studioAugust 19, 2026Issue #88

TradeWork: jobs, crews, payments — one place for the trades

You've got three phones, a notes app full of estimates, invoices buried in PDFs, and a crew that communicates over WhatsApp. The general-purpose CRMs are built for sales teams with whiteboards. They don't fit the truck.

TradeWork is mobile-first — built for the jobsite, not the boardroom. It ties jobs, crews, invoices, and payments into one place. You log a job, assign the crew, send the invoice, and collect the payment without opening five different apps.

The surfaces are bilingual from the start. The foreman, the office, and the helper can all read the same job without translation. No extra setup.

If you're a painter, plumber, electrician, landscaper, or any crew running out of a truck, this is the tool that doesn't fight you.

See it at:
https://tradework.work

Why this matters for us: when our crews can manage jobs, crews, and payments in one app — and in our language — the paperwork stops eating the day.

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