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Job costing for contractors: receipts by WhatsApp, email or photo, cost against budget per job

Job-costing and estimating software for contractors. Receipts arrive by WhatsApp, email or photo upload, an AI step reads amount, vendor, date, category and tax, and a person approves each entry before it posts. Tracks cost against budget per project with a ledger, billing and insights. English and Spanish.

Pricing
free tier, Pro $12 per user per month
Alternatives
1build, Builda Price, ProfitDig
Who it's for
Contractors, Office managers
Early Stage
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WHY IT EXISTS

Why This Tool Exists

The Problem

Receipts and invoices pile up in photos and inboxes, and job costs are found out after the job closes.

The Solution

Crews send receipts through channels they already use, the office approves the extraction, and each cost lands on the right project so cost against budget is visible as the job runs.

USAGE

How You Use It

Delivery Method
SaaSWhatsApp
Integrations
ClaudeChatGPT
Disciplines
General Contracting, Remodeling
Workflows
Estimating & Cost
Project Phases
Construction, Estimating
TRANSPARENCY

Data Transparency

Exactly what this tool uses and how

Input
What it needs
Required:Receipt photo, PDF or email
Formats:Project budgets
Output
What you get
Format:Project ledger and cost reports
Fields:Extracted amount, vendor, date, category, tax, Cost against budget per project, Billing, Insights
Algorithm
How it works
Model:AI receipt extraction with human approval; model not publicly named
Privacy
How your data is protected
Retention:Not publicly documented
Training:Not publicly documented
Compliance:
API
Integration
Endpoint:Connection address for AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT and others); Pro plan
Method:MCP-style assistant connection
USE CASES

Use Cases

  • ·Filing a supplier receipt sent by WhatsApp
  • ·Checking labor cost against budget
  • ·Reviewing extracted entries before posting
PRICING

Pricing

Free
Free for 1 active project with 20 AI receipt scans a month; every account starts with 14 days of Pro
Pro
Pro $12 per user per month ($10 on annual billing)
Sources & Research NotesResearch date: 2026-10-19
Data Sources (5)
Fields Checked (4)
Free for one project; Pro $12 per user a month (pricing page), Nothing saved without review (about page), AI connection part of Pro (help page), Vendor My Tiny Rocket LLC (footer)
Not Found (4)
founding year, customer count, data retention, accuracy
About this research: This record summarizes the cited sources and fields checked. A research date does not establish hands-on testing. Consult the original sources for current details and limitations.
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