Best apps for plumbers in 2026

A plumbing business lives on the phone. A burst supply line at seven in the morning, a slow drain after lunch, a water heater quote the homeowner wants by tonight. The app you pick has to keep up with that pace: put the call on the schedule, give a price the customer will accept on the spot, and send an invoice before you drive away.

Most plumbers price in one of two ways. Some charge a service call fee plus time and parts. Others use flat-rate pricing, where every task, from a toilet rebuild to a disposal swap, has a set price in a book. The apps below handle those two styles very differently, so knowing which you use narrows the list fast.

We compare six: two general field-service apps, a plumbing and HVAC dispatch system, a flat-rate price book, a simple invoicing app, and Workeey, which we make. We point out where the others are stronger.

Housecall Pro

Best fit: a residential plumbing company that runs on homeowner service calls and plans to add technicians.

Housecall Pro's entry plan bundles online booking, scheduling and dispatching, quotes and proposals, invoices and payments, and review management. A homeowner can book a slot, the job lands on the dispatch board, and the plumber invoices from the truck.

Two things plumbers often want sit one plan up. Flat-rate pricing and QuickBooks Online sync are on Essentials, along with routes, checklists and photo reports, and Essentials includes five users. If you price by a book, budget for that plan rather than Basic.

Pricing: Basic is $59 a month billed annually or $79 month to month, for one user. Essentials is $149 a month billed annually or $189 monthly. The 14-day trial needs no card.

Who should look elsewhere: a plumber working alone who mostly needs to send invoices, or anyone who wants flat-rate pricing without paying for five seats.

Source: Housecall Pro pricing. Side by side: Workeey vs Housecall Pro.

Jobber

Best fit: a small plumbing business that wants tidy scheduling, quotes and a place for customers to see and pay their bills.

Jobber's Core plan covers online booking and scheduling, quotes, invoices and online payments, and a client hub. It is a steady choice for a shop doing a mix of repair calls and planned work such as repipes or fixture installs.

Automatic follow-ups are the gap on the entry plan. Automated client reminders, quote and invoice follow-ups, and QuickBooks Online sync are on Connect, from $99 a month billed annually for one user. Extra users on Core cost $29 a month each.

Pricing: Core is $29 a month billed annually, $39 with a one-year commitment, or $49 with no commitment. No free plan; a 14-day trial with no card.

Who should look elsewhere: a shop that wants flat-rate price books built in, or a plumber who will not commit to a year for the lowest rate.

Source: Jobber pricing. Side by side: Workeey vs Jobber.

FieldEdge

Best fit: an established plumbing or plumbing-and-HVAC company running several trucks.

FieldEdge is built for those trades. Its plumbing page describes dispatching, flat-rate pricing tools, a plumber mobile app that lets technicians invoice and collect payment on site, and automatic QuickBooks syncing. Its entry plan, Select, lists dispatching, booking and scheduling, basic service agreements and quotes, customer management, and a pricebook with flat-rate pricing.

Premier adds advanced dispatching, multi-option quotes and more mobile app licenses. Elite adds proposals, two-way texting, warehouse inventory and a customer portal. Service agreements matter in plumbing, where annual water heater flushes and drain maintenance bring repeat work.

Pricing: every plan says Request Pricing; no figures are published. FieldEdge does not offer a free trial; it onboards each new customer with its own team.

Who should look elsewhere: a one-truck operation, or anyone who wants to try software before talking to sales.

Sources: FieldEdge pricing and FieldEdge plumbing software.

Profit Rhino

Best fit: a plumbing shop switching from hourly billing to flat-rate pricing.

Profit Rhino is not a job management app. SmartPrice, its main product, is a digital flat-rate price book with a mobile sales tool, made for plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors. It comes pre-built, gets quarterly parts updates, and lets the technician present several repair options to the homeowner instead of a single price. Its plan table also lists work orders, QuickBooks export, and invoice and payments.

For plumbers who struggle to price consistently between technicians, a ready-made book is the appeal. The tradeoff is cost per technician and a required onboarding step.

Pricing: SmartPrice Starter is $39 a month per tech, Plus $49, and Pro $59, with success coaching and implementation required.

