Knowledge is Power: 5 Must Have Apps for Electricians

Whether you're running an Electrical company or you're an engineer yourself, theres so much to remember from job to job. On top of tools, there's carting around and keeping track of stacks of paper invoices, or having the extra admin tasks once the job is done. Surely there has to be a simpler way? There is! We've gathered some of the most useful apps that can save you time and energy, specifically for electricians and those working in the electrical trade.

TimeKeeper

Solves: Time and attendance, job management

TimeKeeper is Time and Attendance tool with all the bells and whistles. Accurately track your employees time spent on site via geofences, on different jobs and activities for comprehensive reporting. As well as managing employees leave, time and jobs, TimeKeeper also features a job scheduling tool, facial recognition, optional messenger tool and loads of customisable settings. This tool can also sync up with your payroll software for quick and easy payroll processing.

Platforms: Available on Android and iOS devices

Price:
2 week free trial, followed by tiered pricing based on number of employees. Average price is £3.50 +VAT per employee, per month.

Electrical Certificate App

Solves: Processing and issuing certifications

No longer bound to a desk in order to process certifications, Electrical Certificate App is a secure, user friendly app, which allows you to issue high quality, compliant certificates in minutes. This app also boasts some additional features including calendar management and invoicing and estimating tools.

Platforms: Available on Android and iOS devices

Price:
2 week free trial, then priced from £12.17+VAT per month, depending on the package selected.

Uglys Electrical Reference

Solves: Knowledge gaps and on site queries

For over 35 years, Ugly’s Electrical References has been the go to guide for the majority of tradespeople, electrical and construction. This NEC compliant, tool box library has references, calculators, tutorials and everything you might need to know on the job. Rather than lugging the original book around with you, Ugly have launched a comprehensive app, so you can have everything you need in your pocket.

Platforms: Available on Android and iOS devices

Price: $12.99 one off

MileIQ

Solves: Inaccurate mileage claims

The MileIQ app works in the background, and once installed will automatically track your employees’ journeys. The dashboard allows for multiple admins to quickly approve mileage, and even set a company wide commute distance, to ensure mileage is correctly issued. With all this and bunch of other features such as reminders and the option set custom mileage rates, there's bound to be a plan for you.

Platforms: Available on Android and iOS devices

Price:
Priced from $5-$10 per user, per month depending on the plan. The pro plan includes a 1 month free trial.

Invoice2go

Solves: Delays in issuing invoices and receiving payments.

Rather than waiting to bill your clients, with Invoice2go you can create invoices on the spot via the mobile app. Invoice2go has more online payment options supported, to help you get paid quicker. Not only can you handle the payments side of things, this tool has a host of useful extras such as reports, estimates and project management, all at your fingertips.

Platforms: Available on Android and iOS devices

Price:
30 day free trial, then priced from £49.99 - £299.99 per year, depending on the package chosen.

With all these and a plethora more at your disposal, it's easier than ever to stay up to date whilst on the job. Switching to digital solutions or app versions of your traditional tools can give you the freedom to focus on watt you do best (see what I did there).