Trades Admin vs PaperRoute Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Trades Admin
This job management app is designed for tradespeople, offering tools for scheduling, customer relationship management, and creating quotes, estimates, and invoices. Access to all features requires an active subscription, which can be initiated during account creation.
- Job scheduling
- Customer CRM
- Quote and estimate creation
- Invoice generation
- Business account management
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Trades Admin is a simple-to-use job management app, built for tradesmen. Includes; scheduling, customer CRM, job management, quotes, estimates and invoice creation. Please be aware that you can only create an account and access any of the app's features if you have an active subscription, you can start your subscription after inputting your personal and business account details when creating your account. Terms of use: https://tradesadmin.com/terms-of-use
PaperRoute Link
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PaperRoute Link puts routes, collections, Yard work, vehicle loads and on-site sales in one place for waste and recycling teams. Staff can see what is next, record the work as it happens and keep the office informed. PaperRoute, the platform behind Link, is on Defra's compatible software providers list for Digital Waste Tracking receipt-of-waste reporting, having passed its production approval tests. Run the day's routes ⢠View assigned routes, stop details and progress. ⢠See planned collections and deliveries, remaining work and vehicle capacity. ⢠Navigate to stops and complete pre-trip and post-trip checks. Record work on site ⢠Confirm actual item quantities and weights. ⢠Add notes, photos and reasons for items that could not be collected. ⢠Review the work with the customer and capture their signature. ⢠Generate Waste Transfer Notes and delivery notes from completed work. Manage the Yard and vehicle ⢠See booked arrivals and record incoming waste, receipt times, weights and supporting evidence. ⢠Record rejected loads and create outgoing transfers with the relevant paperwork. ⢠See what is on the vehicle and record depot loads and unloads. Take payments where enabled ⢠Build a sale, review charges and take permitted payments on site. ⢠Issue receipts, view transactions and manage refunds where permitted. Keep work moving ⢠Record manual collections without a route where enabled. ⢠Save supported collections and incoming Yard transfers when signal drops, then sync when connected again. ⢠Receive route updates and message the office. PaperRoute Link is for authorised staff at organisations using the PaperRoute platform. Available tools depend on your organisation's setup, your permissions and connectivity.
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Verdict
Trades Admin and PaperRoute Link are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters ā price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Trades Admin ships an update weekly, PaperRoute Link every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trades Admin | PaperRoute Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | ā |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | ā |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 ā better | 15.1 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max Tomlinson | Saunders Simmons Ltd |
In-app purchases
Trades Admin
No in-app purchases
PaperRoute Link
No in-app purchases





