The app built for UK tradespeople. Log jobs, track time and materials, send invoices – and file your HMRC Making Tax Digital returns in one tap. No accountant needed. Out now on iPhone – download free from the App Store.
HMRC has written to 864,000 self-employed people. Since April 2026, if you earn over £50k self-employed, you legally need software to file tax quarterly.
Spreadsheets won't cut it. And paying for Xero and a job management app is £700+ a year. Graft does both for £9.99 a month.
Everything a sole trader actually does in a day – quotes, invoices, time, expenses, tax. No more bouncing between four apps and a notebook.
Log a job in seconds. Track time on site. Photograph the work as you go. Add materials when you buy them. Notes for the client when you remember.
Send a quote from the van. Convert it to an invoice the second the job's done. Branded PDF, payment link built in, chase reminders automated.
Point your camera at any receipt and Graft reads it automatically. Vendor, amount, VAT, date – all logged against the right job. Every expense recorded without typing a thing.
Graft tracks your income, expenses and profit for every MTD quarter as you work, so your figures are always up to date. One-tap filing straight to HMRC is built in: submit your quarterly Making Tax Digital updates directly to HMRC, right from the app, well before the first deadline.
Every Graft comes with a built-in helper that knows the app inside out. Ask it how to send an invoice, scan a receipt, or what the tax screen means – and it walks you through it in plain English. Like having the manual in your pocket, without the manual.
Sage is great accounting software – for accountants. It'll handle MTD, but it can't log a job, send a quote from the van, track time on site, or tell you who still owes you money. Graft is the only app that does all of it.
| GRAFT | Sage Free | Tradify + Xero | Xero Alone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job Management | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Quote on site | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Invoice from job | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Time & materials | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Direct HMRC MTD | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI Receipt scanning | ✓ | ✗ | Partial | ✗ |
| Built for trades | ✓ | ✗ | Partial | ✗ |
| Price | £9.99/mo | Free | £50+/mo | £15+/mo |
Built by a developer.
Tested by a bricklayer.
– Sam Barrett, founder · & his dad
My dad's been laying bricks for 30 years. When the HMRC Making Tax Digital letter landed on his doormat, he had no idea what to do.
So I built him something. Graft is the app I wish existed when I watched him stress over a shoebox full of receipts every January – simple enough to use on site with muddy hands, powerful enough to keep HMRC off your back.
If your dad's anything like mine, he'll love it.
One plan. No tiers. No "starter" / "pro" / "enterprise" maze. Everything below, every month.
Job management, quoting, invoicing, expenses, mileage, MTD submissions. Everything.
Free until 15 Sept · Cancel anytime · Built in Britain
HMRC is requiring all sole traders earning £50k+ to file tax quarterly using recognised software from April 2026. The threshold drops to £30k from April 2027 and £20k from April 2028. Graft is built for Making Tax Digital and files your quarterly updates directly to HMRC, straight from the app.
Sage Free handles MTD submissions only. It can't log jobs, send quotes from site, track time, or scan receipts. You'd still need three other tools. Graft replaces all of it for £9.99/month.
For basic sole trader MTD compliance – no. Graft connects directly to HMRC and files on your behalf. Complex situations (multiple income streams, property, partnerships) are still worth an accountant's eye.
Any UK sole trader: bricklayers, plumbers, electricians, roofers, plasterers, carpenters, painters, landscapers, tilers, groundworkers, decorators. If you swing tools, send quotes, and have to file tax – Graft's for you.
Yes. UK data residency (London region), AES-256 encryption at rest, biometric-locked access on device, Row Level Security on every table. We don't sell data. We don't show ads. Read our full privacy policy.
Yes – Graft is out now on the App Store for iPhone, ahead of the first MTD quarterly deadline of 7 August 2026. Android is on the way. Download it free and your first quarter is on us.
Download Graft free from the App Store, set up your profile, and start logging jobs, quotes and expenses straight away. Stuck on anything? The built-in Ask Graft helper walks you through it. App help only – for tax advice, talk to your accountant.
First MTD deadline is 7 August 2026. Graft's out now on the App Store – download free, get set up in minutes, and your first quarter is on us.
Free on the App Store · iPhone · iOS 15+
