QuoTrade.

Quoting for UK sole traders

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The only quoting app that politely chases every quote and invoice until you tap A tradesman showing a customer a quote on his phone in her kitchenMark paid.

Made for UK sole traders of any trade.

You work alone out of a van, VAT-registered or not. Describe the job on your phone and QuoTrade writes the itemised quote, with VAT handled.

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A sole trader checking her phone at the kitchen table in the evening
A man on a sofa reading his phone
A painter sitting on the back step of his van at dusk
A gardener smiling at her phone in a van doorway

Say the job. Get the quote.

Type it or speak it into the browser on your phone. QuoTrade writes the quote.

  • A tiler sitting in the back of his van, typing a job description on his phone

    Type it in plain words.

    Describe the job the way you would explain it on site.

  • A tradeswoman in work clothes speaking into her phone on a customer’s driveway

    Or say it out loud.

    Speak into the browser on your phone and QuoTrade takes it down.

  • Rough hands holding a phone showing a written quote, beside a notepad and tape measure

    Itemised, with VAT handled.

    A professional quote, line by line, with the VAT worked out for you.

  • A smiling tradesman in his van looking at a finished quote on his phone

    Ready to send in about a minute.

    Read it over, then send it from the same phone.

Built for the one
in the van.

Any trade, usually working alone. VAT-registered or not. You price from experience, quote on site or that evening, and do your own admin on a phone. So QuoTrade lives in the browser on your phone.

Gloved hands tapping a phone resting on the bonnet of a work truck
A plumber holding his phone beside his van and a bench of copper pipe
A joiner's hands holding a phone over a workbench strewn with wood shavings

From the job to paid, in three steps.

You describe and send. QuoTrade writes and chases.

  1. A tradeswoman standing in a half-stripped bathroom, speaking into her phone
    Describe the jobSample

    Swap the kitchen mixer tap and fit two new isolation valves. About three hours.

    Describe the job.

    Type it or say it in plain words, wherever you are standing.

  2. A tradesman at his kitchen table in the evening, reading a quote on his phone
    QuoteSample
    Labour, 3 hours
    £135.00
    Tap and valves
    £80.00
    VAT at 20%
    £43.00
    Total
    £258.00

    Read the quote.

    QuoTrade writes it itemised with VAT handled, ready to send in about a minute.

  3. A gardener leaning on his van beside a freshly mown lawn, smiling at his phone
    InvoiceSample

    Chasing politely until you tap:

    Mark paid

    Send it, then tap Mark paid.

    Between the two, QuoTrade does the chasing. You carry on with the job.

What a quote looks like.

A sample for a sole trader fitting a kitchen tap. The names and numbers are made up.

  • Quote: kitchen tap and valvesSample
    Labour, 3 hours£135.00
    Mixer tap, supplied£62.00
    Isolation valves, 2£18.00
    VAT at 20%£43.00
    Total£258.00

    The quote, itemised.

    Every line priced, the VAT worked out, ready to send.

  • Chase messageSample

    To: Dave Whitmore

    Hi Dave, just a gentle reminder about the quote for the kitchen tap, £258.00 with VAT. Any questions, I am happy to help.

    Sent for you by QuoTrade

    The chasing, polite.

    QuoTrade follows up on every quote and every invoice on its own.

  • Invoice: kitchen tapSample
    Quote sent
    Invoice sent
    Chasing politely
    Mark paid

    The stopping point.

    It keeps going until you tap Mark paid.

A tradeswoman in a mustard cardigan relaxing at her kitchen table, glancing at her phone

It keeps chasing, so you don't have to.

  • Every quote gets a follow-up.

    Sent politely, on its own, without you lifting a finger.

  • Every invoice gets one too.

    The same gentle nudge, also on its own.

  • It stops when you say so.

    Tap Mark paid and the chasing is done.

A smiling tradeswoman at her paper-strewn desk, holding up her phone

Free to start.

The first 3 quotes are free. No card and no trial.

£12/month

Then one monthly plan: unlimited quotes, invoices and automatic chasing. Sold through NanoCorp's hosted Stripe checkout from a signed-in account.

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