Booking and work-order software for service companiesInstant quotes, bookings, payments
and jobs in one system you own.
Built for service companies with pricing rules, multiple crews or property-manager clients that generic booking apps can’t handle. Customers get a price and book online. Crews get clear work orders. Payments come in without chasing. Small, simple businesses are usually better on an existing app.
Instant quotes, online booking and card payments for a home-cleaning business, taken live within three weeks as the sole developer.
A family-run cleaning business wanted customers to get a price, pick a time and pay online without a phone call, and wanted its own back office to run the day.
Read the booking & payments system for a cleaning business case study →Brunex is a home-cleaning business: instant quotes, booking, card payments, a cleaner app and an admin back office. Work orders and a property-manager portal are what a build for your company would add.
For service companies whose pricing or crews don’t fit a generic booking app.
When service companies call me, it’s usually one of these.
From quote to paid job
Customer gets a price
Your pricing rules run online, no call needed.
Books a slot and pays
Pays in full or leaves a deposit by card.
Crew gets the work order
Checklist and access notes included.
Job done, receipt sent
The admin sees revenue and repeat customers.
Before: quotes by phone, jobs in texts, payment chased. After: the customer books and pays online, and the crew has the job.
What gets built
Scoped to how your company prices, schedules and gets paid.
Quote calculator
Your pricing rules, so customers see a price without a phone call.
Online booking
Slots tied to crew availability.
Card payments and deposits
Usually Stripe, in your own account.
Work orders and crew scheduling
Clear jobs with checklists and access notes for each crew.
Client portal for property managers
Offered where your clients need it; scoped in the Build Plan.
Notifications and admin reports
Confirmations and receipts out; revenue and repeat customers in one view.
Generic booking app or custom build?
If an existing app fits, you’ll hear that on the call.
| Factor | Generic booking app | Custom build with The Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Best when | Simple pricing, one crew | Complex pricing, many crews, B2B clients |
| Pricing rules | Templates | Your exact logic |
| Work orders & crews | Add-on or missing | Built in |
| Cost over time | Monthly per user | Fixed build price, you own the code |
What the Build Plan gives you (from $500)
Booking & Work Orders: common questions
A focused first version is scoped in a Build Plan (from $500, credited in full toward the build). You get a fixed-price quote before any build work starts.
For a simple business, often yes, and I’ll tell you so on the call. Custom pays off when your pricing, crews or business clients don’t fit an existing app.
Usually Stripe, set up in your own account.
Yes. Existing customers are imported before go-live.
You do. You own all code and IP on final payment.