Comparison
WhatsApp and spreadsheets are free — but they don't give you tamper-evident stamps, a shared record, or an audit trail. Fieclo captures proof at the moment of work that both sides can trust.
The structural difference
With WhatsApp and spreadsheets, your "proof" is a photo someone chose to send and a status someone chose to update. There's no verification that the photo was taken at the job site, at the right time, or that it hasn't been edited. When a dispute happens, it's your word against theirs.
Fieclo captures proof at the moment of work — GPS-stamped photos, compass direction, timestamp, and a signature — and locks the record so it can't be changed afterward. Both sides see the same tamper-evident evidence.
Side-by-side
When disputes happen
A photo in a chat that could have been taken anywhere, anytime. A spreadsheet entry that someone typed. When the customer disputes the work, you have no verifiable proof to fall back on.
GPS coordinates proving they were at the site. A timestamp proving when. Compass direction showing what they were looking at. A signature captured on-site. A record that can't be edited after submission.
A single disputed job can cost hundreds or thousands in rework, refunds, or lost customers. Fieclo's Starter plan is $39/month — less than the cost of one argument.
FAQ
WhatsApp and spreadsheets work for communication and basic tracking, but they don't give you tamper-evident proof of work. Photos in WhatsApp can be edited or taken at any time. Spreadsheets rely on self-reporting. When a dispute happens, you have no verifiable record that the work was actually done as claimed.
For simple communication, free tools work fine. But when you need proof that a subcontractor actually did the work — at that location, at that time, with their signature — free tools can't provide that. Fieclo captures proof at the moment of work that can't be edited afterward, so both sides have a record they can trust.
Fieclo stamps every photo with GPS coordinates, timestamp, and compass direction at the moment of capture. The signature is captured on-site. Once submitted, the record is locked — it can't be edited or replaced. This makes it extremely difficult to submit false proof.
Upgrade when you're managing multiple subcontractors, when disputes are costing you money, or when you need to prove to your own customers that work was done. If you're only doing a few jobs a month with trusted workers, free tools may be enough. But as you scale, the risk of disputes grows.