Handymanda vs Joist

Handymanda is a job-management app for solo handymen and teams, with tools for scheduling, customer records, estimates, invoices, payments and timesheets. Estimates and invoices can draw on saved customer details, an item catalog and preset messages. Job information can hold comments, photos and files; customer records can include notes and other details, and the service says automated messages can be sent to customers. It lists QuickBooks, Xero and Square integrations, with invoices, payments and customers syncing to QuickBooks. When a team member opens the mobile app, Handymanda captures their location and adds timestamps and geotags to job status changes. All plans include job costing, electronic signatures, payment collection, time tracking, GPS-based team and job tracking, eight standard reports, and unlimited notes, comments, files and photo uploads. It runs on Android, iOS and the web. There is no free plan; the Handymanda plan is $49 a month, and a 14-day trial is available without a credit card.

Joist is a contractor-focused app combining estimates, invoices, online payments, job management and client records. Estimates support line items, markups, taxes, discounts, photos, branding and digital signatures. Contractors can request deposits and milestone payments and accept Tap to Pay, cards, ACH and PayPal. Joist Run organizes jobs, schedules visits and links work with estimates, invoices and clients. The service offers full-featured Android and iOS apps plus a web app, and it can synchronize invoices and payments with QuickBooks. Its PayPal integration includes PayPal, Venmo in the United States and card processing. Joist focuses on solo and small home contractors, generally businesses with one to three employees serving residential customers in the U.S. and Canada. There is no free plan. A 14-day trial requires no credit card. Listed pricing includes Basics at $108.34 a month, Pro at $1,714.17 a month, Elite at $3,226.67 a month and Run at $7,058.33 a month.