Plumbing Apps: The Best Tools to Help Your Business

What’s the best plumber app out there? While single one app can do everything, there are amazing apps that will help your team with all sorts of tasks.

Join us as we explore nine of the best plumber apps available today…

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The plumber apps we’ve selected range from free mobile apps that aid engineers with small tasks like measuring pipes, all the way to all-in-one plumbing software (like Commusoft) that can transform your business.

These tools have their uses but when browsing for apps and tools to use, there’s important criteria to keep in mind. We’ve covered these below and shared how they can help you discern if an app is worth your time.

Alternatively, use the menu on the left to jump ahead and explore the apps. Let’s dive in and explore how to choose the best plumber app and software tools out there:

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How to Choose the Best Apps for Your Plumbing Business

When you’re trying to find useful apps, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by all the choices.

After all, a useful app from a plumber can vary in a lot of ways:

From simple tools like a digital spirit level, to full-blown job management software, it can be difficult to know which apps and software tools are the best.

However, you can find some true gems with the tips we’ve outlined below. Everything we’ve listed can help you judge what’s best for your business.

To select the best app for your plumbing business, check if the app is:

• Frequently updated to avoid bugs and provide useful updates
• Described as “user-friendly” or “easy to use”
• Equipped with a knowledge base/help centre or FAQ
• Mobile friendly and usable offline
• Compatible with other apps you’re using
• Popular, with plenty of positive reviews

Let’s explore why each of these points is so important to consider:

Frequently updated:

When browsing the App Store or Google Play, it’s important to check when an app was last updated. It’s easy to overlook, but is well worth taking an extra moment to consider.

If it was years ago, you know the developers have likely abandoned the tool. If you download it, there’s a strong chance that the app won’t be supported and it could be buggy.

This tends to be less of an issue for simple apps (measuring tool) but is more worrying, say, for job management software. You don’t want your job management system crashing on you!

Easy to use:

Your team of engineers is busy enough doing technical work: from repairs, to installations, and more. So, if the digital tools they have to support them are user-friendly, it’s going to help them work more efficiently.

After all, no one wants a tool that has a steep learning curve or that doesn’t function intuitively (even if it does require training).

Reading online reviews and getting a hands-on look at an app via a demo can give you a feel for how it will be to actually use.

Equipped with a knowledge base:

For more complex software, a knowledge base or help centre (as well as a detailed FAQ) can be a handy tool that supports teams as they use new tools, especially if the product they’re using evolves over time.

These resources can act as user guides and are handy references for employees to use.

For job management software (like Commusoft) a detailed and thorough Help Centre is a great way for users with a way to educate themselves. They’ll be able to answer their own questions, all without necessarily having to contact support, every single time.

Mobile-phone friendly:

When you’re on the go, you need a field service engineer app that works wherever, whenever: not only when there’s a mobile signal.

This is a given for offline mobile apps, but it applies to job management, accounting, and other complex software applications that engineers will find useful in the field.

For example, Commusoft’s field service management software can run an optimised experience on iPhones, iPads, Android mobiles and Android tablets, even without an internet connection.

Compatible and integrates with other apps:

It’s likely you use different apps to manage everything from emails, to invoices, diaries, and more.

If you’re using job management software, it’s especially helpful if other apps and software can connect. This is known as integration. When apps integrate, they:

• Help your engineers adopt the new app more quickly.
• Save you the time and money of buying new software.
• Improve the everyday efficiency of your business.

Want to see Commusoft integrates with? From accounting software, communication platforms, to payment gateways, there’s plenty of choice. Take a look at our integrations.

Popular, with plenty of positive reviews:

Look for a plumber app with plenty of positive reviews. Capterra is a great comparison site to explore for this. However, that doesn’t mean you should only look at positive reviews.

After all, you can get a lot of useful information from negative reviews, too.

It can be helpful to see how a company responds to a bad review and criticisms and get an idea of what customers don’t like, or if it lacks certain features. Keep an eye out for the good, the bad, and the ugly!

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The 9 Best Apps for Plumbers

Let’s move on to the apps themselves.

These plumbing apps and tools can help a typical plumbing business in lots of ways. Many are affordable and some are free, but all boast plenty of positive reviews and ways to enrich your business.

1. For Managing your Business:

Commusoft doesn’t just have a plumber app that you’ll find useful, our software covers a broad selection of comprehensive tools that have been specifically designed to help plumbing businesses thrive.

