Hey App Works · Industries
Custom Software for Contractors & Home Services
Leads, estimates, and what actually happened on site rarely line up in the tools small contractors inherit. Tell us how you win work and finish it. We’ll build an app around that — not the other way around.
Crew app
Current stop
142 Maple · gate code 4412
Arrive by 10:45 · checklist ready
Job checklist
The problem
The job lives in texts, truck notes, and a half-built CRM.
A lot of home service businesses win work fine — then lose time translating that work into schedules, crew instructions, and invoices that match what changed on site.
- Leads and estimates don’t become clean jobs
- Crews don’t see the latest scope before they roll out
- Change orders live in message threads
- Project status is a verbal update
- Invoices lag because nobody trusts the job record
What we could build
What we could build for your jobs
A practical path from inquiry to paid — sized for a small contractor, not a giant construction suite. You don’t need a binder of requirements. Just how a job really moves.
Leads & estimates
Capture asks, send estimates, and know what’s still open without a sticky-note pipeline.
Jobs, scheduling & crew assignments
Sold work becomes scheduled work with the right people attached.
Project status & checklists
Simple stages and site checklists so “almost done” means something specific.
Customer communication
Updates and photos without promising a whole client social network.
Invoices & payment tracking
Bill from the job record you trust — including deposits and balances.
These are examples of workflows we can combine or customize — not a promise that every home service business build includes all of them.
Painters, handymen, and specialty trades run different plays
Some businesses are high-volume small tickets. Others are fewer, longer jobs. We build to your estimate style, crew size, and how much detail the field needs. Spreadsheets and texts can get you started. They don’t have to be the forever plan.
Example: estimate to final payment
- 1
Lead becomes an estimate
Site notes and photos stay attached from the first visit.
- 2
Customer approves; job is scheduled
Crew assignment and materials checklist appear on the job — not in a separate chat.
- 3
Status updates as work progresses
Office and owner see whether the job is blocked on materials, access, or labor.
- 4
Invoice matches the finished job
Change orders that were approved are already in the record before billing.
Common questions
- We’re small. Is custom software only for big companies?
- No. Hey App Works is built for local businesses. Custom can start around $1,000 depending on what you need — not a six-figure software project.
- Do I have to change how I estimate?
- We build around how you already estimate and schedule. The point isn’t to make you fit the software. It’s the other way around.
- What if my process is mostly in my head?
- That’s fine. Talk us through a recent job from first call to final payment. We’ll help turn that into something your crew can use.
- Is this like those big contractor platforms?
- Those tools try to be everything for everyone. We start from your jobs, your crew size, and what’s actually messy — then build that.
Why Hey App Works
Buy ready-made software
Fast to start — until your business doesn’t match the template. Then you bend how you work to fit the tool.
Traditional custom development
Built around you, but often priced way outside a small business budget — and easy to get stuck with after launch.
Hey App Works
Tell us how you work. We build an app around it, host it, and keep it running. You pay to get your version built and a monthly fee to keep using it.
Related problems we solve
Same kind of business, different angle — if one of these is what’s driving you crazy, start there.