Offline mode — keep quoting when the signal does not
Extension at the back of a stone cottage. New-build plot with no data. Basement job that eats 4G. You should not have to drive to the top of the lane to save a quote or lose measures because the page failed. Pro Quoter lets you save progress on site — quotes, measures, photos and job notes — and sync when you are back on WiFi or decent signal. Built by a tradesman who has lost work to “no connection” too many times.
When bad signal costs you the evening
You measured while you had bars. By the time you typed the quote, the page spun and died. You tell yourself you will do it at home — then you forget a wall, underprice prep, or send two days late.
Example: tiler surveys a wet room underground. Photos taken. Quote drafted in notes. Signal never came back. Quote sent from memory on the sofa — missing the niche and the trim pack. Margin gone before grout.
- Apps that refuse to save without perfect data
- Measures trapped in camera roll, not on the job
- Quotes rebuilt from memory hours later
- Lads on site with no access to job notes when bars drop
Work offline on site — sync when you can
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Open the job on site
Customer and address already there — even if connection is patchy.
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Save measures and photos
Room sizes, notes and site pics stored on the job record locally.
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Build or edit the quote
Pull from your Price Book — progress saves without waiting for the cloud.
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Add job notes for the team
Access, parking, materials — handover info that does not live in a text.
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Sync when back online
Back at the van, home or café — updates merge so the office view matches site.
Offline that fits real UK sites
Keep moving on poor signal
Not a marketing bullet — how rural, basement and new-build jobs actually work.
Less retyping at night
What you captured on site reaches the quote — not a guess from memory.
Photos stay on the job
Substrate, access, damage — evidence linked when you invoice, not lost in gallery scroll.
Same thread when synced
Quote, diary and invoice still connect — offline save, online continuity.
Site work saved — sync when you can
FAQ
- Does everything work offline forever?
- Core on-site work — measures, photos, quote edits and job notes — is designed to save locally and sync when you are back online. Some actions (like sending a PDF to a customer) need connection; you prepare on site and send when signal returns.
- What if I edit the same job on phone and laptop?
- Sync when you are online keeps the job thread up to date. Best habit: finish a site visit, sync at the van, then tidy on a bigger screen if you want.
- Is this only for rural trades?
- Rural, new-build and deep indoor jobs benefit most — but any trade who has watched a spinner on 4G knows the pain. If you quote on site, offline-friendly saves matter.
- How does this compare to “full offline” apps?
- Pro Quoter aims for practical offline — save the work that matters on site, sync the thread when you can — not a complex sync engine you need a manual for. Simple, fast, useful.