One WhatsApp runs your front office.
You finish the job and send Daybook a message. The quote, the invoice and every payment reminder are drafted for you - in your name, ready to approve. You stay on the tools.
Finish the job
Do the work you're known for. That's the only part that needs you.
Send one WhatsApp
A voice note, a message or a few photos - whatever's easiest while you pack up.
Your quote or invoice is drafted the same day
Professional, on your branding, in your name - ready for you to approve and send while you're still front of mind.
Reminders keep every payment moving
Polite, steady payment reminders, drafted for you to approve and send from your own email. No awkward calls, and Daybook is not a debt collector.
You get paid
Money lands faster, your records stay tidy, and your evenings are yours again.
What changes from week one
Same-day quotes
Quotes go out while the job is still fresh - the fastest quote wins more work than the cheapest one.
Nothing slips
Every invoice is followed up until it's paid. You always know who owes you what.
You look the part
Clean documents, prompt follow-ups and customers kept in the loop - all in your name.
Not another app to learn
You talk to Daybook the way you already talk - a message, a voice note, a photo from the van. AI does the heavy lifting; a real human is on WhatsApp when you need one. You approve what goes out; the software does the rest. One monthly subscription in GBP - no per-transaction cut, and Daybook never holds or processes your customers’ money.
Everything goes out in your name
To run your invoicing end-to-end, Daybook connects to your Google or Microsoft account with permission to send email on your behalf, read the replies to what it sent, and keep those threads tidy.
Exactly what Daybook can and can't do in your inbox
Your documents go out from your own email address, looking like they came from your business. Daybook reads replies to the invoices, quotes and reminders it sent — so a customer’s “paid”, a dispute, a supplier’s response, or a bounced address lands back on the right job automatically — and it marks those threads read and files them under a “Daybook” label in your own Gmail. It never deletes, archives or moves your mail, and it does not request full-mailbox access. You approve what goes out, and you can disconnect at any time, which revokes access immediately. See exactly how we handle your data in our privacy policy.
Who it's for
Trades businesses that are brilliant at the work but lose their evenings - and their cash - to the admin. Plumbers, electricians, builders, painters, roofers, landscapers, gas and HVAC engineers, and service businesses like them.
Frequently asked questions
What is Daybook?
Daybook is front-office software for trades and small service businesses in the UK. You send a job by WhatsApp and Daybook drafts your quotes, invoices and payment reminders for you to approve and send from your own email. It’s a monthly software subscription you run yourself, so you stay on the tools while the admin gets handled.
How does Daybook work?
Send or forward a job to Daybook over WhatsApp. Daybook turns it into a structured job and drafts a professional quote. You review and approve it, and it’s sent from your own email. When the work is done, Daybook drafts the invoice and any payment reminders for you to approve and send too.
Who is Daybook for?
Daybook is built for solo tradespeople and small trade teams in the UK — electricians, plumbers, builders, HVAC engineers and handymen who lose time to quoting, invoicing and chasing payments. It’s designed for owners who already use WhatsApp with their customers.
How is Daybook different from Tradify, Fergus or ServiceM8?
Tradify, Fergus and ServiceM8 are full job-management systems you have to log into and drive. Daybook is lighter and WhatsApp-first: you keep working and approve Daybook’s drafted quotes, invoices and reminders from your phone, instead of learning a large piece of software. Everything sends from your own email so it looks like it came from your business. See our Tradify alternative page for a full comparison.
Does Daybook send messages from my own email?
Yes. Daybook drafts your quotes, invoices and payment reminders, but they send from your own email address after you approve them, so customers see your business and you stay in control of the relationship.
How much does Daybook cost?
Daybook is a monthly software subscription in GBP that you run yourself. Current plans and pricing are on the pricing page.
Ready to get your evenings back?
One short call to set you up. After that, you just send a WhatsApp and Daybook handles the rest.