You run the jobs yourself
Every feature is tuned for the person who answers the phone, does the work, and sends the invoice — all in the same day. No team overhead, no features you'll never open.
Your Business. One App.
PocketClients gives owner-operators everything they actually need — client profiles, scheduling, invoices, SMS reminders, and expense tracking — without the team tools, tiers, and price hikes that come with software built for bigger operations.
Full Feature Matrix
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| Feature | Duct-Tape Solution | Team-Sized Software | PocketClients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing & Plans | |||
| Starting price | Free | Starting at CAD ~$49/mo (Basic tier) | Free or Pro (CAD $19.99/month) |
| Feature tiers | N/A | 3+ tiers, and upsells | Free forever, plus one Pro tier — no upsell maze |
| Free plan | N/A | Trial only — no free plan | ✓ — free forever, real invoicing included |
| Setup cost | $0 | Sometimes — onboarding fee at higher tiers | $0 |
| Client Management | |||
| Dedicated client profiles | Phone contacts only | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full history per client | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ (appointments, invoices, revenue) |
| Import from phone contacts | N/A | ✓ | ✓ — one tap |
| Revenue earned per client | Manual math | Higher tiers | ✓ |
| Client notes & preferences | Sticky note / memory | ✓ | ✓ |
| CSV export — take your data | N/A | Sometimes | Full export - it's your data |
| Professional web page (Pocket Pages) | Build & host your own website | Costly add-on or separate plan | ✓ — included, lead form sends straight into the app (5 leads/mo free, unlimited on Pro) |
| Scheduling | |||
| Appointment calendar | Google Calendar / memory | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recurring appointments | Manual re-booking | Sometimes | ✓ (weekly, biweekly, monthly) |
| One-tap navigation to job site | Copy-paste to Maps | ✓ | ✓ |
| Photo & file attachments on jobs | Camera roll + memory | ✓ | ✓ |
| Messaging & Reminders | |||
| Automated appointment reminders | You remember (or don't) | Pro Tiers Only | 7 types included — all plans |
| SMS + email reminders | ✗ | Expensive Upsell or Higher tiers | ✓ — 5 free every month, 200/mo on Pro (SMS & email) |
| Post-job thank-you + review request | ✗ | Upsell or Higher tiers | ✓ |
| "On My Way" / "Running Late" one-tap | Text manually | Upsell or Higher tiers | ✓ |
| Blast messages to client list | ✗ | Enterprise tiers | ✓ |
| Customizable message templates | N/A | ✓ | ✓ - Smart templates |
| Quotes & Invoices | |||
| Create quotes & estimates | Word / free tools / handwritten | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quote-to-invoice auto-promotion | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Line items with tax & discounts | Manual | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF export & share | Sometimes (Word, free tools) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Overdue invoice detection | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Payment reminder (SMS/email) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Online / card payment processing | ✗ | ✓ - Sometimes | In Progress; Embedded Payment methods |
| Financials | |||
| Expense tracking | Spreadsheet / shoebox | Higher tier or Upsell | ✓ |
| Receipt photo attachments | Camera roll | Sometimes | ✓ |
| Distinction between Labor and Materials | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ - Revenue is tied to Labor |
| Net income (revenue − expenses) | Manual math | ✗ | ✓ — live in analytics |
| Revenue analytics by period / client | ✗ | Limited at low tiers | ✓ |
| Privacy & Data | |||
| Where data lives | Scattered across 5+ apps | Their cloud servers | Stored locally on your device |
| Data storage | None / varies | TLS in transit, cloud at rest | TLS in transit, stored locally on device |
| Data portability (CSV export) | N/A | ✓ | ✓ |
| Phone number sign-in (no passwords) | N/A | ✗ — email + password | ✓ |
| Platform & Support | |||
| Primary design target | Various devices | Desktop-first (web panel required) | Phone-first — no web panel needed |
| Built for | Nobody | Teams (2–20+ techs) | Owner-operators only |
| Setup time | N/A | Hours to days | ~5 minutes |
| Support channel | N/A | Chat + Offshore help centre | Direct email to Founders |
When PocketClients Is the Right Call
Owner-operators who book appointments and bill clients. Here's what that actually looks like.
Your phone is your office
Quote the job on-site, book the next one before you leave the driveway, send the invoice from the parking lot. No laptop, no web panel, no desk required.
You're tired of paying team-app prices
Team-oriented platforms start at $40–50/month and climb per user. You're one person — PocketClients is $19.99 flat, every feature included, no tiers.
You want your data on your phone, not their servers
Client info, appointment history, invoices — stored locally on your device. Export to CSV anytime. No lock-in.
The Price Difference, in Plain Numbers
You're not a team. You shouldn't pay team prices — or start a trial just to find out.
Team-Sized Software
$CAD 49/mo+ (trial only)
Dispatching and time-tracking. Constant upsells. No expense tracking. Powerful team tools you won't use.
PocketClients
Free forever, or CAD $19.99/mo (Pro, yearly)
Start free, no credit card. Upgrade to Pro's flat rate only if you outgrow it. Built for one person, no hidden tiers.
Competitor prices are approximate based on publicly listed rates and may change. Check their sites for current pricing.
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