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No. DayGraft works fully offline on your device without signing in. An account is only needed if you want your data backed up and synced across devices — for example, logging work on your phone and viewing it on an iPad.

Go to Settings and choose Sign in with Apple or Sign in with Google. This creates an account used solely to back up and sync your data — see our Privacy Policy for details.

This is normal the very first time you sign in on a device — after that, your sign-in should be remembered and you'll go straight through without retyping anything.

There's no in-app delete button yet — see Delete your account below for how to do it.

DayGraft is live on the App Store for iPhone and iPad now. The Android version is in final testing and will be on Google Play shortly — the same app, same features, same account. If you sign in, everything you log on one platform will be there when you switch to the other.

Check that you're signed in with the same account (Apple or Google) on both devices, and that both have an internet connection. Sync happens automatically in the background shortly after you make a change.

If you had an account signed in, sign in again on a new device with the same Apple or Google account and your data — including evidence photos — will restore automatically. Without an account, data stored only on-device cannot be recovered.

No — DayGraft accounts are designed for one person's own work records and aren't built for multi-user or team use.

DayGraft has two modes, and you pick whichever suits how you work — Settings → Tracking style.

• Full Tracking — contractors, sites, evidence photos, weekly statements, payment checking and mileage. The full toolkit, and the right choice if you're on CIS and need to prove what you did.
• Simple Hours — a start/end time grid for the week, with breaks, overtime rules and a running total. No contractors or photos, just hours and pay.

Switching between them never deletes anything. The other mode's history is kept and hidden, and comes straight back if you switch again. The user guide covers both in full.

Yes — Settings → Week starts on, and pick any day. This controls weekly statements, weekly totals and overtime thresholds, so set it to match how your contractor runs their pay week. It defaults to Monday.

In Full Tracking, add as many contractors and sites as you need and pick them per day. In Simple Hours, tap the job name and choose Add another job — each job keeps its own rate, overtime rules, week grid and history, with a switcher in the header.

• Day rate — a fixed amount per full or half day
• Hourly — an hourly rate with a manually set overtime rate/hours
• Auto OT — set a weekly basic-hours threshold (e.g. 37.5h) and an overtime multiplier (e.g. ×1.5); DayGraft automatically splits each day into basic and overtime hours as your week progresses, and handles Sunday and bank holiday rates too

Under OT rules, there's an "OT rate rounding" setting — Down, Nearest, or Up. Different payrolls round a multiplied rate differently (e.g. £18.13 × 1.5 = £27.195, which must round to a whole penny somehow). Match whichever your contractor's payroll uses — most commonly Down.

Yes — tap the date field on the day entry form and pick any date.

Add your home postcode once in Settings, then a site's postcode the first time you use it there. DayGraft calculates the driving distance and remembers it, so future entries at that site are pre-filled automatically.

No. DayGraft detects same-day entries and works out the real route — home → first site → second site → home — splitting the mileage sensibly between the two entries rather than assuming two separate round trips.

Your postcode is sent to two free routing services (postcodes.io and OSRM) purely to calculate distance — never to a person, and never stored by them alongside any other identifying information. See our Privacy Policy for the full list of who DayGraft shares data with.

That depends on your own circumstances — HMRC's simplified mileage rate generally applies to temporary workplaces, not to ordinary commuting to a permanent one. DayGraft calculates the distance and the allowance figure, but doesn't judge whether a particular journey qualifies — check with an accountant if you're unsure.

Yes. Open the job (tap the job name), set the correct Round-trip miles per day, and a new section appears underneath: Update already-logged days. Leave the date as it is to update the whole tax year, or change it to update from a specific date onward, then tap Update logged days. Nothing is deleted or re-entered.

You can run it more than once — if your mileage changed partway through the year (a new site, a house move), update the whole year first with the old figure, then run it again from the date it changed with the new one. Each run only touches the dates you choose, so earlier and later periods keep their own figures.

From the Days tab, tap a week's summary and choose Generate statement. You can print it, save it as a PDF, or share it directly.

Yes — on the statement screen there's a toggle showing "Photos included" or "No photos" next to the print button. Tap it to include or leave out the evidence appendix; your choice is remembered for next time.

Add your name in Settings first — DayGraft needs it before it can generate a statement.

Settings → Evidence & receipts → Download all photos. Choose "This tax year," a specific past year, or all years combined. Everything downloads as one zip file, organised into folders by tax year, then by week for work evidence and by category for expense receipts.

Make sure you're on the latest version of the app from the App Store. If a share sheet doesn't appear after a few seconds, try again — on rare occasions a very large export can take a moment to prepare.

Settings → Export CSV — one button per tax year. Opens or shares a CSV file you can open in Excel, Numbers, or Google Sheets.

English, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Lithuanian and Latvian. Change it in Settings → Language; the whole app switches, including the built-in user guide. Your data isn't affected — only what's displayed.

Yes — Settings → App Lock. DayGraft will then ask for Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode each time it opens. Your device needs a passcode set for the option to be available. If you can't get past the lock, use the "Trouble unlocking?" link on the lock screen and tap twice to switch it off.

Settings → Appearance has three themes: Business, Hi-Vis and Heritage. It's purely visual — nothing about your records changes.

Tap the ? icon at the top of any screen in the app, or Settings → User guide. It's also on the web at daygraft.app/guide.html.

Set your CIS rate in Settings (commonly 20% for registered subcontractors, 30% if unregistered, or 0% for gross payment status). DayGraft applies this to labour only — materials are never CIS-deducted, matching HMRC's own rules.

It projects your likely total earnings for the current tax year based on your logged pace so far, and compares that to the £50,270 threshold where the 40% higher-rate tax band begins (England, Wales & NI — Scotland's bands differ). It's a rough guide, not a tax calculation.

MTD is HMRC's move toward digital quarterly reporting for the self-employed. Settings shows your current quarter's figures and the next deadline. DayGraft's exports are designed to make it easy to hand quarterly totals to your accountant or MTD-compatible software.

Pro unlocks unlimited contractors, statement generation, payment reconciliation, and extended evidence storage. Pricing is shown in the app before you subscribe.

Subscriptions are managed through your Apple ID or Google Play account settings, not inside DayGraft — cancel at least 24 hours before renewal to avoid being charged again.

Settings → Restore purchases. This re-links your existing subscription to the app without charging you again.

Check DayGraft has camera permission: on iPhone, Settings app → DayGraft → Camera. If it's off, switch it on and reopen DayGraft.

Photos are compressed and stored on your device, then backed up to your account if you're signed in. If one's missing, check your internet connection — it may still be uploading — and try again in a minute.

DayGraft is designed to handle years of records smoothly. If something feels sluggish, force-quitting and reopening the app usually resolves it — if it persists, email us with roughly how many entries and photos you have.