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Field service software

Built for trades companies, synced with QuickBooks Online.

Off-the-shelf field service apps fit the average trades company, and charge per technician for features you never use. We build the board, the app and the portal around how your company actually books, works and bills, and connect them to QuickBooks Online so the office stops retyping.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

Works in the basement

The technician app keeps the job, the history and the forms on the phone, and syncs photos and signatures when it reaches a signal.

Invoices before the van leaves

Work, parts and the signature become an invoice in QuickBooks Online, built on its API, with payments read back so balances match.

Job costing that adds up

Labour, parts and travel recorded against each job and compared with the quote, so you see which jobs pay and which do not.

Stock where the work is

Van and shop stock by barcode, with restock lists each evening, so the truck that needs a part has it.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb appMobile app

Dispatch board and technician app

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

An HVAC company with twenty technicians books jobs on a shared calendar, sends them by text, and invoices from paper work orders a week later.

// What we would build

A web dispatch board with live technician locations and an iOS and Android app technicians use offline in basements and crawl spaces to see the job, record work, parts, photos and the customer's signature, with invoices and payments synced both ways with QuickBooks Online, built on the QuickBooks Online API.

// What is in it

Drag-and-drop dispatch board with technician locations and skills
Job details, history and equipment on the phone, offline
Work notes, parts used, photos and the customer's signature
Job costing from labour, parts and travel against the quote
Invoices and payments synced both ways with QuickBooks Online

// Stack

Next.js
React Native
PostgreSQL
QuickBooks Online API
Mapping API
DigitalOcean

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$157,000 to US$240,000, delivered within 36 weeksCAD 223,400 to 341,700
Hosting: ≈ US$344 a monthCAD 490 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Data mapping and sandbox connection: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 7.9 to 13.9 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
First build on devices: 3.4 to 5.9 weeks
Sync built and reconciled in sandbox: 1.9 to 3.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 weeks
Store submission: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Live cutover: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Hypercare: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review: 1 week

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 44,680 to 68,340
Discovery 7%: CAD 15,638 to 23,919
Data mapping and sandbox connection 2.8%: CAD 6,255.20 to 9,567.60
Design approved 7%: CAD 15,638 to 23,919
Core features 5.7%: CAD 12,733.80 to 19,476.90
Full build 3.8%: CAD 8,489.20 to 12,984.60
First build on devices 15.2%: CAD 33,956.80 to 51,938.40
Sync built and reconciled in sandbox 8.5%: CAD 18,989.00 to 29,044.50
Testing and fixes 1.9%: CAD 4,244.60 to 6,492.30
Store submission 5%: CAD 11,170 to 17,085
Launch 7%: CAD 15,638 to 23,919
Live cutover 2.8%: CAD 6,255.20 to 9,567.60
Hypercare 3.3%: CAD 7,372.20 to 11,276.10
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 22,340 to 34,170

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Example projectWeb appMobile appMaterials tracking

Van stock and materials tracking

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A plumbing and electrical contractor loses track of parts across its shop and thirty vans, reorders what it already has, and cannot say where its larger tools are.

// What we would build

Barcoded bins in the shop and the vans, scanning from the technician's phone or a cordless scanner, GPS trackers on vans and larger equipment, minimum levels per van with restock lists, and parts used posted to the job and to QuickBooks Online.

// What is in it

Shop and van stock by bin, scanned in and out from the phone
Minimum levels per van, with a restock list each evening
GPS trackers on vans and larger equipment, with location history
Parts used posted to the job and to QuickBooks Online
Trackers, scanners, label printers and labels listed by quantity

// Stack

Next.js
React Native
PostgreSQL
GPS trackers with cellular data
QuickBooks Online API
DigitalOcean

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$156,000 to US$239,000, delivered within 38 weeksCAD 222,700 to 340,600
Hosting: ≈ US$249 a monthCAD 355 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month
Hardware: ≈ US$11,100CAD 15,780

