TaskDrop vs Wedge

The Short Version

Side-by-Side Comparison

Based on publicly available information from getwedge.co.uk and taskdrop.co.uk, May 2026.

Pricing: They Changed Their Model

Wedge previously charged £15/month after 6 free invoices. They've since switched to a 1% per paid card transaction model — the same shape as TaskDrop. Both products are now free to use and only earn when your customer pays by bank or card.

The one pricing difference worth understanding: Wedge caps their fee at £50 per invoice. TaskDrop doesn't cap. In practice this only matters if you're regularly invoicing over £5,000 on a single invoice — at £5,000, Wedge's fee is £50 and TaskDrop's is £50 too. Above that, Wedge gets cheaper. Below that, they're identical.

The comparison has shifted from pricing to features. That's where the real difference lies.

How Payments Work

Both products use Stripe for card payments, but differently.

Wedge emails the invoice to the customer with a Stripe payment link. The customer clicks a link in their email, opens a browser, and pays. This works, but it adds steps — the customer needs to check their email, click through, and complete a separate checkout. If they're busy or the email goes to spam, the payment gets delayed.

TaskDrop Pay embeds a Pay Now link directly in the WhatsApp message that carries the invoice PDF. The customer opens WhatsApp, sees the invoice, taps Pay Now — and pays in the same flow. No email, no separate step, no waiting for a link to load. Payment happens in the same conversation where they already are.

Manual Bank Transfer — The Free Option Wedge Doesn't Talk About

TaskDrop prints your sort code, account number, and bank name directly on every invoice PDF — automatically, from the bank details you enter during setup. Your customer opens the invoice, sees your bank details, and pays by bank transfer directly from their banking app. No payment link, no processing fee, no Stripe. Free, forever.

This matters because it means TaskDrop is genuinely free for tradespeople who only take bank transfers. You get professional branded invoices, CIS calculations, VAT, mileage tracking, HMRC reminders, and everything else — without ever activating TaskDrop Pay or paying us a penny.

Wedge's entire product pitch centres on their payment link. Their homepage, their payments page, their comparison pages — all of it is about paying through Wedge. Whether bank transfer details appear on their invoice PDFs is not mentioned anywhere publicly. If you only take bank transfers and want to use Wedge free, it's not clear how that works in practice.

Wedge's Comparison Page — What They Get Wrong About TaskDrop

Wedge has published a comparison page at getwedge.co.uk/vs/taskdrop that makes several claims about TaskDrop worth addressing directly.

On MTD

Wedge claims: "neither product is HMRC-recognised MTD ITSA filing software" and quotes old TaskDrop copy to support this. The old copy has been updated — TaskDrop now has a working direct HMRC MTD ITSA API integration, sandbox tested, with production credentials applied for. Wedge has no MTD integration at all. Quoting stale content to manufacture a false equivalence isn't honest comparison.

On the £15/month claim

Wedge says TaskDrop's comparison page falsely claims Wedge charged £15/month. That was accurate when written — Wedge did charge a monthly subscription before switching models. The pricing section above has been updated to reflect their current model.

On the 14-day trial claim

Accurate — TaskDrop's comparison previously referenced a Wedge trial that no longer exists. Updated above.

On voice notes

Wedge now supports voice notes — both products do. Updated in our comparison table. The UX difference is that Wedge uses AI to extract structure from free-form voice, TaskDrop uses voice transcription with button confirmation. Different approaches, both valid.

On "single-developer product"

True — TaskDrop is built by one person. So is a lot of good software. The owner's full name is on the product, the ICO registration is public, and support emails are answered personally. Whether that's a risk or a feature depends on what you value.

Where Wedge Falls Short

No CIS Support

The Construction Industry Scheme covers a significant portion of UK tradespeople — builders, electricians, plumbers, and anyone working as a subcontractor on a construction site. CIS invoices require the correct deduction (20% for registered subcontractors, 30% for unregistered) applied to labour only, not materials. Wedge doesn't mention CIS anywhere on their website or feature list. TaskDrop handles CIS invoices automatically — the correct deduction is calculated and shown every time.

No Facebook & Instagram Lead Integration

This is the biggest gap. TaskDrop connects directly to your Facebook Business Page — every Messenger DM, Instagram DM, and Facebook Lead Ad form submission arrives in your WhatsApp as a structured alert with the job details extracted and a Quote button ready to tap. No other UK WhatsApp invoicing tool offers this. Wedge doesn't have it.

