Quote the job on site, keep the materials receipt and the drive under it, and turn the accepted estimate into the invoice before you leave the driveway — on the iPhone already in your pocket.
The jobs around the job — the ones that do not get done on site.
Pricing and estimatesBuilding the number from materials, labour and margin — and getting it in front of the customer before someone else does.
Materials and job expensesSupply-store receipts that fade on the dashboard, and costs you forget to bill back.
Mileage between jobsTrips to the site, the supplier and back again — deductible only if the log exists.
Invoicing the customerItemised, on time, with a way to pay — sent while the work is still fresh in their mind.
Getting paidDeposits, progress payments and the customer who goes quiet after the job is done.
The rules where you workLicensing, insurance and sales tax on labour, which change from state to state and province to province.
What Keel does for you.
Everything below is in the version on the App Store today.
Estimates
Quote the work
Write the estimate on site and send it while the customer is still standing there. When they say yes, it becomes the invoice in one tap — Today flags accepted quotes ready to convert.
Jobs
Keep every job together
Every quote, estimate, expense and invoice is a step of a job, and all of it sits under that job — so you can see what a job cost, what you billed and what is still owed.
Invoices
Invoice the customer
Clean PDF invoices with taxes, discounts and payment terms, sent by email, Messages or WhatsApp. Add a payment QR code; line items you have used before are suggested, priced from your own history.
Receipts
Keep receipts
Photograph a receipt while it is still in your hand and file it against the customer or the job. The photo stays on your iPhone.
Mileage
Track business mileage
Record business trips as you go, and keep the mileage log with the rest of your records. No always-on GPS tracking.
Who owes you
Know who owes you
Today opens with what needs your call: overdue invoices, accepted quotes, finished work waiting to be billed. The Outstanding widget shows who has owed you the longest.
Keel is for the person doing the work. It is not a crew-dispatch, scheduling or payroll system — if you run several crews, you need a field-service platform.
Guides for contractors.
From the Business Library — practical answers for the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Keep the business side of your work on your iPhone.
Keel is free to use, with no invoice limit. Keel Lifetime, a one-time $249.99, adds your branding and signature, premium templates and accountant-ready exports. No subscription.
