PinMy vs Kraaft
Kraaft is a good tool and the comparison is not about quality. It is about the anchor. Kraaft starts from the conversation and adds structure to it; PinMy starts from the drawing and treats the conversation as something that hangs off a point on it.
At a glance
| PinMy | Kraaft | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Mobile field capture for AECO teams | Chat-first site collaboration, structured around conversations |
| Where an issue lives | A pin on an exact point of a PDF plan, photo, video frame, map or 3D IFC model | A message in a project conversation, with photos attached |
| Capture on site | Voice, photo, video or text, transcribed automatically; works with gloves on | Photos and messages from the phone, familiar to WhatsApp users |
| Reporting | Item Report (PDF) from any single file — every pin and comment, no assignment needed (beta) | Project reports assembled from the conversation |
| Pricing | Free forever plan; Premium €8.99/month + VAT; Teams custom | Published on their site |
We state our own price exactly and do not state theirs. Check their site for current figures. Kraaft ↗
What they are good at
- Adoption is close to effortless for a crew already living in messaging apps
- Strong at keeping the day-to-day flow of a site in one organised place
- Good fit for teams whose main pain is scattered WhatsApp groups rather than plan accuracy
When to choose them instead
- Your problem is really that site communication is scattered across chats, not that issues lack a location.
- Your crew will adopt a messaging-shaped tool and would resist anything that starts with a drawing.
- Most of your work does not involve plans, models or precise defect locations at all.
Where PinMy is different
- In PinMy the plan is the index. Every issue has coordinates, so "which photo was that, and where?" stops being a question.
- 3D IFC models and walkthrough video are first-class surfaces to pin on, not attachments.
- The PDF report is generated from one file and shows the pins in place on it, which is what technical supervision usually has to hand over.
Questions people ask
We already use WhatsApp. Is Kraaft or PinMy the easier switch?
Kraaft is the smaller behavioural change, because it keeps the shape of a chat. PinMy is a bigger change and buys you something different: a record where every issue has a location on a drawing, a model or a photo, which is what makes it defensible later.
Can PinMy do plain team chat?
No, and it does not try to. Comments hang off a pin. If what you want is a general channel for the crew, PinMy is the wrong shape and Kraaft is closer to it.
Try it on one file
The fastest way to settle a comparison is to upload one plan you are already arguing about and pin three issues on it. The free plan needs no card.