SideWRK is a cheap invoicing app for appliance repair techs who work on the side.
It sends the estimate for the repair, turns it into an invoice, tracks the appliance and the customer, and shows what you kept after costs.
SideWRK starts every appliance repair tech at these prices and does this math on every job you write up. Change any number.
What an Appliance Repair job looks like in SideWRK.
The appliance repair job as the app lays it out — your own cost sitting on it, and the estimate your customer approves from their phone.
Built for appliance repair side work — in one app
Branded estimates & invoices
Send clean, itemized estimates and numbered invoices with your business name, logo, and license number on them — text or email, straight from your phone. You look like a real shop because you are one.
Customers approve from their phone
Send a branded approval link. Your customer reviews the estimate, sees the photos, and taps Approve — logged with their name, the time, and the amount, with re-authorization if the job grows.
Real profit, not just revenue
Every material carries a private "your cost" the customer never sees — so the Money tab shows what you actually made on each job, not just what you charged.
Photos that document the work
Snap the before, the problem, and the finished job and text it to the customer — proof that gets jobs approved and a record of the work after you leave.
One flow, start to paid
Estimate → approve → invoice → paid, all on one job, all on your phone. Jobs flip to Paid automatically when the balance hits zero.
Sealed-system aware
Most repairs need no special license — but opening a sealed refrigerant system means EPA 608, and venting refrigerant is illegal. SideWRK documents a recover-and-repair, not a vent. Tools and reminders, never legal advice.
Appliance Repair
The work this app was built around.
Estimate. Invoice. Get paid.
SideWRK runs the business side from your phone, on the job.
It sends the estimate, turns it into an invoice, tracks the appliance and the customer, and shows what you kept after costs.
From first call to "paid" in three steps
Write it up
Add the customer and the job, then the work — labor, materials, a photo. Send a branded estimate in a tap.
Send it
Text or email the estimate. The customer reviews the photos and taps Approve — authorization logged automatically.
Get paid
It becomes a numbered invoice with your details on it. Record payment, and your real profit lands in Money.
What should an appliance repair tech charge?
Appliance repair starts with a service-call fee, then a flat-rate repair plus parts. Here's how it's priced, plus free calculators to find your number.
Service-call or diagnostic fee
Most techs charge a service-call fee of about $75–$130 to come out and diagnose, often waived or credited if you do the repair.
Flat-rate repair
The fix is a flat rate by appliance and problem, so the customer approves a number before you order parts.
Parts and brand
Parts carry a markup, and high-end or hard-to-source brands cost more. Age of the unit and parts availability move the number.
Repair estimate calculator
A service-call fee only works if the math behind it does. Find your real hourly number.
The appliance repair rate behind SideWRK's estimating defaults is $95/hr, with 55% of a typical ticket paying for time rather than materials. Both numbers come from our 2026 Side-Work Rate Report, which publishes the same figures for all 42 trades.
These tools run free right here — inside SideWRK they fill your estimate for you →
The appliance repair invoice, done right
Appliance work has its own invoice anatomy — a service-call fee that gets credited, a flat-rate repair, parts with a markup, and the machine's model and serial on paper. Get one line wrong and you're re-diagnosing for free or chasing the payment by text.
Fee shown, then credited
The $95 service call is its own line, and so is the credit when the customer takes the repair. They can see you honored it — so they pay without the argument.
Model & serial on the invoice
Every SideWRK job carries the appliance's brand, model, and serial straight onto the estimate and invoice. Warranty disputes end before they start, and the next parts order takes 30 seconds.
Estimate becomes the invoice
The customer approves the flat-rate estimate from their phone; one tap turns it into a numbered invoice with your license on it. No retyping, no "I never agreed to that."
One plan. Every trade. $19.
There is one plan and this is it. The Appliance Repair build you are looking at is one of 42, and every one of them is already switched on — no upgrade, no add-on. Pick up a different trade next month and the app switches with you. Your customers come with you — one book of people, every job you have ever done for them, whichever trade you had your hat on for that day. $190 a year if you pay yearly, which is two months free.
- Branded estimates & invoices
- License # on every invoice
- Customer approvals + photos
- Real profit tracking
- All 42 trades, switched on — not a bundle, not an add-on
- One customer list across every trade — the same person, every job you ever did for them
- Unlimited customers and jobs — no caps
- Real profit on every Appliance Repair job, from your own private cost
- Appliance Repair expenses, mileage and a year-end tax packet
- Your own Appliance Repair page, work gallery and booking requests
- Card, Apple Pay, Venmo, Cash App — Zelle if your bank offers it — or cash
Nothing above is behind a higher tier. There is no higher tier.
Appliance Repair FAQ
Can I track the appliance make, model, and serial?
Yes — each job carries the appliance category, brand, model, and serial, so repeat customers and warranty look-ups are two taps away.
Do I need to install anything?
No — SideWRK runs in any phone browser, nothing to download. Everything syncs to the cloud, so your phone on the job and your laptop at night see the same data.
Can I run more than one trade?
Yes — every trade is unlocked and you switch between them in a tap, sharing one customer list.
What should an appliance repair tech charge?
Most appliance techs charge a service-call fee of about $75 to $130, often credited toward a flat-rate repair, plus parts at a markup. High-end brands and hard-to-source parts raise the number. Use the free hourly rate calculator to find your number.
How much does it cost?
SideWRK is $19/month — every trade, everything included. You start on the free plan: five jobs a rolling year, no card, and no expiry. Paying lifts every limit — $19 a month, or $190 a year.
Wondering what to charge? How to price Appliance Repair jobs — with real numbers →
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