No CIS Invoicing (Until June 2026)

Wedge launched mileage tracking and HMRC reminders in May 2026, closing two gaps. The remaining gap that matters most for tradespeople: end-to-end CIS deduction on the invoice. Wedge has a standalone CIS calculator and downloadable template, but the automatic CIS deduction on the invoice PDF is not live — it's on their roadmap for June 2026. TaskDrop does it today, automatically, on every CIS invoice.

No MTD Integration — and Their Comparison Page Gets This Wrong

Wedge's comparison page claims TaskDrop and Wedge are "in the same position" on MTD — that neither is HMRC-recognised filing software. This is inaccurate.

TaskDrop has built a direct MTD ITSA submission integration with HMRC's API, sandbox-tested end to end. Users can connect their HMRC account from the dashboard, review their quarterly income and expenses, and submit directly to HMRC in one tap — no bridging software, no accountant, no CSV export. HMRC production credentials have been applied for and are pending approval.

Wedge has no MTD integration. No HMRC OAuth. No quarterly submission. No roadmap entry for it. Their comparison page is quoting stale copy from TaskDrop's FAQ and for-accountants page that has since been updated — specifically the lines about submissions going through FreeAgent or Xero. Those lines were removed when TaskDrop's direct submission was built.

The honest comparison: TaskDrop has a working HMRC API integration awaiting production approval. Wedge has nothing.

No Facebook & Instagram Lead Integration

This remains the biggest feature gap. TaskDrop connects directly to your Facebook Business Page — every Messenger DM, Instagram DM, and Facebook Lead Ad form submission arrives in your WhatsApp as a structured alert with the job details extracted and a Quote button ready to tap. No other UK WhatsApp invoicing tool offers this. Wedge doesn't have it.

No Letter Before Action

Late payment is endemic in the trade industry. When reminders fail, a Letter Before Action — the legal warning required before taking a customer to small claims court — changes the dynamic. TaskDrop generates one automatically for seriously overdue invoices. Wedge's automatic reminders are polite, which is fine until they stop working.

No Job Reports

Gas engineers, electricians, and plumbers often need to leave a written record of work completed — not a certificate (which requires separate certification), but a professional job report documenting what was done. TaskDrop generates these via WhatsApp. Wedge doesn't mention job reports.

Button Menus vs AI Typing

Wedge's core UX is typing a plain-English message: "Invoice Dave Smith £350 for kitchen tiling." That works if you can type clearly. But at the end of a job — hands possibly dirty, in the van, in bad signal — tapping through a structured button menu is more reliable than free-text input. TaskDrop uses buttons and voice notes so nothing gets missed.

Which One Should You Choose?

Choose TaskDrop if:

• You do CIS work — Wedge has no CIS support
• You want Facebook and Instagram enquiries landing in WhatsApp automatically
• You want direct MTD ITSA submission to HMRC built in — no bridging software, no accountant needed for quarterly submissions
• You want mileage tracking, HMRC reminders, and an annual tax summary in the same tool
• You need a Letter Before Action for seriously overdue invoices
• You want job reports as well as invoices
• You invoice larger jobs and want uncapped 1% (the cap cuts the other way — see below)
• You prefer button menus over typed free-text

Consider Wedge if:

• You regularly invoice above £5,000 on a single invoice and want the £50 fee cap
• You prefer typing plain-English messages over button menus
• You want the absolute simplest possible invoicing tool with no extra features
• You do work involving staged payments or retentions (Wedge specifically mentions these)

Who's Behind the Product

TaskDrop is built by Owen-Nathaniel Moore — a UK sole trader, the same as you. My full name is on the product, I am ICO registered (ZC122710), and I answer the support emails personally. You know exactly who is responsible if something goes wrong.

Wedge is operated by Wedge AI Ltd. The founder goes by Naman — a first name at the bottom of their payments page, no surname publicly listed. The company is now ICO registered (ZC143076) — updated May 2026. Their own public roadmap describes CIS support as "fixing a gap" where "the marketing claim is ahead of the code" — a feature advertised before it was built, by a team with no background in the UK trades industry.

TaskDrop does not hide. It is built by a sole trader who works the same way you do — name on the product, accountable for every invoice it generates.

For tradespeople who value knowing exactly who’s behind their software, TaskDrop is operated directly by a named UK founder with public ICO registration and personal support.