Hashtags are here, and posting is quicker. HASHTAGS • Tap any tag on a post to see everything under it: top this week, newest, or near you. • Follow the tags you care about, and post straight into them. • Your trade and town are added to your posts for you, so local work gets found. Add your own as well, up to 10 a post. • Discover now shows what's trending this week, plus a Tag of the Week. NEW POST • Two clear steps: grab it, then post it. • Tap the shutter for a photo, hold it for video. • Nothing to show? Tap Write for a text post, or to Ask the trade a question. No photo needed. • Fixed photos from your camera roll sometimes not reaching your post. CUSTOMERS • A new Community tab, so you can see real work from real trades before you hire. BRICK RUN • An all-time leaderboard, alongside Today and This week. ALSO IN THIS UPDATE • New Level names, from New Face to Hard Hat Elite. Your Level no longer reads like a job title. • Clearer badges: the green Verified trade chip means your documents have been checked. The blue tick is separate. • ProQuote: conservatory bases now count brick courses by gauge, so 600mm is 8 courses. • Bigger screenshots in the how-to guides.

The biggest update yet. Put the kettle on. THE BREW CABIN, REBUILT • Top Trade of the Week now leads the Cabin and changes through the week: enter, judge, then see the podium. • Brick Run: a new 60-second daily runner. Same course for every trade, fresh every morning. Get your name on the leaderboard. • The Hard Hat Heist: a free monthly prize draw. Share your link to earn entries. No purchase needed. UK, 18+. Full Terms in the app. • The chat rooms are now called The Yard. • We've retired #LookUp and Laugh of the Week to make room. #LOOKUPHISTORY • Stories now show on Home, nearest to you first. • Fresh stories sit at the top of your feed instead of getting buried. • Search Discover by town, and switch story alerts on or off in Settings. QUOTES AND INVOICES • A new look for quote and invoice PDFs: clean white A4, page numbers, and your Hard Hat Way profile at the end. • Your markup is built into your prices, so customers see one clean price per line. • Invoices made from a quote now match it to the penny. FREE, MADE SIMPLE • Every month on the free plan: three quotes, three managed jobs and 25 job views a day. • Messaging other trades is free. THE SMALLER THINGS • A cleaner look across the whole app, with Your rigs and All tools in Tools. • Drafts: pick up where you left off on posts, Site Calls, quotes and your profile. Discard now really discards. • New sounds, made for Hard Hat Way, that respect your silent switch. • The Verification screen now explains the two badges: Verified trade (documents checked) and the Blue tick. • Report and block on #LookUpHistory comments, and report competition entries. • The bricklaying Masterclass has a fresh look. • Tidier Privacy settings. • Snappier all round, plus a pile of fixes, including sharing on iPad and Heist entries now counting when someone opens your link on an iPhone. Built on the tools, not in a boardroom. Cheers for being part of it. Stu

The biggest update yet. A new look, a new way to get work, and a room to talk in. NEW LOOK The whole app has been rebuilt on a cleaner, calmer design. Bigger tap targets, proper light mode, and the two things you open the app for, work and the lads, front and centre on Home. WORK • Jobs near you now live on their own Work tab: Jobs, My quotes, Requests. • Quote with a price, see how quickly this customer replies before you spend a quote, and get told when you've been chosen. • Trades can now post work for other trades: a labourer for the week, a sparky for a first fix. Day rate or price. • Quote templates, an "available from" chip on your profile, and Pass it on when a job's not for you but you know who it is for. • Customers get a simpler app: post a job with a photo, compare quotes, choose, chat on the record. THE CABIN A place to talk, not just post. Rooms for your trade, your area, banter, kit and merchants. Ask a pro when you're stuck. Plus Price It, a daily "what would you charge for this" from your own trade. COMMUNITY • New post types: Before/After with a slider, Ask when you need an answer, Bodge when you've spotted one. • Tag the kit you used. Share cards for Instagram and WhatsApp. • Three competitions a week plus the monthly Heist. Winners land in the Cabin every Sunday. TOOLS • ProQuote rebuilt, with a link your customer can open and accept. • Job Manager now has your diary, crew and site photos in one place. • TradeCalc feeds straight into your quotes. REPUTATION One system, said plainly. SiteCred is your standing with your own trade and it can't be bought. Your badges, stripes and honours now sit on one shelf. ALSO • Sign in with Apple, account deletion and reporting all fixed end to end. • Notifications rebuilt: quieter by default, the important ones cut through. • How-to guides for every tool, from the ? button. • A lot of small fixes, and a lot less memory used on the map.

