Cowstail is the free admin app built for rope access techs. Send the invoice before you leave site, with CIS worked out, kit & LOLER tracked and tax ready.
No card required Free forever for solo techs Works in your browser
Point your camera at the card. Cowstail reads it, fills in your level, number and expiry, and files it in your ticket wallet with a reminder before it lapses.
Receipts work the same way: snap one, it is read, filed and counted toward your tax return.
Try it on your own cardBuilt for life at height, not another generic invoicing app.
Quotes and invoices in under a minute, with VAT and CIS handled. See what’s paid, viewed and overdue at a glance.
Your kit register and LOLER dates, plus your IRATA and CSCS tickets, with reminders before anything lapses.
Income and expenses tracked all year, CIS totalled, one-click CSV. Self Assessment is already done.
Send a clean, branded invoice from your phone right after the job. VAT and CIS are worked out for you, and the status tracks itself: sent, viewed, paid.
See all featuresLog every harness, lanyard and descender with serial numbers and dates. Cowstail nudges you before a LOLER thorough examination is due, and keeps the certificates in one place.
Explore Kit & LOLERKeep your IRATA level, CSCS, first aid and every ticket in a tidy wallet, with expiry reminders and a link you can share with a client or contractor in seconds.
More featuresCIS deducted this year is money already paid toward your tax, offset at Self Assessment.
Every invoice, expense and CIS deduction adds up all year. See your real profit, track what the taxman already holds, and export it all with one tap.
Try the CIS calculatorWhatever rung you’re on, the admin comes with you.
Just qualified? Build your logbook, send your first invoices and start your kit register from day one.
For L1 techsInvoicing, expenses and tax-ready finances built for rope access, not a generic accounting app.
For freelancersQuotes, RAMS, LOLER and CIS for the whole team, in one place.
For supervisorsJust getting started, built on real rope access experience, and it plays fair.
Speaks cowstails, descenders and thorough exams, not generic invoicing.
Hosted in the EU, backed up daily, exportable any time. No lock-in.
No card, no trial countdown, no features held hostage.
LOLER, PUWER and CIS handled, not bolted on afterwards.
Cowstail started inside a working rope access business, because we were sick of doing invoices at midnight. Read our story
No account, no catch. Share them with the crew.
What should you actually charge? See your real rate after CIS, tax and dead days.
Work it outSee what the 20% deduction means on an invoice, and what comes back at Self Assessment.
Check a deductionMake a clean, professional invoice in your browser. Free, no signup needed.
Make an invoiceCowstail scales from a solo tech to a full crew: RAMS, quotes, reports, CIS for subs and multi-user access.
Cowstail for companiesFree to start. Two minutes to set up. No card required.