YellowTradie against YourTradebase

YourTradebase is a UK trade app that puts paperwork first. It covers quotes and invoices and jobs and scheduling with a simple layout that many traders like. It has no contracts and a clear price, and that ease is its strength. This comparison starts there. If you want a simple monthly bill and tools you can learn in one sitting, YourTradebase is a strong choice.

Our verdict is that YourTradebase is the better fit for a trader who wants a low monthly bill with no extras to learn, and YellowTradie is the better fit for a person on their own who wants the quote to write itself from speech and the records to stay on the phone. The table is for that one person.

Prices checked on 24 October 2026. YellowTradie checked on yellowtradie.com/pricing.html. YourTradebase checked on yourtradebase.com/pricing on the same day.

When YellowTradie is the better fit

Choose YellowTradie if you want:

• to speak the job on site and have the quote fill itself into Materials and Labour and travel and charges
• a single price of £19.99 a month with no count of users, because there is only you
• your jobs and quotes and invoices kept on your phone, with no second login
• the customer's link to approve a quote without an account or a password
• tax figures worked from your records as an estimate, with the note that it is not advice

Side by side

| What you pay and what it gets checked on | YellowTradie | YourTradebase | |---|---|---| | Price checked on 24 Oct 2026 | £19.99 a month. One plan, everything in the app, no per seat fee. 14 days free, card needed. App not in the shops yet, 14 days start when it opens. Checked on yellowtradie.com/pricing.html | £29 a month. Additional users £15 per user per month. Prices subject to VAT. Pay annually and get 2 months free. Checked on yourtradebase.com/pricing on 24 Oct 2026 | | How price grows with users | Flat. One person on one phone is the whole plan | Base price plus £15 for each extra user | | Cost for one person at the lowest plan checked 24 Oct 2026 | £19.99 a month | £29 a month, plus VAT | | Cost for two people at the lowest plan checked 24 Oct 2026 | Not a fit. One person on one phone only. No second login | £44 a month at £29 plus £15 for the second user, plus VAT | | Quote written by speaking | Yes. Each sentence files into its place while you talk, and the total is worked out. You can still type in the same form | No. Quotes are written by picking items and typing from saved materials and price lists | | Quote to job to invoice chain | The quote becomes the job on approval, and the job becomes the bill in one press. The job keeps the quote and the invoice and the costs and the photos | The quote becomes the job, and the job becomes the invoice. Quotes and invoices share templates and trackers | | Jobs on the phone with no signal | Quotes and jobs and invoices are on the phone. A spoken phrase needs a signal to be turned into lines | Cloud app accessed from phone and desktop. Needs a signal to stay in sync | | Where your records live | On your phone in the app. A sheet export is made for the accountant when you need it | In YourTradebase cloud. Phone and desktop access from the same account | | Customer link to answer a quote | A link per quote and per bill at link.yellowtradie.com. The customer opens it and taps Approve or Decline | Quote sent by email with a link to view online. Customer follow up and card payments are included | | Chasing what is still owed | A card on Home when a sent invoice is past due. The message asks for the balance and carries the bank details and the reference | Invoicing with reminders and follow up tools. Late handling is part of getting paid faster | | Money paid and still owed | Payment log on the phone with date and method per payment, part payments kept, balance and ageing used by chasing and Home | Invoicing and card payments with job trackers. Costs are tracked against the job | | Accounting link live today | Sheet export for the accountant. Connections to Xero and QuickBooks and FreeAgent are being built | Accounting links are via export and integrations listed on their site. Card payments and scheduling are included in the plan | | Diary and assigning work | Diary with busy days and multi day jobs. It moves to In Progress on its start date. No way to give the job to someone else | Smart scheduling and messaging and job sheets, with the option to add team members | | Trial and card | 14 days free, card needed to start. App not in the shops yet | 30 day free trial, no card needed to start, and no limits during the trial |

What YourTradebase does better

YourTradebase keeps the whole thing simple. One price, no contracts, and a price per extra user that is easy to budget. You can pay monthly or take the annual option that gives two months free. For a trader who wants to know the bill and then get on with work, that clarity is helpful. Our price is flat at £19.99 a month for one person, with no option to add a second login at all, because the app is built for one person on one phone.

It also has more web access. You can work from phone and desktop and keep quoting and scheduling in step. YellowTradie is phone first, with a sheet export when you need a copy outside the phone. If you do most quotes at a desk, that desk view will matter.

YourTradebase has been sold at one UK price for years. Traders know what they pay. Traders know what VAT is added. It offers the full app in the trial with no card, which makes a first try feel low risk. We ask for a card to start the trial, and the app is not in the shops yet.

Questions

What does YourTradebase cost for a solo trader today

On yourtradebase.com/pricing checked on 24 October 2026, YourTradebase is £29 a month, plus VAT. Each extra user is £15 a month, plus VAT. If you pay for a year you get 2 months free. A 30 day free trial is offered with no card needed. YellowTradie checked the same day is £19.99 a month, one plan, 14 days free with a card.

Can I add a second person

With YourTradebase you can. The base account is £29 a month and each extra user is £15 a month. YellowTradie has no second login. One person on one phone is the whole product.

Does YourTradebase write the quote from speech

No. You build the quote by picking items and typing. YellowTradie can fill the quote while you talk on site, with each sentence going to Materials or Labour or Travel or Additional charges. You can still type in the same form if there is no signal.

How does each app handle card payments

Both let a customer pay by card. YourTradebase includes card payments in the plan. YellowTradie keeps bank transfer as the main way today, with the invoice number as the reference. Card payments by tap are planned and the payment page says so.

What happens if I cancel

In YellowTradie the records stay on your phone and do not leave the device. Cancelling stops the payment and leaves quotes and invoices where they were. In YourTradebase the records are in the cloud, so you need an export if you leave. The account can fall back to a free set of limits. Check the terms on their site for how trial data is kept after you stop.

Is VAT added on top

For YourTradebase, yes. The price page says prices are subject to VAT. For YellowTradie, the £19.99 a month is the price shown on yellowtradie.com/pricing.html. If VAT applies to the store purchase, the store shows it at checkout.

Related

• How we compare: what we check and how the price date works.
• Every part of the app: the full list, one line each.
• What it costs: one plan at £19.99 a month, what happens on day 15, and how to cancel.

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