A big update — a new look across the app, a rebuilt Messages experience, and a Site Calls overhaul for both customers and trades. A FRESH NEW LOOK • Cleaner, calmer design throughout, with a new typeface and clearer layouts • Home rebuilt around what matters today — weather, your jobs and your progress • New Work tab brings Site Calls and Job Manager together in one place • Site Mob is now the Directory — same trades, clearer name • Tidier Community feed: less clutter above the first post • New Progress screen and a Learn section under Community MESSAGES, REBUILT • Redesigned inbox with Direct, Site Calls and Groups in one place • Search your conversations • Swipe to delete, mute, pin, or mark read and unread • Site Call chats show the job, the stage, and whose turn it is • Job progress is now a clear card instead of a cramped step bar • Redesigned chat with grouped messages, photos, voice notes and reactions • Report or block from a Site Call chat SITE CALLS — FOR CUSTOMERS • Say when you need the work done, the property type, and any access notes • Edit a job after posting, photos included • Compare responses sorted by price, distance or track record • Politely decline a response — the trade is told, you keep their message • Release a trade and reopen the job if things go quiet • Close a job, then post it again any time with one tap • Accept an estimate and open the chat in a single step • Jobs you don't pick up are now chased with reminders, and close after 14 days SITE CALLS — FOR TRADES • New My Responses tab — every job you've quoted, in one list • Edit or withdraw a response while the job is still open • Tell customers when you could start • See jobs for all your trades, not just your main one • Pro: see whether the customer has opened your response • Withdraw a response and your free monthly slot comes back • Direct requests no longer use up a free response ALSO IN THIS UPDATE • Faster, lighter job browsing with fewer needless loads • More reliable notifications, so you hear about every response • Improved privacy and security behind the scenes • Plenty of smaller fixes and polish

- Fixed a bug where posts could occasionally be blocked as "duplicate" after a failed upload - Fixed missing video thumbnails on multi-media posts - Fixed video playback getting stuck on a black screen when swiping between media - General stability improvements

Find a Tradesperson or Professional Service We've added a brand new finder — browse tradespeople and professional services near you, complete with a map view so you can see who's local. It's now right there on your tab bar, front and centre. Professional Services Onboarding Professional service providers can now set up their profile with a dedicated onboarding flow — get listed, get found, get hired. Onboarding Improvements Smoother, more reliable onboarding across the board for all user types. Bug Fixes & Stability General fixes and improvements to keep everything running solid.

What's New in 1.4.7 RICH SHARE PREVIEWS Share a post to WhatsApp, iMessage, or Facebook and it now shows the photo, your name, your trade, and the caption — not just a bare link. Every shared post is now a branded preview card. TOOLS PAGE REDESIGN Your four core tools — Site Calls, ProQuote, Job Management, and TradeCalc — are now front and centre in big bold tiles. No more scrolling through 18 items to find what you need. MESSAGES TAB Messages have been promoted to the main tab bar. One tap to your DMs, no digging through menus. VOICE NOTES Hold the mic button in any chat to record and send voice messages. Faster than typing with dusty hands. STREAK FREEZE Pro members get one streak freeze per month. Miss a day and your streak is protected automatically. Plus share your streak milestones with a branded card. 7-DAY FREE TRIAL New to Pro? Try everything free for 7 days. No commitment, cancel anytime. TAPPABLE HASHTAGS Tap any #hashtag in a post to discover related content instantly. SITE MODE New high-contrast theme for outdoor use. Bigger text, bolder colours, designed for reading on scaffolding in bright sunlight. Turn it on in Settings, Appearance. DYNAMIC TYPE The app now respects your iPhone's text size setting. Make text bigger or smaller system-wide and HardHatWay follows. UNIVERSAL LINKS Tap a HardHatWay link in a text or email and it opens straight in the app — no browser redirect. Plus: tappable profile share buttons, improved paywall messaging, warm-up nudges before hitting limits, and dozens of fixes under the hood.

