Elec-Mate vs Easy EICR

Easy EICR is a mobile app designed for UK electricians to create electrical certificates on their phones and tablets. As the name suggests, it is focused on making the EICR (Electrical Installation Condition Report) process as straightforward as possible, though it also supports some additional certificate types.

The app provides a guided workflow for completing EICRs, with fields for property details, supply characteristics, circuit schedules, test results, and observations. It includes digital signature capture and exports completed certificates as professional PDFs that can be emailed directly to clients.

Easy EICR works offline, which is essential for electricians working in basements, plant rooms, and other locations without mobile signal. It saves data locally and syncs when connectivity returns.

Easy EICR's strengths: Focused, straightforward EICR workflow. Offline capability. Digital signatures and PDF export. Does what it sets out to do without unnecessary complexity. If certificates are your only need and you want a simple, dedicated tool, Easy EICR is a reasonable choice.

Elec-Mate is a comprehensive all-in-one platform built for UK electricians. It combines electrical certification, AI-powered tools, BS 7671 calculators, professional training courses, and business management into a single mobile-first app.

The platform includes 16 certificate types (EICR, EIC, Minor Works, EV Charger, Solar PV, Fire Alarm, Emergency Lighting, and PAT Testing), over 70 specialist electrical calculators, 5 Elec-AI specialist agents (Circuit Designer, Cost Engineer, Installation Specialist, Maintenance Specialist, and Health and Safety), plus 12 additional AI-powered tools including Board Scanner, Defect Code AI, Voice Test Entry, and Remedial Cost Estimator.

Elec-Mate also includes 46+ training courses covering the 18th Edition (BS 7671:2018+A4:2026), City and Guilds Level 2 and Level 3 Electrical Installation, AM2 assessment preparation, EPA simulator, and specialist courses for EV charging, solar PV, fire alarm systems, and BMS. Business management features include job scheduling, quoting, invoicing, Stripe payment collection, and Xero accounting integration.

Pricing starts from £6.99 per month with unlimited usage across all features. Every plan includes a 7-day free trial with full access.

The most significant gap between Elec-Mate and Easy EICR is AI. Easy EICR does not include any AI features. Elec-Mate includes 5 specialist AI agents and 12 AI-powered tools that directly speed up electrical work.

The AI Board Scanner lets you photograph a consumer unit with your phone camera. The AI identifies every circuit, device type, rating, and manufacturer automatically, populating your EICR or EIC form in seconds. For a typical 12-circuit domestic board, this saves 5-10 minutes of manual data entry per inspection.

AI Board Scanner — Photograph, Scan, Done

Take a photo of any consumer unit. The AI extracts circuit data, device ratings, and board layout in seconds.

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Voice Test Entry is another feature that transforms the testing workflow. Instead of putting down your test leads to type results into a phone, you speak your readings aloud — "circuit 1, R1 plus R2, 0.45 ohms" — and the AI transcribes them directly into your schedule of test results. This is particularly useful when working at a consumer unit with both hands occupied.

Voice Test Entry — Hands-Free on Site

Speak your test readings aloud while holding test leads. The AI transcribes them directly into your schedule of test results.

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The Defect Code AI lets you describe a defect in plain English — for example, "exposed live conductors at the consumer unit" — and the AI assigns the correct observation code (C1, C2, C3, or FI), cites the specific BS 7671 regulation, and writes a professionally worded observation for your certificate. This is particularly valuable for less common defects where you might need to check the regulation reference. See our EICR observation codes guide for more on classification.

The AI Remedial Cost Estimator takes the defects from an EICR and generates a priced remedial works quotation using real UK trade pricing data. You complete the inspection, the AI prices the repairs, and you hand the client both the EICR report and a professional quote before leaving the property. No other certificate app offers this workflow.

Easy EICR is a certificate app. That is its scope, and it does not pretend to be anything more. But most electricians need more than just certificates in their daily work. Here is what Elec-Mate includes beyond the certification workflow:

70+ BS 7671 Calculators: Cable sizing to Appendix 4, voltage drop verification, maximum demand, diversity factors, conduit and trunking fill rates, earth fault loop impedance checks, prospective fault current, disconnection time verification, and many more. All referencing BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 tables. See our full electrical calculators page for the complete list.

46+ Training Courses: 18th Edition, Level 2/3 Electrical Installation, AM2 preparation, EPA simulator, EV charging, solar PV, fire alarm systems, BMS, and more. Over 2,000 practice questions, flashcards with spaced repetition, and mock exams. See the best electrical training app guide for how Elec-Mate's training compares to other options.

Business Management: Job scheduling, professional quoting, invoicing, Stripe payment collection, and Xero accounting integration. Complete a certificate on site, generate the invoice from the same app, email both to the client, and collect payment — all before leaving the property.

Everything in One App — From £6.99/Month

Certificates, calculators, AI tools, training, quoting, invoicing, and payments. One subscription, unlimited usage. No per-certificate charges.

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