsible for putting it right, for example the plasterer, the electrician, the decorator or a particular sub-contractor. The list then makes it clear who owns each item, so when you walk a trade through their outstanding work there is no ambiguity about which snags are theirs and nothing sits unresolved because nobody was clearly responsible.
Can I put my company branding on the report?
Yes. You add your own company logo and business details once, and they appear on the PDF reports you export. Each handover or defect report then looks like a professional close-out document with your company on it rather than a generic export or a folder of loose photos. Every report you produce comes out branded and consistent.
Does it work offline on site?
Yes, fully. Capturing photos, annotating, assigning items to trades, pinning on the floor plan and exporting the PDF all run on the device with no connection needed. That matters because part-built sites and plots often have little or no mobile signal. You can build and close out the whole punch list offline and share the report once you are back in signal.
Is it really free, or is there a per-seat cost?
It is genuinely free. There is no account, no subscription, no per-seat fee, no in-app purchase and no per-report charge. Every feature, including unlimited branded PDF exports, is included at no cost. That means anyone on the job can download it and start building a list on their own device without you having to buy or sign off a licence first. SnagPal is a free single-device field tool rather than a paid platform.
Can I use it on an iPad?
Yes. SnagPal is a native iOS app that runs on both iPhone and iPad. Many site managers carry an iPhone around the job for quick capture and prefer the larger iPad screen for annotating photos and placing floor-plan pins. There is no Android or web version.
Can my sub-contractors use it on their own phones?
They can, but it is worth being clear about how it works. SnagPal is free, so anyone can download it and run it on their own iPhone or iPad. However, each device is independent - there is no account and no cloud, so lists do not sync between devices and there is no shared live job that several people edit at once. In practice one person usually owns the punch list on their device and shares the exported PDF, rather than the whole team working on the same synced list. If you need real-time shared collaboration across a team, SnagPal is not built for that.
Ready to close out your jobs cleanly?
Free on iPhone and iPad. Build punch lists, assign items to trades, track status and hand over a branded PDF.