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AI scheduling tools for tilers and flooring fitters in the UK

Tiling depends on everyone before you: the plasterer, the plumber's first fix, the screed drying. If one of them runs late, your day is lost. Scheduling software won't make screed dry faster, but it lets you see dependencies, move a job and tell the customer in one go, and fill the gap with a small job nearby.

Prices were re-checked on each provider's own page; the date is next to each one. Rules and figures from GOV.UK are linked where they're used.

Build in curing and drying time

Put the prep, tiling and grouting days on the job as separate visits with gaps for adhesive and grout to cure, following the manufacturer's times. ServiceM8 has a free plan for 1 user and 30 jobs a month; YourTradebase is £29 a month plus VAT (checked 15 October 2026).

Working on bigger sites

Tiling on new builds or for main contractors is usually under CIS: deductions are 20% registered, 30% unregistered and 0% with gross payment status (GOV.UK). Keep the main contractor's site start dates in your diary as fixed blocks, and domestic jobs around them.

Fill the gaps

Keep a list of small jobs (splashbacks, repairs, regrouting) by area, so a cancelled day can be filled. If you employ tilers, travel between jobs counts as working time for minimum wage purposes (GOV.UK). Customers can book quote visits with Calendly's free plan.

The options, with prices

Tool	Price and free plan	UK notes and source
Tradify Job management for tradespeople: quotes, scheduling, timesheets and invoices.	Lite: £34 per user a month. Pro: £37. Plus: £44. Optional Instant Website £10 a month; text messages £0.10 each. 14-day free trial. No free plan; 14-day free trial with all features.	UK pricing in pounds, UK phone support. Source, checked 15 October 2026
YourTradebase Quotes, jobs, invoices and payment reminders for UK tradespeople, with one flat monthly price.	£29 a month, plus £15 a month for each additional user. Two months free if you pay annually. Prices subject to VAT. 30-day free trial, no card required. No free plan; 30-day free trial, no card required.	UK company, prices in pounds plus VAT. Source, checked 15 October 2026
ServiceM8 Job management for trade and service businesses: quotes, scheduling, job cards, invoices and customer texts, priced by jobs a month rather than per user.	Free: £0 a month for 1 user and 30 jobs a month. Starter: £25 a month (50 jobs). Growing: £59 (150 jobs). Premium: £119 (500 jobs). Premium Plus: £269 (1,500+ jobs). All paid plans have unlimited users. Phone add-ons from £15 a month. 14-day free trial. Free plan: 1 user, 30 jobs a month, SMS at 5p each.	UK pricing in pounds on the UK site. Source, checked 15 October 2026
Powered Now UK trade app for quotes, invoices, job scheduling and compliance certificates, with an optional AI receptionist.	Business: £28 a month for one user (£280 a year). Professional: £32 per user a month (£320 a year). Premium: £40 per user a month (£400 a year). All excl. VAT. AI receptionist add-on from £29 a month. 14-day free trial, no card required. No free plan; 14-day free trial, no card required.	UK company, prices in pounds excl. VAT. Source, checked 15 October 2026
Calendly Online booking links that let customers pick a time that suits your calendar.	Free plan (always free). Standard: $10 per seat a month. Teams: $16 per seat a month. Enterprise from $15k a year. An always-free plan for basic scheduling.	Prices are in US dollars. Source, checked 14 October 2026

What to check before you choose

Can one job have several visits with gaps between them?
Can you see a whole week and drag jobs around easily?
Customer reminders the day before: what do texts cost? Tradify charges £0.10 each.
Per-job pricing (ServiceM8) or per-user pricing (Tradify, YourTradebase)?
Can you record materials ordered against each job?

A prompt to start with

Paste this into ChatGPT or Claude, filling in the brackets:

You plan the fortnight for [business name], a tiler in [area]. Here are the jobs with rooms, square metres, estimated days, curing gaps and what other trades must finish first: [paste]. Build a plan, fill gaps with the small jobs on this list [paste], and write a short text to each customer confirming dates.

Free tools

Price a job with the quote and VAT calculator (20%, 5%, 0% and reverse charge), or work out your day rate (see how much to charge per hour). Comparing job management apps? Read Tradify vs Jobber. Driving between jobs? The mileage allowance calculator uses HMRC's flat rates, and van costs for sole traders compares leasing, buying and the mileage rate.

Questions

What's the cheapest scheduling app for a one-person tiling business?

ServiceM8's free plan covers 1 user and 30 jobs a month. YourTradebase is £29 a month plus VAT. Checked 15 October 2026.

How do I stop losing days when other trades run late?

Confirm the day before that the room is ready, and keep a short list of small nearby jobs to fill a cancelled day.

Are these prices in pounds?

Not all. Where a provider only publishes US dollar prices we show dollars, so check the price in pounds at checkout.

Do you get paid if I sign up?

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