studioJune 20, 2026Issue #39

TradeWork: Jobs, crews, payments, and paperwork in one place

Painters, plumbers, electricians, and landscapers are still juggling estimates in notes apps, invoices in PDFs, crews over text, and payments by check.

The general-purpose CRMs are too heavy. The trade-specific apps are usually built for the office, not the truck.

TradeWork is a mobile-first work platform that puts jobs, crews, invoices, and payments in one place. It's built for trades crews who work out of a truck — not a desk.

It has bilingual surfaces so the office, the foreman, and the helper can all read the same job. No guessing what the other person meant.

Why this matters for us:
https://tradework.work

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