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Quote it on site. Get it approved by text. Get paid before you leave.

Build the estimate on your phone while the customer watches. They open the text and tap Approve — no app, nothing to print. Then send the payment link and you're on to the next job.

Start free

Free to start · $19/mo for your whole crew · no per-user fees.

How it works

Three steps, one phone

Walk the job

Walk the property with the customer and price it right there on your phone.

Text the quote

They get a text with the price. They open it and tap Approve — no app, no printer.

Collect the deposit

Send the payment link on the spot. Card, ACH, or mark it paid however you already take it.

What you get

Everything from the walk-through to getting paid

Quotes that become invoices

Close the job and the same quote turns into an invoice — no re-typing a single line.

Approved by text

Customers get a link, see the price, and tap Approve on their own phone. No app, no login.

Get paid your way

Send a payment link the moment they approve, take a card or check on site, or mark it paid however you already collect.

The job on your calendar

Every walk-through and every job lands on the same calendar your crew already checks.

Photos on the record

Attach photos to the quote so the customer sees exactly what you saw — the cracked pipe, the worn shingles.

See what they said no to

Declined lines stay on the estimate instead of disappearing, so you know exactly what to bring up next visit.

Your own website

A public page for your business where new customers can find you and ask for work.

What a one-truck outfit or a ten-person crew pays

Bestmate charges $25–79 per user. Akili is $19 for the whole crew.

Competitor pricing as publicly listed. Compare for yourself — that is the point.

Questions contractors actually ask

Do my customers need an app?

No. They get a text with a link, open it on their phone, and tap Approve. Nothing to download.

Can I collect a deposit?

Yes — send a payment link for whatever amount you want up front, and the app tracks what's paid and what's still due.

What about change orders?

Write a new quote for the extra work and send it the same way — a separate, clear yes for anything beyond the original job.

I already have my own card reader / take Zelle / take checks — do I have to switch?

No. Keep taking payment however you already do, and mark the invoice paid — Akili tracks the job and the money either way.

What happens to my data if I leave?

It's yours. Export your customers, quotes and invoices whenever you want, including on the way out.

What does support look like?

A person in New Jersey, business hours, who picks up. While we're small that's a real advantage and we're not pretending otherwise.

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