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Sections, line items, markup. Your client accepts and signs online.
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Turn field notes into a draft, or edit any doc by chat. You stay in the review seat.
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Answer six questions and Jobkore writes it. Inquiries land in the app.
Keep one job in one place.
Every estimate and invoice for a job, and what you owe your subs.
Your books stay current.
QuickBooks Online sync included. No double entry, no export files.
One job, start to finish
The whole job on one screen.
The estimate it came from, the change order your client signed, the check you recorded and what's still owed, all on one invoice.
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Four things that hold from the first day of your trial.
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Designed for a phone on a job site. Estimates, invoices and payments, right from your pocket.
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Your estimates just got a whole lot easier.
Pick your field notes and Hank drafts the estimate, line by line. Then change anything by asking.
- 1Pick field notes
- 2Hank plans the job
- 3He builds the estimate
- 4Change it by asking
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“Jobkore has been a game changer for our home staging business. The estimates and invoices are super easy to use and the online payment feature saves me so much time — no more waiting for checks in the mail. The AI is impressively aware of how staging works, which makes it feel like it was built just for us. It assists without taking over, which is exactly what we want.”
“My experience with Jobkore has been really positive. It was easy to figure out pretty much right away and I like that I don’t have to dig through a bunch of menus just to get something done. Everything feels quick and well thought out. Online payments have been a big improvement for us, and I’ve ended up using some of the AI features more than I expected. The Spanish translation option was especially helpful with a couple of our clients. For the price, I’m honestly surprised how much is included. It feels like they are trying to make a genuinely useful product for contractors rather than charging extra for every little feature.”
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The Website add-on puts a real site for your business on your Jobkore plan for $19 a month more. Hank writes the first draft, and the domain is in your name.
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FAQ
Common questions.
Jobkore is an estimating and invoicing platform built for contractors. Create professional estimates, send invoices, accept online payments, and use Hank AI to organize your scope of work, all from your phone or computer.
$29/month or $290/year, with every feature in the app included and nothing held back. Add a website for your business for $19/month more. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
Any contractor who sends estimates and invoices: general contractors, electricians, plumbers, painters, remodelers, fencing, HVAC, landscaping, and more. If you're in the trades, it works for you.
Hank is a chat assistant built into Jobkore. Two main ways to use him: one, select your field notes (voice memos, photos, PDFs, or text) and Hank builds an estimate or an invoice. Two, open any draft and ask Hank to edit it live by chat: add a line, price it, move a section, rewrite the notes. You review and approve before anything goes out.
No. Zero additional fees. You only pay Stripe's standard processing rate. Some competitors add platform fees on top; we don't.
Yes. Every screen is designed for mobile. Create estimates, send invoices, and manage clients from the job site. Get the Android app on Google Play. The iOS app is coming soon; until then, add Jobkore to your iPhone home screen and it works like a native app.
Yes. Connect QuickBooks Online and your estimates, invoices, clients, and payments sync across automatically. No double entry. Sync is one-way (Jobkore to QuickBooks), so Jobkore stays the source of truth.
Yes. 14 days, no credit card required. Estimates and invoices work from day one; online card and bank payments unlock when you subscribe. If you subscribe, your data is yours permanently, even if you cancel later. If you never subscribe, we email you about a week after the trial ends and nothing is removed until at least seven days after that.
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