Bug fixes and improvements: Fixed Sign in with Apple onboarding — users are now guided through profile setup correctly, with their name pre-populated from Apple and displayed in a locked field. Username field on sign-up now pre-populated from your Apple ID credentials. Added EULA (Terms of Use) link to subscription screens for full App Store compliance. Improved onboarding flow across all sign-in methods. Added #LookUp heritage photo competition — celebrate the craftsmanship of historic buildings in your area. General stability improvements and minor bug fixes.

Fixed an issue where subscription purchase events were being recorded twice in analytics. This ensures accurate revenue reporting and correct purchase tracking. No changes to app functionality or user experience.

Hard Hat Honours — earn Trade Stripes, build your Progress Map, collect Seasonal Hats, and chase rare Commendations. Four new ways to show what you're made of. Weather Advisor — trade-specific weather advice for 21 trades. Not just a forecast, actual tips for your trade before you load the van. Map View — toggle between list and map on Site Calls, SiteMob, and Trade Directory. See what's near you at a glance. Hard Hat Help — stuck on something? Post it, get answers from the community, earn SiteCred for helping out. My Way — a dedicated trade profile for winning work. Showcase your best projects and qualifications. Grafts — filters, text overlays, stickers, and pinch-to-zoom cropping added to Stories. Competitions overhaul, faster performance, and a load of bug fixes under the bonnet.

New header design across the app for a cleaner, sharper look. Redesigned Tools page with a new layout and Favourites. Pin your most-used tools to the top for quick access. Trade Weather Advisor now live on the Home screen. Get trade-specific forecasts, alerts, and warnings tailored to your trade. Know before it rains. Business account onboarding now includes notification setup so you never miss a lead. Bug fixes and performance improvements across the board.

New Profile Design Your profile just got a fresh look. Trade badge front and centre so everyone knows what you do before they even scroll. Cleaner layout, better first impression. Bug Fixes Squashed bugs across the app for a smoother, more reliable experience. Competition Fixes Ironed out issues with competitions so everything runs fair and square. Get submitting, get voting.

Weather Update — No more guessing if it's a waterproofs job or a shorts day. Full detailed forecasts right in the app — wind speed, hourly breakdowns, the lot. Plan your week before the gaffer even calls. Plus rain alerts so you get a heads up before it hits — no more getting caught mid-pour with a fresh batch of muck on the spot board.Site Ranking System — See where you stand. Climb the ranks, earn your spot. The more you graft on the app, the higher you go. No blaggers at the top.ProQuote Improvements — Brick on edge and overselling course calcs added to the quoting tool. Tighter numbers, fewer headaches, more profit in your pocket.Hard Hat Help — Stuck on something? New in-app help feature so you can find your way around without asking the apprentice.Hard Hat Heritage — #LookUp — A brand new competition celebrating the craftsmanship built into our towns and cities. Look up, snap the detail, and show the world what real tradespeople built. Heritage deserves respect.Share to Socials — Proud of your work? Share your posts, wins, and competition entries straight to your socials. Get your graft the audience it deserves.

Competitions bug fixes

Bug Fixes: Fixed an issue with message notifications not displaying correctly Resolved a camera bug in SiteProof messaging bug fix

Grafts (NEW) You know Stories? Ours are called Grafts. Share quick updates from site, show off your work, and let the community see what you're grafting on — gone in 24 hours. Competition Upgrades Stats and streaks now tracked across all competitions — see how you're stacking up. Rules and scoring fixes to keep things fair and square. Performance & Stability Storage and memory improvements — the app runs leaner and meaner. Image compression fixed — faster uploads, less data usage. Fixed layout clipping on smaller iPhones. A load of bug fixes under the hood to keep things running smooth.

