Tickzu vs Powered Now: a gas-first app or an all-trades toolkit?
Powered Now is a UK job management app for many trades, with certificates, Making Tax Digital and team features. Tickzu focuses on the solo gas engineer’s jobs, appliances and paperwork. Here is the comparison from what each publishes today.
Checked against their public website on 6 November 2026. Prices and features change; follow the sources at the end.
At a glance
| Feature | Tickzu | Powered Now |
|---|---|---|
| Available today | No, in development | Yes, 14-day free trial |
| Price | Free plan with monthly limits; Pro £9.99 a month or £99 a year (founding price, kept while you stay subscribed) | Business £28 a month ex VAT (one user); Professional £32 and Premium £40 a month ex VAT; lower with annual billing |
| Gas safety certificates | No; service records are not certificates | From the Professional plan |
| Making Tax Digital | Not built in; send invoices to FreeAgent | Built in from the Business plan |
| Invoicing and payment links | Yes on Free (10 new invoices a month) | Yes from the Business plan |
| Accounting software | FreeAgent on Pro; Xero planned | Xero and QuickBooks from the Professional plan |
| Trades covered | Gas and heating | Many trades, including electricians and builders |
About Powered Now
Powered Now describes itself as job management software built in the UK for UK trades, used to quote on site, invoice from the van and get paid. Its pricing page lists Business, Professional and Premium plans, all with a 14-day trial, no card and no contract.
Where Powered Now is strong
- Making Tax Digital built in from its first plan.
- Certificates for several trades, including gas and electrical.
- Team features such as staff location, time tracking and chat.
- Available now, with annual billing that it says gives two months free.
About Tickzu
Tickzu is a phone app built for independent gas and heating engineers, in development and not yet available to download. It keeps customers, properties and appliances together, with service records per appliance, branded quote and invoice PDFs, a payment link with QR code, reminders you send from your phone, FreeAgent sending on Pro and optional encryption of your records.
Choose Powered Now if
- You want Making Tax Digital submissions inside the same app.
- You need gas or electrical certificates from your app today.
- You run a mixed-trade team.
Tickzu may suit you if
- You are a gas engineer who wants appliances, service history and service records at the centre.
- You want a free plan with invoices and payment links.
- You use FreeAgent for your books (connection on Pro).
Questions
Does Tickzu do Making Tax Digital?
Not directly. On Pro, Tickzu sends contacts and invoices to FreeAgent, which handles Making Tax Digital submissions. Powered Now has Making Tax Digital built in.
Which is better for a sole trader?
If you need certificates or Making Tax Digital in one app now, Powered Now covers that today. If you want a gas-focused app with a free plan and appliance history, Tickzu is being built for you; it is not available yet.
Are the prices including VAT?
Powered Now shows prices excluding VAT. Tickzu says prices are set in the App Store and Google Play and shown there before you pay.
Sources
- Powered Now pricing, checked 6 November 2026
- Powered Now home page, checked 6 November 2026
Powered Now is a trademark of its owner. Tickzu is not affiliated with Powered Now. If anything here is out of date, tell us through the contact page and we will correct it.