Comparison

Trades Panel vs Certly

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Trades Panel

Features
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Transform Your Construction Business Management Trades Panel Mobile brings your entire business operations to your fingertips. Designed specifically for construction professionals, contractors, and field service teams who need real-time access to their projects and staff. Core Features: Job Management - Access job details, schedules, and updates in real-time Time Tracking - Clock in/out with GPS location verification Staff Coordination - View team locations and communicate with your crew Quote Management - Create and manage quotes on-site Customer Access - Complete customer and contact information Document Handling - Upload photos, documents, and job updates instantly Scheduling - View and manage your daily schedule and appointments Built for Field Work: GPS-enabled time tracking for accurate job costing Photo uploads for progress documentation Push notifications for urgent updates Seamless sync with your main Trades Panel dashboard Perfect For: Construction companies General Contractors and Subcontractors Field Service Teams Project Managers Requires an existing Trades Panel account. Contact your administrator for access credentials.

About

Certly

Features
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Certify smarter. Certify faster. Certly turns your iPad into a compliance certificate workstation. Built for electricians, fire alarm engineers and other trades who issue certificates on site, it replaces messy paperwork and clunky desktop tools with a single, fast app designed for the field. Whether you're issuing an EICR, minor works certificate, or fire detection and alarm system commissioning, Certly handles the full workflow โ€” from booking the job to handing over a signed PDF. What you can do with Certly โ€ข Create compliant certificates in landscape on your iPad, with all the inputs structured the way the standards expect โ€ข Manage clients and their properties โ€” quickly pull up history, contacts and previous work โ€ข Schedule jobs and view them in a calendar that fits the way you actually plan your week โ€ข Build templates for the certificates you issue most often, so a new cert is half-filled before you start โ€ข Run auto quality checks that flag missing fields, inconsistencies and common errors before you sign off โ€ข Capture site evidence with the iPad camera and attach photos directly to certificates โ€ข Sign and have your customer sign on-screen โ€” no printing, no scanning โ€ข Generate professional PDF certificates ready to email or hand over before you leave the site โ€ข Stay in sync across devices โ€” pick up where you left off when you swap between iPads Designed for the way trades work: Certly is landscape-only on iPad because that's how you actually use a tablet on a job โ€” propped on a clipboard, on the bonnet of the van, or laid flat on a desk. The interface is dense where you need it (long forms with multiple inputs visible at once) and lean where you don't. Compliance you can trust: Certly's certificate structures track the canonical formats used in UK certification. The auto quality check engine reduces the most common reasons certificates get bounced back, so what you issue is right first time. Subscription: Certly is offered on a subscription. New users can try the app and review plans inside the app. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. Support: Need help getting set up or have a feature request? Get in touch from inside the Settings tab and we'll respond fast. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Trades Panel3 screens
Certly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trades Panel at none against Certly's 2. Certly's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Certly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Trades Panel asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trades Panel ships an update fortnightly, Certly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Trades Panel versus Certly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrades PanelCertly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size38 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBulldogs Digital LtdCertly

In-app purchases

None

Trades Panel

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Certly

Subscriptions2
  • Certly Pro - Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Certly Pro - Annual$199.991 Year

Questions

Is Trades Panel free?
Trades Panel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Certly free?
Certly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trades Panel or Certly have ads?
Neither Trades Panel nor Certly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trades Panel or Certly?
Trades Panel ships an update fortnightly, and Certly every 2 weeks. Most recently, Trades Panel was updated on September 5, 2026 and Certly on September 17, 2026.

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