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Short notes for electricians comparing phone-first certificate apps. Written by ClearDeck Limited (we make ZipCert).

Fair comparison of desktop-style cert software vs finishing EICRs on your phone. No scheme-approval claims.

Comparisons and how-tos

Prices, devices, Board photo fill and working with no signal, every iCertifi fact sourced and dated.

Yearly costs for 1, 3 and 5 people with VAT in and out, and where Tradecert is stronger.

How ZipCert handles basements, new builds and rural jobs.

Say your observations instead of typing them.

Photograph the consumer unit, then check the circuit schedule it fills.

Step by step, in the order you work on site: supply, boards, readings, inspection schedule, codes and the PDF.

What each code means, which ones make the report unsatisfactory, and what Amendment 4 changed for FI.

Which certificate to issue for a new circuit, a consumer unit change, an extra socket or a landlord check.

The A4:2026 MEIWC, section by section: what goes in A to E, and the mistakes to avoid.