Grafts — A brand new stories feature. Share moments from site, snap progress shots, and react to your mates' grafts. New Competitions — Top Tip of the Week and Hard Hat Heist added to the competitions lineup. More ways to earn SiteCred and have a laugh. Faster Launch — Completely rebuilt the startup flow. The app loads in seconds now, not minutes. Bug Fixes — Fixed navigation issues, feed loading, UI alignment, and stability improvements throughout.

Version 1.3.3 brings a wave of new features and improvements: — Location now visible on tradesperson profiles — Message reactions added to direct messages — Copyright music feature with toggle and protection — Extra post reactions available in the community feed — Fixed messaging bug — Business accounts redesigned and renamed to Brand & Supplier for clarity — Improvements to SiteMob feature — Fully redesigned Competitions page with new competitions added: Top Trade of the Week, Top Tip of the Week, Top Dread of the Week, Apprentice Spotlight, Tools In Their Storage (T.I.T.S.), Tool Heist, Hard Hat Heist, and Brass Giveaway — General bug fixes and performance improvements

Fixed business subscription paywall — the StoreKit 2 purchase flow now correctly awaits the Apple payment confirmation before granting access. Previously a timing issue could allow access without a completed transaction. Business subscription status is now recorded in Firestore as a server-side source of truth alongside the local StoreKit verification. All App Store screenshots have been updated — images are now clear, distinct, and accurately represent different sections of the app.

What's New in 1.2.9 - Fixed an issue where the For You feed could appear empty for active users - New: Post My Work verification badge on posts - Improved feed reliability and loading performance - Bug fixes and stability improvements

How To — everything in one place Brand new How To guides covering every tool in the app. Tap "How to use" on the Tools tab to get tips, breakdowns, and video guides (coming soon) for Site Calls, ProQuote, TradeCalc, Trade Docs, Job Management, and more. Post reactions fixed Like, Proper Job, and Respect now work correctly on all posts. A Firestore permissions issue was causing reactions to fail on other users' posts — sorted. Faster reactions Removed an unnecessary network call on every reaction tap. Reactions now register instantly.

Business Accounts Complete business account experience with company setup, product showcase, and profile configuration Business subscription tier now live Showcase Settings — customise your product display (visibility, pricing, layout, featured products, section title) App header navigation restored on all business tabs Find a Trade directory for businesses — browse, search by name/username, filter by trade, radius up to 250 miles, sort by SiteCred, experience, or portfolio Keyboard dismissal fixed across all business onboarding steps Leave a Review link fixed for all account types Find a Trade Improvements (All Accounts) Search by username as well as name Radius filter extended up to 250 miles Sort by Highest SiteCred, Most Experience, or Nearest "Has Portfolio" filter to find trades with featured work Improved results — trades without location data now included Faster loading — 50 results at a time, sorted by SiteCred Feed Algorithm Updated engagement scoring for fairer, more meaningful content ranking Welcome Emails Branded welcome emails now sent automatically for all account types Other Fixes Merchant Intel filters now display all categories Stability improvements and bug fixes

Improved Apple Sign-In experience — new users are now guided through profile setup smoothly. Fixed trade filters in the community feed so browsing by trade shows posts correctly across all tabs. Profile pictures now load even when posting before completing your profile. Added username protection to prevent duplicates.

Fixed trade filters in the community feed — browsing by trade now correctly shows posts across all tabs. Improved avatar loading so profile pictures appear even when users post before setting up their profile. Added username protection to prevent duplicate usernames.

Post Notifications Tap the bell on any tradesperson’s profile to get notified when they drop a new post. Never miss content from the people you follow. Bug Fixes & Performance Stability improvements and under-the-hood fixes for a smoother experience.