# Quinn vs SkillCat

*Last reviewed November 4, 2026 by the Quinn implementation team*

**What is the difference between Quinn and SkillCat?** SkillCat is a trades training app with general courses, simulations, and certification prep, including EPA testing. Quinn builds training on your own equipment, procedures, and customer conversations, and shows managers how each tech scores on assessments and practice. Teams that want both use SkillCat for certification prep and Quinn for how their company does the job.

"How would you rate yourself above SkillCat?" is a question we get from trades leaders, and it's a good one. SkillCat is a known name for new technicians, especially for certification prep. It's built for the individual tech. Quinn is built for the company employing them.

The difference comes down to what you need to see. One buyer said: "I don't think they're providing feedback as far as the skill of the actual technician. It's more or less, you've completed this course, move on to the next one."

> The short version: SkillCat teaches the trade. Quinn teaches your company's way of doing it.

## At a glance

|   | SkillCat | Quinn |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Built for | Individual techs learning the trade and getting certified | Employers training their workforce on how the company does the job |
| What you get | General trades courses and certification prep | Training built from your equipment, SOPs, and job types, plus ready-made courses |
| Simulations | General equipment | 3D walkthroughs of your units |
| Soft skills | Not the focus | AI voice roleplays on your customer conversations |
| Certification prep | Yes, including EPA | Not the focus |
| What managers see | Course completion | Assessment scores and practice results, by tech |

## Where SkillCat is strong

- **Certification prep.** Including EPA certification.
- **Built for new techs.** Fundamentals for people coming into the trade.
- **Interactive.** Techs can interact with machinery on screen.

## Where teams get stuck

- **"More of a cartoon type setup."** That's from a home services group. The simulations show general equipment, not your units.
- **Your process isn't in it.** Your job types, your standards, and your customer conversations live somewhere else.
- **Buyers often pair it rather than choose.** Certification prep and company training are two different jobs.

## When Quinn may be the better fit

- You need techs to run your process, on your equipment, the way your best tech does it.
- **Customer conversations matter.** Practice the membership pitch or the repair-or-replace talk before the real call.
- You need to see how techs perform in practice, not just a finished course.

**The payoff:** techs run calls to your standard sooner, with fewer callbacks and more consistent customer conversations.

## From your unit to results

- **1. One of your units:** Photos and the SOP behind it.
- **2. The 3D walkthrough:** The equipment walkthrough Quinn builds.
- **3. Practice results:** How each tech did.

## Can you use both?

Yes. A setup we see with trades teams:

- **SkillCat:** Certification prep and trade fundamentals.
- **Quinn:** Your onboarding path, your equipment, your customer conversations, and assessment results by tech.

## Questions to ask in your evaluation

- “Will the training show our equipment and our job types?”
- “How will I know a tech is ready to run calls on their own?”
- “How do techs practice talking to customers?”

## See your own equipment in Quinn

Send us photos of one unit and the SOP behind it, and we'll show you the walkthrough Quinn builds. [Book a demo](/book-demo)

*SkillCat is a trademark of its owner. Quinn is not affiliated with or endorsed by SkillCat. Information about SkillCat is based on public sources and customer conversations as of November 2026.*