Leaf Home Refer vs Trades Support
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Leaf Home Refer
This app allows users to communicate with a specific home improvement company. After registration, you can receive updates and send messages to enhance your buying experience. Users can also leave reviews for purchased products.
- User registration
- In-app messaging
- Push notifications
- Product reviews
- Buying experience updates
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LeafHome Refer is a free app available for anyone to download and is used to communicate with LeafHome Refer. It is as simple as downloading the App and register as a user. Once registered, you can begin communicating right away. We will reach out to you keep you updated via push notifications and in-app messaging to improve your overall buying experience. Once you purchase your a Product from LeafHome Refer, feel free to write a review. We appreciate your feedback.
Trades Support
This app streamlines project management for contractors, allowing them to manage schedules and field teams efficiently. It offers a 14-day free trial for new companies and allows invited team members to use features without individual subscriptions.
- Project management
- Schedule management
- Field team coordination
- Company-wide access
- Free trial
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Trades Support runs the whole job in one place, from the first customer request to the final payment. Quotes, change orders, scheduling, field time, job cost, invoices and payments all stay on the same project. Built for trades contractors, project managers and field staff who are done chasing texts, spreadsheets and payment links. QUOTE AND SELL • Build quotes in Quote Builder and send customers the sell price only. Your cost and markup stay private. • Turn an approved quote into a project • Manage change orders without overwriting the original contract • Receive proposal requests from customers and respond in the app SCHEDULE AND RUN THE WORK • Schedule visits. Customers and assigned field staff each confirm, and visits can be rescheduled or canceled. • Field staff clock in and out, log mileage, upload receipts and photos, and mark milestone progress • Track parts, materials, stock and kits GET PAID • Send invoices and progress invoices. Customers pay online through Stripe. • Refund a payment in full or in part, or refund an overpayment in one tap, right from the invoice • Balances stay tied to what is actually owed on the project • Paid invoices can't be voided until the payments are refunded, so your records stay straight TRACK JOB COST WITH ADVANCED MODE • Tag time, mileage, receipts and materials to phase and cost codes • See budget vs actual by cost code • Bill from a schedule of values with billed-to-date and remaining on every line • Hold and release retainage on progress invoices and subcontracts • Performance dashboard with percent complete, earned, labor efficiency, and over/under billing • Switch an existing project to Advanced with a guided setup STAFF THE JOB • Need extra hands? Post a labor request from the project • Field staff search open work by skill, date and location, apply, and track their applications • Labor certifications and job aptitude quizzes help you pick the right people • Public company and field staff profiles THE RIGHT VIEW FOR EVERY ROLE Owners, project managers, field staff and customers each see what they need. Customers never see your costs, wages or receipts. Trades Support is built for trades shops that run project and service work and want one shared record of every job.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trades Support at 5.0 against Leaf Home Refer's 3.8. Leaf Home Refer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Trades Support sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Leaf Home Refer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trades Support holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Leaf Home Refer has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Leaf Home Refer ships an update weekly, Trades Support every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Leaf Home Refer | Trades Support |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leaf Home, LLC | NEON-Systems, LLC |
Customer experience
Leaf Home Refer
Trades Support
In-app purchases
Leaf Home Refer
No in-app purchases
Trades Support
- Starter14 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Professional$79.991 Month
- Enterprise$129.991 Month
Questions
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