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A spreadsheet, a notes app, and a camera roll can run a business. Plenty of pros do it. Here is what changes when the pieces live together.
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Cost
ChambaDesk
Free, or Pro at $6.99/mo
Spreadsheets and notes
Free, plus the evenings
Jobs and clients
ChambaDesk
Linked. Tap a client, see every job and payment.
Spreadsheets and notes
Separate tabs you keep in sync by hand
Photos
ChambaDesk
On the job, next to the notes
Spreadsheets and notes
In the camera roll, somewhere
Estimates and invoices
ChambaDesk
Built from the job, sent from your phone
Spreadsheets and notes
A template you fill in and email
Card payments
ChambaDesk
Pay link or in person, recorded automatically
Spreadsheets and notes
A separate app, then you type it in
Profit per job
ChambaDesk
Automatic
Spreadsheets and notes
A formula you maintain
Reminders
ChambaDesk
On your phone before each job
Spreadsheets and notes
Your memory
Your data
ChambaDesk
Export to CSV any time
Spreadsheets and notes
Already yours
| ChambaDesk | Spreadsheets and notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free, or Pro at $6.99/mo | Free, plus the evenings |
| Jobs and clients | Linked. Tap a client, see every job and payment. | Separate tabs you keep in sync by hand |
| Photos | On the job, next to the notes | In the camera roll, somewhere |
| Estimates and invoices | Built from the job, sent from your phone | A template you fill in and email |
| Card payments | Pay link or in person, recorded automatically | A separate app, then you type it in |
| Profit per job | Automatic | A formula you maintain |
| Reminders | On your phone before each job | Your memory |
| Your data | Export to CSV any time | Already yours |
The spreadsheet is not the problem. Keeping it up to date after a ten-hour day is. ChambaDesk asks for the same thirty seconds per job, but on your phone, at the job, and the numbers do the rest.
Add a client, add a job, send an estimate. That is the whole setup.
