--- title: "LocoTap: the trades app, from the quote to the invoice" description: "Quote it, do it, bill it: estimates, jobs, hours, photos and invoices in one place. Four tools free to try." url: "https://locotap.com/" --- The app for the trades # Quote it. Do it. Bill it. Keep the hours, photos and notes with the job. - Free to try - Saved only if you choose Your next job, quoted. (Fictional example) Bright Line Electric Estimate E-0004 Prepared for **Jamie Moreau** Job address **14 Birch Lane** Panel upgrade Amount 200 A electrical panel 2,850.00 Labour 6 hours × 95 570.00 Permit and inspection 180.00 Total before tax **3,600.00** [Make your own estimate](https://locotap.com/tools/estimate-builder) ## A job, start to finish. 37 tools on 6 shelves. The 4 marked Try now are free. [The 4 free tools](https://locotap.com/tools) 1. **Before the job** Calls to return, your rate and prices, and the quote. (Signed in) - [Hourly rate finder](https://locotap.com/tools/hourly-rate): The rate that pays you, with costs and slow weeks in. (Try now) - [Estimate & quote builder](https://locotap.com/tools/estimate-builder): Good, better and best, on one page with your name. (Try now) - [Calls to return](https://locotap.com/tools/calls) - [Missed call guide](https://locotap.com/tools/missed-calls) - Crew labour rate - [Flat-rate price book](https://locotap.com/tools/trade-price-book) - Paint calculator - Snow pricing calculator - [Rebate finder](https://locotap.com/tools/rebate-finder) 2. **Agree it** The contract they sign before the work starts. (Signed in) - [Renovation contract](https://locotap.com/tools/renovation-contract) - Snow removal contract 3. **On the job** Every job on one board, with its changes, photos, hours and parts. (Signed in) - [Jobs](https://locotap.com/tools/jobs) - [Change order](https://locotap.com/tools/change-order) - [Job photos](https://locotap.com/tools/job-photos) - [Before and after photos](https://locotap.com/tools/before-and-after) - [Billable hours log](https://locotap.com/tools/hours-log) - Snow & salt log - [Van stock list](https://locotap.com/tools/van-stock) 4. **Get paid** The invoice, who still owes, and what each job made. (Signed in) - [Invoice maker](https://locotap.com/tools/invoice-maker): Bill the work, take off what's paid, send it. (Try now) - [Money chase](https://locotap.com/tools/money-chase) - [What each job made](https://locotap.com/tools/job-profit) 5. **After** What you leave behind, so they call you next time. (Signed in) - [QR code maker](https://locotap.com/tools/qr-code-maker): A sign that sends them to your reviews. (Try now) - [Home profile](https://locotap.com/tools/home-profile) - [Equipment warranty certificate](https://locotap.com/tools/warranty-certificate) - [Maintenance plan](https://locotap.com/tools/maintenance-plan) - Test certificates - [Review reply drafter](https://locotap.com/tools/review-replies) 6. **Back office** Clients, tax put by, the weeks ahead and getting known. (Signed in) - [Customers](https://locotap.com/tools/customers) - Customer import - Raise your prices once - [Tax set-aside](https://locotap.com/tools/tax-set-aside) - Sales tax calculator & receipts - Should I register for sales tax? - [13-week cash flow](https://locotap.com/tools/cash-flow) - [Business card maker](https://locotap.com/tools/business-cards) - Licence and clearance card - [Job post builder & checker](https://locotap.com/tools/job-post) Today ## Open the day on what's waiting. Visits, quotes, money owed and who's due, from your own books. [Start free](https://locotap.com/sign-in?back=%2F) Today (Sample) - **Visit at 9:30: E-0004 Panel upgrade** 14 Birch Lane On my way - **3 quotes waiting on an answer** One sent 6 days ago. - **Invoice 1043 is 12 days past due** 1,240.00 left to pay. - **5 clients due a reminder** The first is due Friday. - **7 quiet clients worth a message** Nothing from you in 12 months. Customers ## Every client, and the next thing to do. Asked, quoted, booked, owed, due again or gone quiet, from their jobs. [Start free](https://locotap.com/sign-in?back=%2Fapp%2Fcustomers) Customers (Sample) 1. Asked **2** 2. Quoted **3** 3. Booked **4** 4. Owed **2** 5. Due **5** 6. Quiet **7** - **Jamie Moreau** Panel upgrade Booked On my way, 9:30 - **Priya Nair** Kitchen lights Quoted Follow up, sent 6 days ago - **Sam Okafor** Basement rewire Owed Chase 1,240 - **Ana Silva** Panel check Due Remind, due Friday - **Lee Park** Hot tub circuit Quiet Check in, 14 months Messages ## Text them from your own phone. Written from the job, sent from your text, WhatsApp or email, kept on their card. [Start free](https://locotap.com/sign-in?back=%2Fapp%2Fcustomers) Message Jamie Moreau (Sample) - Booked - Day before - On my way - Running late Hi Jamie, it's Bright Line Electric. On my way, there by 9:30. - Text - WhatsApp - Email Sent 9:02 · kept on Jamie's card Electrician · works alone · Example ## Kitchen pot lights quoted at nine, billed at four, paid the next day. A Thursday 1. Day one Hourly rate The rate, worked out once. Every quote starts from it. **95.00 / h** 2. 9:15 am Estimates Six pot lights and two dimmers, quoted at the customer's table, logo and all. **1,112.50** 3. 1:30 pm Job photos The open ceiling and the finished work, photographed and kept with the job. **6 photos** 4. 4:00 pm Invoices Invoice out the moment the lights came on. **1,112.50** 5. Next day Money chase One friendly nudge, and it was paid by lunch. **Paid** Quoted, done and billed, on one phone ## Questions **Is it free?** The 4 tools are free, no sign-up. All 37 come with [Business](https://locotap.com/pricing): 30 days free, no card, then $29 USD a month. **How do I sign in?** With your email: we send a six-digit code, so there's no password to forget. **Does it work on my phone?** Yes. Every tool works on a phone, a tablet and a computer. **Who sees my customers and jobs?** Only you and the people you add. Download it all, or delete it, whenever you like. **Can I bring my customer list?** Yes. Bring it in from a spreadsheet, or add each one as they call. **Can my crew use it?** Yes. Add them, and tick the tools each one uses. **Can my logo go on the papers?** Yes. Keep a few, and pick which one goes where. **Does it work where I am?** Yes. You set your own currency, rate, tax and terms. Check the rule where you work. **Is this legal or tax advice?** No. The papers are a start; for anything unusual, ask a lawyer or an accountant. ## Your next estimate can go out today.