Powered Now review (UK, 2026)

Powered Now is a British job management app for tradespeople that bundles quotes, invoices, a diary, nearly 100 trade certificates and Making Tax Digital into one subscription. We compared its published pricing, features and user reviews, checking every page on 12 October 2026, to see who it really suits.

Who should buy Powered Now, and who should not?

Powered Now does not have the polish or the app store scores of Tradify, our pick for the best job management software for most small UK trade teams. But it is cheaper per user, it is built in the UK for UK rules, and of the six main apps we compared, it is the only one where we found HMRC recognition named for both MTD for VAT and MTD for Income Tax.

Powered Now key facts

What does Powered Now do well?

UK certificates at a low per-user price

Powered Now says it offers nearly 100 trade forms. Its gas page lists the CP12 landlord gas safety record, breakdown and service records, service checklists, warning notices, test and purge, central heating commissioning, power flush, catering, unvented hot water, non-domestic safety reports and bonding notices. Electrical certificates and risk assessments are covered too. Each certificate can trigger an automatic annual reminder, which turns this year's CP12 into next year's booking.

At £32 per user per month ex VAT, Professional was the lowest list price we found for named gas and electrical certificates inside a full job management app, among the six main apps we compared. Tradify's certificates start on its £37 Pro plan.

Making Tax Digital in the same app

Making Tax Digital (MTD) is HMRC's rule that you keep digital records and send updates through approved software. Powered Now says it is recognised by HMRC for both MTD for VAT and MTD for Income Tax. That matters now: MTD for Income Tax became compulsory on 6 April 2026 for sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000, and the threshold falls to £30,000 from April 2027.

Real desktop apps

Most trade apps give you a phone app plus a web page for the office. Powered Now has proper apps for Mac and Windows as well as iPhone and Android, and the vendor says it works offline. If you write quotes on a laptop in the van or in a loft with no signal, that is useful.

Purchase orders on every plan

Supplier invoices and purchase orders are listed on the entry Business plan. Tradify keeps purchase orders for its top Plus plan, so this is a genuine plus for a sole trader who buys a lot of materials.

A strong Trustpilot record

Trustpilot UK showed 4.7 from 564 reviews when we checked. That is a large sample for a UK trade app and close to Tradify's 4.8 from 610.

Where does Powered Now fall short?

• Certificates are not on the cheapest plan. The £28 Business plan has no certificates. A gas engineer must start at £32 per user.
• The app store score is lower. The iPhone app was rated 4.1 from 243 ratings on the UK App Store. Tradify scored 4.8 from 2.7k and ServiceM8 4.5 from 1.2k. A lower phone app score can be a sign that engineers find the app harder to use on site, so test it on your own phones.
• The best office tools are on Premium. Drag-and-drop scheduling, a customer portal, automatic quote and invoice chasing, appointment reminders and the AI receipt scanner all need the £40 Premium plan.
• Xero and QuickBooks are not on Business. If your accountant uses Xero, budget for Professional.
• No Sage or FreeAgent link found. Neither is mentioned on Powered Now's pages. Tradify includes Sage on every plan.
• Some details are unpublished. Recurring jobs, stock control and support hours are not mentioned on the pages we checked, so ask before you buy if you need them.
• Vendor claims run ahead of the evidence. Powered Now's own page claims "1,200+" Trustpilot reviews, but Trustpilot UK showed 564 when we checked. We use Trustpilot's own figure.

How much does Powered Now cost per month?

Powered Now has three plans. All prices exclude VAT, which is added at checkout. Paying yearly gives two months free.

Worked examples

For comparison, three users on Tradify's Pro plan cost £111 a month (VAT treatment not stated on Tradify's pricing page). Powered Now Professional is £15 a month cheaper for that team before VAT, and annual billing widens the gap.

Watch out for one thing: if you are VAT-registered you can usually reclaim the VAT, so ex VAT prices are your real cost. If you are not VAT-registered, add 20% to every Powered Now figure above.

Powered Now features in detail

Certificates and forms

The certificate library is the main reason to buy. Gas engineers get the core Gas Safe paperwork: the CP12 landlord record, service and breakdown records, warning notices, commissioning, test and purge, catering, CP2 leisure, plant commissioning and unvented hot water. Electricians get electrical certificates, and every trade gets risk assessments and custom forms. Our comparison of gas certificate apps sets Powered Now against Gas Engineer Software, Gas Certificate App and iCertifi, and our guide to electrical certificate software covers EICR tools in depth.

Making Tax Digital for VAT and Income Tax

MTD is built into every plan, and VAT return submission is listed from Professional. Powered Now says it is recognised by HMRC for MTD for VAT and MTD for Income Tax. For a sole trader, that can mean one app for jobs, expenses and quarterly tax updates. If you already use an accountant with Xero or QuickBooks, you can link those instead from Professional. Our guide to accounting software for tradesmen explains when a separate accounts package is worth it.

Windows and Mac apps, and offline working

Powered Now runs on iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows. The vendor says it works offline, so you can fill in a certificate in a basement and it syncs later.

Quotes, invoices and payments

Every plan includes quotes and estimates, and invoices with payment links. SumUp handles card payments on site. Premium adds automatic chasing of unpaid quotes and invoices, which on its own can pay for the £8 per user step up from Professional if you have slow payers.

Team tools

Professional adds live GPS tracking of team members, time tracking, team chat, job routing and What3Words for hard-to-find sites. Premium adds drag-and-drop scheduling and appointment reminders to customers.

AI features

Premium includes an AI receipt scanner and AI text writing. Powered Now also sells an "A.I. Receptionist" add-on that answers calls and books work. Its price is not shown on the pricing page.

What do users say about Powered Now?

These are third-party scores, not our own rating. We do not average them.

The pattern is clear. Business owners who review on Capterra and Trustpilot rate it highly, which fits the certificates, MTD and UK support. The lower App Store score suggests the phone app is less loved by the people using it on site. If your engineers live in the app all day, run the 14-day trial on their own phones before you commit.

Powered Now pros and cons

Who is Powered Now best for?

Powered Now says it serves everyone from sole traders up to 50 staff, across plumbing, gas and heating, electrical, HVAC, landscaping, pest control, building, decorating, glazing, flooring, fire, roofing and locksmiths.

What are the best alternatives to Powered Now?

Larger heating firms should read our Commusoft review instead, and anyone weighing up the two front runners should read our head-to-head of Tradify and Powered Now.