Certably vs Electrical Certificate App
The short version
Electrical Certificate App has been going since 2020 and is the most established option in the category, with 27 App Store ratings. If you want the safest, most proven choice, it is a reasonable one. Certably launched on 5 August 2026, costs £99 a year for BS 7671 work, and is heading for electrical, PAT, fire and gas in a single app. Today it does electrical only.
Figures verified 21 July 2026 from App Store listing. Prices change — check before you buy.
At a glance
| Certably | Electrical Certificate App | |
|---|---|---|
| On the App Store since | 5 August 2026 | 2020 |
| App Store ratings | None yet | 27 at 2.9★ |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Trades in the app today | Electrical | Electrical only |
| Trades to come | PAT, fire, gas — same subscription | None announced |
| Works offline | Yes | Yes |
| Account required | No | Check with vendor |
Price
What each one costs
| Electrical Certificate App plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Monthly | £14.99 / mo |
Where Electrical Certificate App is stronger
- Part of a family of trade apps, including a gas app with a large user base.
- Includes invoicing and a customer CRM alongside certificates.
- Syncs with a desktop application.
Where Certably is different
- At £14.99 a month it works out at roughly £179.88 a year, more than Certably Complete.
- The lowest rated of the established options at 2.9 stars from 27 ratings.
Which one should you actually use?
Stay with Electrical Certificate App if
Electricians who already use the same company's gas app and want everything from one supplier.
Try Certably if
You do BS 7671 work, want your certificates checked for problems before a client sees them, and object on principle to paying four subscriptions to one industry. It costs nothing to find out: download it, build a certificate and read the finished PDF before you pay anything. Certably is weeks old, so you are trading a track record for a lower price and a tighter workflow.
Being straight with you
Certably went on the App Store on 5 August 2026. It has no ratings yet and has not been tested by thousands of electricians the way Electrical Certificate App has. It issues eight BS 7671 certificates and nothing else — PAT, fire and gas are written but not released. Every layout is written against the current BS 7671 model forms and reviewed by a qualified engineer, but a checked layout is not the same as 6 years of use. If you need something proven today, buy the proven thing.
Available now
Certify the next one from your phone
Certably is on the App Store. Download it, build a certificate and read the finished PDF before you pay anything — a subscription is what lets you issue it and send it to the client.
iPhone · iPad · iOS 18.0 or later · Works fully offline