What's the best quoting app for UK trades?
The best quoting app for UK trades depends on whether you want just a quote or the whole job handled. Tools like Tradify and Joist do quotes and invoices well, and QuickBooks does the books. InstaQuote is built for UK trades to do both: a 60-second quote from a photo or voice note, then deposits, invoicing, chasing, VAT and CIS automatically — and you can try the whole thing free for 7 days, no card.
Most quoting apps stop at the quote or the invoice. That's fine if all you want is a tidier document, but it leaves you doing the deposits, the chasing, the VAT and the books yourself.
If you want one app to run the money side of the job, look for: fast quoting (photo or voice, not a blank form), automatic invoicing from accepted quotes, deposits and card payment built in, automatic chasing of late payment, and UK VAT and CIS handled properly. That combination is rare.
InstaQuote was built around it, specifically for UK trades, and you can try the whole app free for 7 days with no card. After the trial, plans start at £39/month and remove the InstaQuote fee on card payments entirely, so you can run an entire quote-to-paid loop in one place.