Quoting and invoicing for handymen
SoloDesks is a quoting and invoicing app for self-employed handymen. Turn the customer's list — the door that sticks, the shelves, the sealant — into one itemised PDF quote on your phone, invoice from the van the moment you're done, and stop a week of small jobs from leaking money. Built for one person who does twenty different things.
Free plan, no card needed. $15/month for unlimited when you want it.
Why handymen use SoloDesks
The customer's list becomes the quote
Handyman work arrives as a list: fix the gate, hang the mirror, re-seal the bath. Put each one on its own line with its own price, so the customer can drop the mirror without renegotiating the gate — and the yes comes faster because nothing is vague.
Invoice before you've left the kerb
Small jobs don't get formally invoiced — they get "I'll sort the bill later", and later never comes. Raise the invoice from the van while you're still parked outside; it takes about a minute, because the accepted quote already has the lines.
Twenty jobs, twelve addresses, one calendar
A handyman's week is a scatter of addresses. Every job sits on the calendar with the client's address attached, so Tuesday makes sense at a glance and nothing you promised in a text message quietly evaporates.
Get the yes in writing, even for odd jobs
"Yeah, go ahead mate" over the phone is a price dispute waiting to happen. Every quote gets a private link the customer taps to accept, so the scope and the number are agreed before you pick up a tool. Three accept-links a month are free; Pro makes them unlimited.
Repeat customers without the paper chase
The best handyman work is the same houses, again and again. Clients are unlimited on the free plan, and every quote, invoice and job stays attached to the client — so when Mrs Ellis rings about the fence, last spring's gate job is right there.
Questions handymen ask
- What is the best invoicing app for a self-employed handyman?
- One that keeps up with lots of small jobs. SoloDesks lets you quote a list of odd jobs as separate line items, invoice from your phone the moment the work's done, and see what's unpaid at a glance. The free plan covers 10 quotes and 10 invoices a month, with no card required.
- Can I put several small jobs on one quote?
- Yes. Every quote is a list of line items, each with its own price, so a whole to-do list fits on one quote. The customer can say yes to all of it — or ask to drop a line — without anything getting renegotiated by phone.
- How do I keep track of jobs at different addresses?
- Every job goes on the calendar with the client's address attached, so your week is one list of where to be and for whom — not a pile of text messages you have to re-read every morning.
- How much does SoloDesks cost for a handyman?
- Free for 10 quotes, 10 invoices, 10 emailed PDFs and 3 one-tap accept-links a month, with unlimited clients and jobs. Pro makes those unlimited and puts your own logo on every PDF. There's no contract and you can cancel anytime.
- What happens when an invoice isn't paid?
- SoloDesks nudges you with payment reminders when an invoice sits unpaid, so chasing happens on schedule instead of when you finally notice. And when it is paid, a receipt goes out automatically.
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