SideWRK is a cheap invoicing app for handymen who work on the side.
Price the job, send it, get paid, and keep every customer and job site where you can find them again.
SideWRK starts every handyman at these prices and does this math on every job you write up. Change any number.
What a Handyman job looks like in SideWRK.
The handyman job as the app lays it out — your own cost sitting on it, and the estimate your customer approves from their phone.
Built for odd jobs — in one app
Log the job, not paperwork
No rigid forms — add a job by a quick label or address and you're moving. SideWRK is the flexible default that fits whatever the work is: a repair, an install, an assembly, or a full punch list.
Estimates → invoices → paid
Write up the work in one sweep — labor, materials (with your private cost), a note, and a photo. Text or email a clean estimate. When the customer approves, it becomes a numbered invoice. Record cash, card, or a payment they sent you.
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. Add work later and they're asked to authorize the new total.
Photos that sell the job
Snap the rotted board, the leaky trap, or the finished work and text it straight to the customer — proof gets jobs approved faster and the same photos show on the estimate.
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.
Look legit on every invoice
Your business name, logo, address, and license number on every estimate and invoice, plus a logged record of every customer approval. A clean invoice beats a number on a sticky note.
Handyman
The work this app was built around.
Estimate. Invoice. Get paid.
SideWRK runs the business side from your phone, on the job.
Every customer, every job site, every invoice in one place — plus the real profit on each job, not just the revenue.
From "can you take a look?" to "paid" in three steps
Log it
Add the customer and the job — a quick label or the address — then write it up with labor, materials, a photo, and a note.
Send it
Text or email a branded estimate. The customer reviews the photos and taps Approve — authorization logged automatically.
Get paid
It becomes a numbered invoice. Record the payment, the job flips to Paid, and your real profit lands in the Money tab.
What should a handyman charge?
Handyman work is usually billed by the hour or per task — but your rate has to cover the unbilled time too. Here's how to price it, plus a free handyman rate calculator to price it.
Hourly or per task
Many handymen charge roughly $50–$90 an hour, or a flat price per common task. Per-task pricing wins more jobs because the customer sees the number first.
A minimum charge
Most set a minimum — a one- or two-hour minimum, or a flat trip fee — so a tiny job still covers the drive and the setup.
Materials and what moves it
Materials are billed at cost plus a small markup. Complexity, access, and your area move the number, and remember you can't bill every hour of your week.
Handyman rate calculator
Your rate, the hours, the trip charge — punch-list pricing without the guesswork.
The handyman rate behind SideWRK's estimating defaults is $75/hr, with 75% 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 →
Handyman guides from the field
Written for the business side of the work — pricing, getting customers, and keeping them. Free to read, no signup.
One plan. Every trade. $19.
There is one plan and this is it. The Handyman 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.
- Flexible job logging
- Estimates, invoices & payments
- 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 Handyman job, from your own private cost
- Handyman expenses, mileage and a year-end tax packet
- Your own Handyman 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.
The list is done.
The gate sags too — same truck, same afternoon.
One app, every trade.
Every trade — all 42 on one $19/mo plan.
Handyman FAQ
Is SideWRK good for a handyman business?
Yes — it's the flexible default. Log a job by site or address, write a quick estimate, get the customer's approval with photos, and send a clean invoice. Minimal required fields, so it stays out of your way.
Can customers approve estimates from their phone?
Yes. You send a branded link; the customer reviews the estimate and photos and taps Approve — recorded with their name, the time, and the amount.
I do handyman work AND other trades — can I do both?
Yes. Every trade is unlocked and you switch between handyman, mechanic, small engine and more in a tap, sharing one customer list.
What should a handyman charge?
Most handymen charge roughly $50 to $90 an hour or a flat price per task, with a one- to two-hour minimum and materials at cost plus a small markup. Your real rate has to cover overhead and the hours you can't bill. Use the free handyman rate calculator to find your number.
How much does it cost?
SideWRK is $19/month. Every trade is 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 Handyman jobs — with real numbers →
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