Bookings for tradies, without the missed calls
Customers describe the job, give the address and access details, and book a call-out or a free quote. Every booking waits for your OK, so you never drive across town for a job you'd have said no to.
No monthly fee · Card, bank or cash · Works with your website · $20 launch credit
What a tradie needs from a booking app
The job before the job
Every booking asks what they need, roughly how big it is, whether they own or rent, and for the gate code, pets and stairs. You read it before you quote, not on the doorstep.
You approve first
Every booking in the Handyman & trades setup is a request. Confirm it and the customer gets the confirmation; decline, and nobody's wasted a morning.
Call-out, half day, full day
Call-out plus first hour, a free quote visit, half and full days, and fixed-price jobs like TV mounting. Bigger jobs are quoted after the visit.
A tradie booking page, with your call-outs already on it
Pick Handyman & trades at sign-up and these services, prices and booking questions are pre-filled. Change anything, or let AI draft them for you.
One job, from the booking to the van
A customer books from your Facebook page
He picks Call-out + first hour, types what's wrong and roughly how big it is, says he's a tenant, gives the address, and adds the gate code and that the dog's friendly.
It waits for your OK
The request shows up on your phone with everything he wrote. You tap confirm between jobs and he gets the confirmation; or you decline, or message him first.
The day before
A free email reminder goes out to him. On the day, the job address is one tap from the booking and opens in Google Maps.
Done. Now the invoice
$150 for the call-out and first hour, by card, bank transfer or cash, however he wants to pay. Record it and the invoice goes out on its own, a GST tax invoice if you're registered. Bigger job? Quote it after the visit.
You do the work.
We'll handle the money.
Take a card deposit when they book — through your own Stripe account, so the money lands with you, never with us. Settle the rest by card, bank transfer or cash and the invoice goes out on its own — a GST tax invoice if you’re registered. No monthly fee: 1.5% on card payments, 50¢ when you record a cash or bank payment.
Questions tradies ask us
Do I have to accept every booking?
No. The Handyman & trades setup sends every booking to you as a request. Nothing is confirmed until you approve it, and you can message the customer for more detail first.
How do customers tell me where the job is?
The booking asks for the service address, so it's on the booking and opens in Google Maps in one tap. Customers also describe the job and can add access notes, like a gate code or a dog.
I don't have a website. Do I need one?
No. Your GoBookka page is your website: put the link on your van, your cards and your Facebook page, or print the QR code.
Can I take a deposit for bigger jobs?
Yes. Any service can hold a card deposit when it's booked, through your own Stripe account; set the percentage per service. The starter services are paid after the job, so they come to you as requests instead.
Does it work for electricians and plumbers?
Yes. The Handyman & trades setup covers handymen, electricians, plumbers, carpenters and painters: the same call-out, quote visit and half or full day services. Rename them to match how you charge.
How much does it cost?
There is no monthly fee. GoBookka charges 1.5% on card payments and 50c when you record a cash or bank transfer payment, and every new business gets $20 of launch credit at signup.
Ready to GoBookka?
Set up in about ten minutes. No monthly fee, no card needed — and $20 of booking credit to start.
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