The Best Scheduling and Invoicing App for Solo Service Businesses
If you run a service business — cleaning, handyman, mobile detailing, pest control, whatever — you know the pain: you’re juggling a paper calendar, texting clients for addresses, and chasing invoices from your truck.
I built Fescue to solve that.
What Fescue does
Fescue is an all-in-one app for service professionals on iPhone and iPad:
- Job scheduling — Book recurring appointments (weekly service, biweekly cleaning) with automatic reminders
- Client management — Store client info, service addresses, notes, and history in one place
- Route planning — See your day’s jobs on a map and optimize your route with MapKit
- Invoicing — Generate professional invoices from completed jobs with one tap
- On-site payments — Accept credit card payments via Stripe right from your phone
- iCloud sync — Your data syncs across devices automatically, no account needed
Who it’s for
- Cleaning services with recurring residential or commercial clients
- Handyman and home repair operators managing jobs across town
- Lawn care and landscaping businesses running weekly routes
- Mobile detailing pros who go to the customer
- Pest control and pool service on recurring schedules
- Pressure washing operators booking seasonal and one-off jobs
- Any solo operator or small team that goes to the client and needs simple tools, not enterprise software
Why not Jobber / Housecall Pro / ServiceTitan?
Those are great tools if you have a team of 10+ and want to pay $50-200/month. If you’re a solo operator or a crew of 2-3, they’re overkill and overpriced.
Fescue is built for the person who does the work and runs the business. It’s native to iPhone, works offline, syncs with iCloud, and doesn’t charge per user per month.
Download Fescue on the App Store