About Us

At Labor Shortage,

Labor Shortage is a completely free project management software built specifically for trade contractors. Whether you’re a general contractor, electrician, plumber, carpenter, painter, or any other skilled tradesperson, our app gives you one central place to manage all your jobs.
Organize projects, create and send professional quotes, track individual items and tasks, and keep every detail in one easy-to-access location — so you can finally stop digging through text messages and WhatsApp chats to find information.
With Labor Shortage, you stay organized, save time, and run your business more efficiently. The app is 100% free on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, with powerful new features coming soon, including scheduling, team management, job assigning, and more.

Terms & COnditions

Our Mission

Our mission is to empower trade contractors with simple, effective tools to manage all their jobs in one place. We created Labor Shortage to eliminate the chaos of scattered information and help contractors organize their projects, streamline quoting, and run their businesses more efficiently — all completely free.

What Sets Us Apart

While other project management tools are expensive, overly complicated, and packed with features you don’t need, we focused on what actually matters to trade contractors.
Completely Free Forever — No subscriptions, no hidden fees, no credit card required.
Made specifically for trade contractors—not a generic tool. We understand the real-world needs of electricians, plumbers, carpenters, painters, HVAC techs, and general contractors.
Simple & Practical — Easy to use right away without weeks of training. Get your projects organized, send professional quotes, and manage every item and task in one clean app.
Eliminates Message Chaos — Stop hunting through old text messages and WhatsApp chats. All your project information stays in one organized place.
Mobile-First Design — Built as a powerful app for your phone, so you can manage jobs from the office, the job site, or even your truck.
Growing With You — We’re just getting started. Features like scheduling, team management, and job assigning are already in development and will remain free.
Most management software tries to do everything and ends up being expensive and hard to use. We chose to do the essentials exceptionally well—and keep it free.

Who We Serve

Labor Shortage is built for hard-working trade contractors and construction professionals who need a better way to manage their projects.
Whether you’re a solo operator managing a few jobs per month or a growing contractor handling dozens of projects, Labor Shortage gives you one simple, free platform to organize everything in one place—so you can spend less time chasing information and more time getting work done.

Our Vision

Our Vision for the Future

Our vision for Labor Shortage goes far beyond project management. We are building the ultimate all-in-one platform that empowers the entire construction and trades ecosystem.

In the years ahead, we aim to create a seamless digital network where contractors can effortlessly manage their projects, schedule jobs, coordinate teams, and instantly connect with reliable, skilled laborers when they need them most. We envision a world where homeowners and businesses can find trusted contractors with ease, while hardworking tradespeople gain consistent opportunities close to home.

By combining powerful project management tools with intelligent labor matching, Labor Shortage will become the central hub that reduces downtime, cuts unnecessary costs, eliminates communication chaos, and helps the skilled trades industry run more efficiently. Our commitment remains clear: keep the platform free for contractors, continuously innovate with practical features, and bridge the gap between those who need skilled labor and those ready to deliver quality work.

We’re not just building an app — we’re building a better, more connected future for the entire construction industry.

Our Standards

Quality You Can Trust

At Labor Shortage, quality isn’t just a promise—it’s built into everything we create. We developed this app from real-world experience in the trades, with a clear focus on delivering tools that are reliable, intuitive, and genuinely useful for busy contractors.

Every feature is designed with care to help you run your business more smoothly and with more confidence. From professional quote generation to clean project organization, you can trust that your information is secure, well-structured, and always at your fingertips. We obsess over simplicity without sacrificing power, so you get a tool that works for you — not the other way around.

We are committed to earning your trust every single day through consistent performance, regular improvements, and by keeping the app completely free. No hidden fees, no sudden changes, and no bloated software that slows you down. Just honest, high-quality tools built to support hardworking contractors like you — now and for years to come.

Our Team

Our Experts

Our team is made up of industry veterans who deeply understand the daily challenges faced by trade contractors. With years of hands-on experience in construction, project execution, and workforce management, we’ve lived the frustrations of disorganized job sites, scattered communication, and inefficient paperwork.

We combine real-world trades knowledge with modern technology expertise to build Labor Shortage. Our developers, product designers, and construction professionals work side by side to ensure every feature is practical, reliable, and genuinely solves problems that contractors face every day.

We don’t just build software — we build tools we wish we had during our own years in the field. This unique blend of construction experience and technical excellence is what allows us to create a platform that truly understands your workflow and supports your success.