Who should look elsewhere: a plumber happy pricing each job from experience, or one who needs scheduling, which is not listed on the SmartPrice pricing page.

Sources: Profit Rhino SmartPrice pricing and Profit Rhino products.

Invoice2go

Best fit: a plumber who sends a modest number of invoices and wants a simple app to do it.

Invoice2go is an invoicing app first. Its pricing page lists appointments and scheduling on every plan, free bank transfers for customers paying an invoice, and apps for iPhone and Android.

The limits are on volume. Starter allows 30 invoices a year, Professional 100, and only Premium is unlimited. A plumber running several calls a day will reach Premium quickly, and recurring invoices are on Premium only.

Pricing: Starter is $7.99 a month or $79.99 a year, Professional $11.99 a month or $119.99 a year, and Premium $44.99 a month or $449.99 a year. There is a 30-day trial and no free plan. Card fees are set by plan, lower on higher plans.

Who should look elsewhere: a busy service plumber, since the invoice caps bite early.

Source: Invoice2go pricing.

Workeey

Best fit: a self-employed plumber who wants the calendar, quotes and invoices on the phone and would rather start free.

The free plan has no end date and asks for no card. It gives you unlimited invoices, 23 quick estimates a month and 10 payment reminder texts a month, switched on for the invoices you choose. Save your service call fee and common repairs as lines, and an estimate for a faucet swap or a water heater install takes a minute; it becomes a quote PDF you send from the phone, and when the customer says yes, one tap turns it into the invoice.

The invoice is emailed with a pay link, so the customer can pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or US bank transfer through your own Stripe account; a small processing fee applies. Jobs sit in time slots on the schedule, maintenance visits can repeat, and the app finds a sensible order for your next stops. If you write an invoice in a basement with no signal, it is saved, and you email it once you are back in range. Connecting your bank marks matching invoices paid.

Pro adds Google Calendar and QuickBooks sync and 30 texts a month; Premium makes texts unlimited. Both are monthly, with no trial.

Be clear on the gaps. Workeey has no flat-rate price book like Profit Rhino's, no dispatch board for several trucks, no card reader or tap to pay, and no deposit collection; a deposit percent can print on the quote, but you collect it yourself. Customers do not accept or sign quotes inside the app. Workeey is built for the phone: the Android app is on Google Play, it runs in any phone's browser, and a desktop version is coming soon.

Pricing: free; Pro $5 a month; Premium $19 a month.

Who should look elsewhere: a shop with several trucks to dispatch, or one that wants flat-rate price books and service agreements built in.

Sources: Workeey features and pricing and availability.

How to choose an app as a plumber

Decide how you price before you compare features. If you charge a call-out fee plus time and parts, you need fast estimates and saved lines; our guide to setting a service call fee and the hourly rate calculator help you get those numbers right. If you want flat-rate pricing, look at Housecall Pro's higher plan, FieldEdge, or a price book such as Profit Rhino.

Think about emergencies. Calls that come in after hours need a schedule you can update from the phone in seconds and a way to bill the same night. Test that on each app with a pretend late call, including the invoice.

Count your trucks. One plumber does not need dispatching or a stack of user seats. Three trucks and an office helper do, and that is where a full field-service system starts to pay for itself.

Last, check how payment works on a big ticket such as a water heater or a sewer line. Housecall Pro lists consumer financing; Workeey leaves any deposit to you. For more trades, see the best apps for tradespeople.

More for plumbers: pages and free templates

• Plumbing software — the whole plumbing business in one app
• Plumbing invoicing — how to bill a plumbing job, step by step
• How to start a plumbing business — a step-by-step guide to going out on your own
• Plumbing invoice template — free, with a filled-in sample
• Plumbing estimate template — a free quote sample
• Plumbing receipt template — a free paid-in-full sample
• Plumbing price book template — free, with sample prices
• Plumbing work order template — free, with a filled-in sample
• Free invoice template — every field a trade invoice needs
• Free estimate template — copy it, price it, send it
• Free receipt template — a paid-in-full receipt to copy
• Work order template — the job written down before you bill it
• Late payment reminder templates — texts, emails and a letter to copy and send
• All free templates and tools