All the gear a one-person band actually needs — without the bloat, the per-text charges or the setup weekend.
Build a tidy, branded quote with line items from your saved price list while you're still in the driveway — type it or speak it. Win it and it rolls onto your schedule.
Say or type what the customer needs — "supply and fit two double power points, hour's labour" — and the AI drafts a priced quote in seconds. You check it, you send it. Customer requests from your booking link arrive with the quote already drafted.
One screen shows who owes you money, what's overdue, which quotes to follow up and what's done but not invoiced. No more guessing where your cash is.
Send a friendly reminder text with your PayID right in the message — one tap, or set them to send automatically. Texts are unlimited and included, fair use — no per-text charges. You're always in control of what goes out.
Send professional tax invoices with your PayID or bank details on them, so customers can pay you fast — straight to your account, no card fees in the middle.
A clean calendar of every job. Tap a day to book one in. Set jobs to repeat weekly or monthly for your maintenance regulars. Need to see a job before pricing it? Book a quick look and the app texts the customer the time.
Track expenses, see the profit on every job, and get a tidy GST & end-of-year summary to hand your accountant — exported as a simple CSV.
When a customer replies to your quote, invoice or reminder, it lands right in the app — the whole conversation in one place. Missed calls can get an automatic text-back with your booking link, so the job's captured before they ring the next number.
Send customers a link to request a job. They describe it in their own words, and the AI asks the right follow-up questions for the job and your trade — one at a time, with photos where they'd help the quote. Requests land with the quote pre-drafted for you.
No bloated software, no surprise fees, no being locked in.
Quotes, jobs, invoices, scheduling and reporting together — stop juggling five different tools and a shoebox of receipts.
One flat price, no surprises — no per-message charges, no nasty add-ons. Everything you need to quote, invoice and get paid.
Your books live on your own device, so it works on site with no signal — and your data stays yours. Secure sign-in and cloud backup keep them safe and synced.
Most trade software is built for growing crews — more screens, more setup, pricing that climbs per user. Yamate does the opposite. Here's how it stacks up for a solo tradie.
| Yamate | ServiceM8 | Tradify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Solo tradies | Field crews | Trade crews |
| Price | $19/mo flat* | Job-metered (from ~$29) | ~$48 per user |
| Pay per user? | No | Job-metered | Yes |
| Texts to customers | Unlimited — fair use | 10¢ each past your plan's allowance | Varies by plan |
| Works on Android & iPhone | Both | iPhone (Lite on Android) | Both |
| Works offline (no signal) | Fully — data on your device | Partly | Needs internet |
| Setup | Minutes | Medium | Heavier |
| Who you talk to | The founder | Chat / email queue | Support desk |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card | 14 days | 14 days |
| Get paid by PayID / bank | On every invoice — no card fees | Card payments (fees apply) | Card via Stripe (fees apply) |
| GST, tax & profit reports | Built in — profit per job, GST helper, EOFY CSV | Via Xero/MYOB | Via Xero/MYOB |
| Quote by voice / AI drafting | Yes — and customer requests arrive pre-drafted | Typing | Typing (AI on top plan) |
| Missed call handling | Automatic text-back with your booking link | Phone add-on | — |
| Customer booking form | AI asks the right questions for the job, one at a time | Standard form | Standard form |
*Founder pricing, sign up before 30 September 2026. Competitor prices are current public AU pricing as of 2026 — check their sites, they may change. We're not knocking their products; they're just built for bigger outfits.
With Yamate, the sticker price is the bill — no per-text charges, no job caps, no per-user fees, no add-on maze.
The demo is the real app with sample data — no signup, poke anything.