Built by someone who grew up around the trade.
WorkWise started with a simple question: why is software that's supposed to help tradespeople always working against them?
I left school and taught myself everything.
I grew up around tradespeople. My family built things, fixed things, kept things running: the kind of work that holds everything together but rarely gets the credit it deserves.
I left school and taught myself to code. I completed a software development apprenticeship and spent every spare hour building things I thought actually mattered. When I looked at the tools tradespeople were being sold (expensive, overcomplicated, and designed to take a cut of every job), I knew exactly what I wanted to build.
WorkWise is my answer to that. Built from scratch, by someone who actually gives a damn about the people using it, especially the tradespeople.
Taylor Burrows
Founder, WorkWise · Greater Manchester
The path so far
- Grew up around tradespeople
- Left school, taught myself to code
- Software development apprenticeship
- Saw what trades were being sold
- Built WorkWise from scratch, in Greater Manchester
Today
RoundsLiteProThree products, one login.
The problem
The tools that exist weren't built for the people using them.
Every app we looked at had the same problems. We built WorkWise to fix all of them.
Your £18 job, their way
And it grows with every job you do.
WorkWise instead: A monthly price you can see before you sign up. No cut of your jobs, and no WorkWise fee on your payments.
- 01
Too expensive for what you get
Most platforms charge per job or take a commission. The more work you do, the more they take.
What we kept seeingYour £18 job, their way
Window clean · 3 bed semi£18.00Commission−£2.70Per-job charge−£0.50You keep£18.00£14.80And it grows with every job you do.
WorkWise instead: A monthly price you can see before you sign up. No cut of your jobs, and no WorkWise fee on your payments.
- 02
Built for the tech-savvy, not the tradesperson
Complicated onboarding, cluttered dashboards, features nobody asked for. If it takes a week to learn, it's already failed.
What we kept seeingDashboardOpsCRMWorkflowsModulesReportsSettingsGetting started
Day 3 of 7- Book your onboarding call
- Watch the training videos0 of 12
- Set up the workflow builder
- Map your custom fields38
- Configure user permissions
WorkWise instead: The phone shows one house at a time. Lite learns your prices in a 15-minute chat.
- 03
No real automation, just digital paperwork
Renaming a spreadsheet as software isn't innovation. Real automation means jobs allocated, workers dispatched and nothing falling through the cracks.
What we kept seeingCustomers
round_FINAL_v3A · NameC · DueD · Paid?Mrs PatelTue??owes MarJ. Hughesring first✓K. Wright—??Old Vicaragemoved Fri?cash?Same spreadsheet. New logo.
WorkWise instead: Tap Done and the pay link goes and the next house comes up. In Pro, each job goes to the right worker by itself.
- 04
Working against the people who matter most
Commission models, lead fees, marketplace cuts: designed to take value from tradespeople rather than create it for them.
What we kept seeingNew lead near you
2 min agoWindow cleaning · 3 bed semi · WN6
Jenny Hughes07700 900461MKSWDRLTAlso sent to 4 other tradersPay £4.50 to unlockWorkWise instead: Your money goes straight to you and WorkWise never holds it. With Lite, the enquiries come from your own website.
What we built
Three products. Find the one that fits how you work.
Rounds for round trades, Lite for your website, Pro for teams with workers. All on one login.
One login for all three. Start with one and add another later from Billing. Rounds + Lite together is £59 a month, £11 less than both on their own.
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Talk to the people who built it.
Questions about Rounds, Lite or Pro, or want a demo of Pro for your team? Get in touch and we'll be back to you within 24 hours.
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