MarginPal

MarginPal is the all-in-one job profitability app for UK tradespeople and small construction businesses. Stop wondering whether each job actually made money — track every cost and every payment in one place, so you know your margin in real time.

KEY FEATURES

• Job-level profit tracking
Set a quoted price, log materials and labour as the job progresses, and watch your margin update live. See which jobs are profitable and which are quietly losing you money.

• AI-powered receipt scanning
Snap a photo of any receipt or supplier invoice and MarginPal extracts the supplier, total, VAT and date automatically. No more lost receipts at the bottom of the van.

• Quote and invoice generation
Build professional, branded PDF quotes and invoices in seconds. Send them straight to your customer's inbox, get email open notifications, and convert accepted quotes into jobs with one tap.

• Customer database
Keep every customer, contact and address in one searchable place. Tied directly to their jobs, quotes and invoice history.

• AI business insights
Once you've got a few jobs in, MarginPal's AI surfaces patterns: which job types make the most margin, where you're consistently underpricing, and which suppliers are eating into your profit. Available on the Business plan.

• Team-ready
Add your foreman, your bookkeeper, or your apprentice. Role-based permissions mean workers can log expenses without seeing the books.

• Built for UK trades
Sterling, VAT, UK address validation, UK postcode lookup. Designed around how British tradespeople actually run their businesses.

WHO IT'S FOR

MarginPal is built for sole traders, electricians, plumbers, builders, joiners, decorators, and small construction firms turning over up to a few million a year. If you're estimating jobs on the back of an envelope, chasing receipts at year-end, or guessing your margins — this is for you.

PLANS

• Solo — single user, perfect for one-person operations
• Pro — small teams, more receipt scans, full quote/invoice features
• Business — full AI insights, larger teams, priority support

Subscriptions managed in-app via your Apple ID. Cancel anytime in iOS Settings.

PRIVACY & SECURITY

Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest. We never sell or share customer data. See our full privacy policy at https://www.marginpal.co.uk/privacy.

Get started in minutes — sign up, add your first job, snap a receipt. See where your margin really goes.