From managing jobs to keeping on top of communication, Commusoft’s suite of features make it the best app for plumbers with the best selection of tools you could hope to use to manage your business!

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Discover Commusoft Job Management Software:

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2. For Fleet Management:

Fleetio Manage (Starts at around £2.50 per asset, per month: web prices in US $).

Check out Fleetio

Whether you have 10 service vans or 10,000, Fleetio is available to help you keep track of your vehicles. Manage your fleet—and optimise your productivity—from anywhere with intuitive web and smartphone apps.

3. For Measuring Without a Tape Measure:

ImageMeter (Android – Free for Basic)

Check out ImageMeter

Have you ever realised once you left a job site that you forgot to take a very important measurement? With this app, you can still take measurements long after you snapped the photo.

If you’re wondering whether an appliance will fit into a specific space or how you’ll get that boiler through the doorway, ImageMeter can help. Just snap a photo and annotate it with dimensions on your mobile, and the app will calculate the dimensions, angles, and areas.

ImageMeter supports Bluetooth laser distance measurement devices plus devices from Leica, Bosch, CEM, Hilti, and TruPulse.

4. For Researching Parts:

Pipe and Fitting (Android – Free)

Check out Pipe and Fitting

When you need the details on various piping and accessories for a job, bring up this plumber app to find out in a few taps. Pipe and Fitting will show you the material, dimensions, and strength of flanges, elbows, gaskets and other plumbing parts in metric and US measurements.

5. For Team Communications:

Slack (Free, also a variety of plans with p/m fees)

Check out Slack

As your plumbing business grows, it becomes increasingly important to have everything in a centralised location. Slack is a chatroom-style platform that lets your team communicate in different “channels” and lets them upload files, use apps to create polls and perform other tasks, send direct messages, search message archives, and more.

Slack integrates with many popular apps for plumbers like Google Calendar, DropBox, Stripe, and ZenDesk, so your plumbing business will be truly organised and optimised.

6. Sales Software for Field Services

Commusoft isn’t just a software provider for managing jobs; we’ve also developed a sales platform that’s designed to help plumbing, heating, and other industries improve the way they sell.

We offer an affordable, practical, and beautifully designed way to streamline and track everything you need to manage and optimise sales.

Maintain a customer database, build beautiful proposals, track your deals, and achieve more with our Sales software.

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7. For Working in the Dark:

Flashlight (iOS – Free) and Flashlight (Android – Free)

Check out Flashlight (iOS) • Check out Flashlight (Android)

Trying to work in cramped, dark spaces is no fun, nor is setting up lighting or holding torches/flashlights as you work. Whilst most phones will come with a torch function, a torch app can still be worth exploring.

Many apps add more functionality than the standard “on, off” your phone provides by default. A torch app can allow you to play around with different levels of brightness, or even let you turn your phone’s screen into a front-facing, less-aggressive source of light.

Sure, it’s simple, but that doesn’t mean they’re not effective.

There are a lot of well-reviewed flashlight apps that can work well. So, if you’re looking for a light in dark places, when all other lights go out, this could be worthwhile.

8. For Plumbing and Heating:

British Thermal Unit (BTU) Calculator (iOS – £0.99 and Android – Free)

Check out BTU Calculator (iOS)

Check out BTU Calculator (Android)

Plumbers are no strangers to measuring up a room. Specialist devices are still common, but what size radiator do you need for that room? Just enter the room dimensions into this app, then fill in the “Assumptions” category—which includes criteria like wall type, flooring type, and which direction the room faces—and you’ll know how many BTUs and watts it will take to heat the room.

These apps for plumbers will help you save time, work more efficiently, manage your engineers, and delight your customers. Give them all a look, and click, tap, and swipe your way to success.

9. Accounting Software App:

Crunch Online Accounting Software (Variety of packages)

Check out Crunch

For growing plumbing companies who want to take control of their finances in a big way, Crunch is there to help. For over ten years, Crunch has combined easy-to-use, online accounting software with actual human beings: you’re always able to access your accounts and seek the support you need.

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The Best Plumber App: Commusoft

We offer more than just job management software…

With a wide variety of features designed specifically for plumbing businesses, Commusoft is the perfect choice to fulfil your business needs in a single, convenient app.

As well as job management software, Commusoft also offers a fantastic Sales CRM, specifically built with the trades in mind!

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