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Data mapping and sandbox connection: 0.4 weeks
Discovery and site walk-through: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 5.4 to 8.9 weeks
Core features: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
First build on devices: 2.4 to 3.9 weeks
Sync built and reconciled in sandbox: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Stock, receiving and transfers: 2.4 to 4.4 weeks
Tracking and devices working: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 weeks
Store submission: 0.4 weeks
Pilot site live: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Live cutover: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Hypercare: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Rollout: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review: 1 week
Hardware delivery, after it is ordered: 2 to 6 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 44,540 to 68,120
Discovery 4.4%: CAD 9,798.80 to 14,986.40
Data mapping and sandbox connection 0.9%: CAD 2,004.30 to 3,065.40
Discovery and site walk-through 3.4%: CAD 7,571.80 to 11,580.40
Design approved 7.8%: CAD 17,370.60 to 26,566.80
Core features 3.6%: CAD 8,017.20 to 12,261.60
Full build 2.4%: CAD 5,344.80 to 8,174.40
First build on devices 9.6%: CAD 21,379.20 to 32,697.60
Sync built and reconciled in sandbox 2.7%: CAD 6,012.90 to 9,196.20
Stock, receiving and transfers 10.3%: CAD 22,938.10 to 35,081.80
Tracking and devices working 6.8%: CAD 15,143.60 to 23,160.80
Testing and fixes 1.2%: CAD 2,672.40 to 4,087.20
Store submission 3.2%: CAD 7,126.40 to 10,899.20
Pilot site live 3.4%: CAD 7,571.80 to 11,580.40
Launch 4.4%: CAD 9,798.80 to 14,986.40
Live cutover 0.9%: CAD 2,004.30 to 3,065.40
Hypercare 0.9%: CAD 2,004.30 to 3,065.40
Rollout 4.1%: CAD 9,130.70 to 13,964.60
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 22,270 to 34,060
Battery GPS tracker x 30: CAD 9,820. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Cordless barcode scanner x 4: CAD 1,820. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Desktop label printer x 2: CAD 1,740. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Labels and ribbons, starter stock x 6: CAD 1,800. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Corded barcode scanner, for our build and testing: CAD 290. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Cellular GPS development kit, for our build and testing: CAD 310. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones

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Example projectWeb app

Customer portal for service plans

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A landscaping company sends quotes as PDFs, chases approvals by phone, and keeps recurring maintenance customers in a spreadsheet.

// What we would build

A branded customer portal where homeowners and property managers approve quotes, sign up for recurring service plans, book visits and pay, with routes planned for each crew's day and invoices and payments synced with QuickBooks Online.

// What is in it

Quotes approved online with options and a signature
Recurring service plans with automatic scheduling and billing
Visit history with photos for each property
Card and pre-authorised debit payments through a processor's hosted checkout
Routes planned per crew and day, and invoices synced with QuickBooks Online

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL
QuickBooks Online API
Payment processor's hosted checkout
DigitalOcean

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$98,900 to US$151,000, delivered within 26 weeksCAD 140,800 to 215,300
Hosting: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Data mapping and sandbox connection: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 6.4 to 10.4 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Sync built and reconciled in sandbox: 1.9 to 3.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Live cutover: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Hypercare: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 28,160 to 43,060
Discovery 3.9%: CAD 5,491.20 to 8,396.70
Data mapping and sandbox connection 5.7%: CAD 8,025.60 to 12,272.10
Design approved 3.9%: CAD 5,491.20 to 8,396.70
Core features 11.7%: CAD 16,473.60 to 25,190.10
Full build 7.8%: CAD 10,982.40 to 16,793.40
Sync built and reconciled in sandbox 17.3%: CAD 24,358.40 to 37,246.90
Testing and fixes 3.9%: CAD 5,491.20 to 8,396.70
Launch 3.9%: CAD 5,491.20 to 8,396.70
Live cutover 5.7%: CAD 8,025.60 to 12,272.10
Hypercare 6.2%: CAD 8,729.60 to 13,348.60
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 14,080 to 21,530

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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Why custom rather than a field service subscription?

If a subscription fits how you work, keep it. Custom pays off when you have outgrown its workflows or its per-user pricing, or need it joined to other systems. The estimator shows the range so you can compare.

Does it work with QuickBooks Desktop?

The examples here are built on the QuickBooks Online API. Desktop and other accounting systems can be scoped separately.

Can technicians use their own phones?

Yes. The app runs on ordinary iOS and Android phones, and company data on them is kept within the app.

Back to the industry: Field services and trades About the service: Web and mobile apps

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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