KeyBoltFinish the job. Get paid before you get back in the van.
Small shops lose two to three thousand dollars a year to bills they meant to send. KeyBolt makes the bill from the job you just finished, sends it with a link the customer can pay from their phone, and tells you when it lands.
14 days free. No credit card to start.
How it works
- 1
The bill builds itself
It comes from the job: the work, the parts used, and the tax that matches the job address. Nothing to retype.
- 2
Send it, or take the card there and then
One tap sends a Stripe pay link with a PDF copy attached. Or take the card on the spot: Tap to Pay on iPhone, no reader to carry, or a Stripe WiFi reader from the office.
- 3
You can see whether it arrived
Sent, Delivered, or Bounced. A wrong email address stops being a mystery.
- 4
Overdue bills chase themselves
They flag themselves, reminders are one tap, and late fees you configure apply automatically, keeping the same bill number and the same pay link the customer already has.
What you get.
- Invoices generated from the job and its template
- One-tap send with a Stripe pay link and a PDF attached
- Delivery status on every send: Sent, Delivered, or Bounced
- Tap to Pay on iPhone, so the customer taps their card or phone against yours
- Stripe WiFi reader support for taking a card at the counter
- Automatic late fees you set, on the same bill number and the same pay link
- Aging reports so you can see what is outstanding and how old it is
- Sales tax that matches the job address, with an export for your monthly filing
What it looks like on a real day.
The driveway rekey.
You finish, the bill is already built from the job, and the customer taps their phone against yours. Paid before you pull away.
The property manager who pays on terms.
They need a PDF and a PO number. The bill carries the work order number from the estimate through the job to the invoice, and the pay link works when they get to it.
The one that went quiet.
Thirty days later it has flagged itself, the late fee you configured has applied, and the customer still has the same link. You tap once to remind them.
Questions.
- Do I need a card reader?
- Not for iPhone. Tap to Pay works on the phone itself, so the customer taps their card or phone against yours. In the web app you can use a Stripe WiFi reader. Tap to Pay is not available on Android yet.
- Does KeyBolt take a cut of what I charge?
- No. Payments run through Stripe and go to your Stripe account at Stripe’s rates. KeyBolt does not take a percentage of your jobs.
- Does it send automatic reminder emails on a schedule?
- No, and we would rather say so than imply it. Overdue bills flag themselves in the app, sending a reminder is one tap, and late fees apply automatically if you configure them. There is no scheduled drip of reminder emails.
- Does it handle sales tax?
- Yes. You name your rates once and KeyBolt suggests the right one from the job address, or you can mark a customer exempt. The export gives you the filing line by line plus a summary by jurisdiction.
- Which plan is this on?
- Both. Invoicing and payments are included on Basic at $99 a month and on KeyBolt Pro at $189.