Built for Australian Subcontractors

Every variation.
Documented. Paid.

Capture scope changes in 60 seconds on site — photos, timestamps, cost breakdown, client signature. Send professional variation requests directly from the app. Stop losing money at payment time.

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Founder-led setup · 30-day live-job pilot · $299/mo early adopter rate

60-second site capture Send to client from the app Professional PDF reports Works offline on site Field + office roles

Sound familiar?

Three things costing you money right now

01

Verbal instructions

"Just get it done, we'll sort the paperwork later." Three months later, the client has no record of the instruction. Your invoice gets disputed.

02

No paper trail

Photos buried in your camera roll. Texts lost in a chain of 800 messages. Nothing referenced, nothing linked, nothing the client can approve against.

03

End-of-job negotiations

Every undocumented variation becomes a negotiation when leverage is gone. You did the work. You deserve the money. But you can't prove the instruction.

The system

From site to signed in 60 seconds

No complex workflows. No training required. Three steps and the variation is documented before you walk to the next task.

Step 01

Capture on site

Open the app. Add photos, description, cost and time impact. Under 60 seconds. Works offline — syncs when back in range.

Step 02

Send to your client

Generate a professional PDF and send it directly from the app. The client approves or rejects via a secure link — no phone calls needed.

Step 03

Track to payment

Every variation tracked from draft to approved to paid. Your PM sees everything in real time. No chasing. No arguing at final account.

Features

Built for the way subbies actually work

60-Second Capture

Photo, description, cost breakdown. Captured on site before you walk to the next task. Time-stamped automatically.

Send to Client

Professional variation requests sent directly from the app via email. Client approves or rejects with one click — tracked in your dashboard.

Print-Ready PDFs

Variation registers and requests that look like they came from a Tier 1 contractor. The kind the client's commercial team processes first.

Field + Office Roles

Supervisors capture on site — no dollar values visible. PMs see everything in the office dashboard. Right information to the right people.

Works Offline

No site Wi-Fi? No problem. Capture offline, sync automatically when you're back in range. Nothing gets lost.

Real-Time Dashboard

Every variation across every project — approved, submitted, disputed — at a glance. Know exactly where your money stands.

Why this exists

Built from the other side of the desk

We spent 15 years as project managers on Tier 1 and Tier 2 infrastructure projects across Australia. Our job was processing variation claims from subcontractors — and deciding which ones got paid.

We saw the same thing every week. Skilled tradespeople doing legitimate extra work. Good claims rejected because the paperwork wasn't there. Not because the work wasn't done — because the evidence wasn't documented properly.

"Everyone on site knew it was extra" doesn't hold up in a final account meeting. The head contractor's commercial team knows that. And by the time you're arguing about it, the leverage is gone.

Variation Shield exists because we know exactly what gets approved and what gets thrown in the bin. Every feature is built around the evidence chain a head contractor can't ignore.

Shane Little
Founder, Leveraged Systems · 15 years Tier 1 & 2 project management

Founder-led onboarding

Not just a login — we help you test it properly

Variation Shield works best when it is tested on live jobs, not clicked through once and forgotten. Early customers get direct setup support so the team can capture real variations from site and see whether the workflow fits.

Pricing

Start with a 30-day live-job pilot

Use Variation Shield on real work for 30 days. We’ll help you set it up, add your first project, and capture live variation notices before they get missed, delayed or disputed.

Limited places available
$299+ GST / month

$299/month early adopter rate, locked for 12 months

Limited places available: $299/month. Standard price will be $499/month.

If it helps, continue at the $299/month early adopter rate. Cancel anytime.

  • Founder-led setup
  • Unlimited variation notices
  • Unlimited projects
  • Team access
  • Client email approval links
  • PDF variation notices
  • Direct support during the pilot
  • Cancel anytime

If Variation Shield does not help you capture more than $299 of variation value in the first 30 days, we’ll refund the pilot fee.

Want to look around first?

Create a limited free account with 1 project and 3 test variations. No credit card required.

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A serious tool for contractors who lose money when variations are not captured properly — now available as a founder-led 30-day pilot.

Stop leaving money on the table

Book a short demo, set up a live-job pilot, and see whether the workflow fits your team.

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