TradeCraft: Trade Business App
David Shelley Business iPhoneiPadiPod touch
TradeCraft: Trade Business App is a free Business app for iPhone and iPad by David Shelley. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated October 20, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 9 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 20
- 2026 · v1.0.11
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About TradeCraft: Trade Business App
TradeCraft has no login screen. There is no account to create, no password to lose in a loft, and no signal required. Your jobs, quotes, invoices and CIS deductions live on your phone. Quote at the kitchen table, invoice before you leave the drive, and stay ready for HMRC without the spreadsheet. BUILT FOR UK TAX, NOT BOLTED ON • CIS deductions worked out correctly — labour, materials, plant and consumables handled separately • Contractor payment and deduction statements you can keep as evidence • VAT, including the domestic reverse charge for construction • Self Assessment estimates so there are no January surprises • HMRC Making Tax Digital records kept ready as you work CONTRACT WORK, NOT JUST CALL-OUTS • Invoice a contract in stages, by percentage or fixed amount, with what is left always visible • Retention tracked until it is back in your account — half at practical completion, half after the defects liability period • See what retention is due to release now, across every job, oldest first • Contract value changes recorded as variations, with a reason, a name and a date QUOTES AND INVOICES • Build professional quotes in minutes and turn them into jobs • Take card payments through your own Stripe account — the money goes straight to you • Attach photos to quotes and invoices so there is no argument later • Mark up a photo to circle the fault before you send it • Clear PDF documents with your totals set out line by line • Track what is paid, what is part paid and what is overdue • Capture a customer signature on handover • On supported devices, draft customer wording with Apple's on-device AI — your text stays on your phone JOBS, COSTS AND RECEIPTS • Scan a receipt and let the app read the merchant, amount and VAT • Log expenses, mileage and materials against the right job • Reusable job checklists so the same job runs the same way every time • Service reminders written from the CP12 you issued, so next year's work comes back to you • Job photo diary for before, during and after • See profit per job, not just turnover WORKS THE WAY SITE WORK ACTUALLY WORKS • Full offline use — quotes and invoices queue and sync when you get signal • Syncs across your devices with iCloud • Designed for iPhone and iPad • No account needed to start. Your records stay on your device NOT FOR EVERYONE If you have an office, a bookkeeper and twelve vans, use something else. TradeCraft is built for one person who does the work and the paperwork. FREE TO START Create your first jobs, quotes and invoices free. TradeCraft Pro removes the limits. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
What’s new
Version 1.0.11 · Updated October 20, 2026
Small polish: • The email example in onboarding no longer looks like a link. • A new workspace's dashboard no longer shows an empty Search bar. Search is still in the More tab.
App privacy
The developer, David Shelley, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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