Cleaning business software, put to the white glove test.
We run a made-up cleaning company, Sparkle Test Co., on each app for 14 days. We book cleans, send quotes, invoice clients and take payments, then tell you what held up and what didn't.
- 14 days of hands-on testing per app
- No company can pay for a better score
- Prices copied from the official site, with the date we checked
Sparkle Test Co.
Software inspection sheet
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- Book a weekly recurring clean [PENDING TEST]
- Send a quote and get it approved [PENDING TEST]
- Invoice and take a card payment [PENDING TEST]
- Assign a job to a cleaner [PENDING TEST]
- Send a reminder text to a client [PENDING TEST]
- Use the app from a cleaner's phone [PENDING TEST]
What does your cleaning business look like?
The right app for a solo house cleaner is rarely the right one for a 10-person crew. Start with the one that sounds like you.
- Just me You clean every house yourself and do the admin at night. What matters most: Fast booking, reminders, and getting paid from your phone. See what we are testing
- A crew of 2 to 10 You send teams out and spend your day juggling the schedule. What matters most: Team scheduling, checklists, clock-in and simple payroll data. See what we are testing
- Offices and buildings You clean on contracts, often after hours, at the same sites. What matters most: Recurring jobs, site notes, proof of work and batch invoicing. See what we are testing
- Just getting started You have your first clients, or you are about to. What matters most: Low monthly cost, quick setup and professional quotes. See what we are testing
On the test bench
The apps going through the 14-day test right now or next. Scores and prices appear only after we've checked them ourselves.
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Jobber
Up nextField service software for scheduling, quotes, invoices and payments.
- Our score
- [__/10]
- Starting price
- [VERIFY PRICE]
Review in progress -
Housecall Pro
Up nextHome service software for booking, dispatching, invoicing and payments.
- Our score
- [__/10]
- Starting price
- [VERIFY PRICE]
Review in progress -
ZenMaid
Up nextScheduling and client management software built for maid services.
- Our score
- [__/10]
- Starting price
- [VERIFY PRICE]
Review in progress
Jobber vs Housecall Pro
The two names every cleaning business owner hears first. Here is what we compare, side by side. Each box gets filled in after both tests are finished.
| What we test | Jobber | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Setup time for a new account | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |
| Booking a weekly recurring clean | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |
| Quotes clients can approve online | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |
| Invoices and card payments | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |
| Scheduling a crew | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |
| The cleaner's mobile app | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |
| Support response time | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |
| Lowest paid plan | [VERIFY PRICE] | [VERIFY PRICE] |
How we test
The same four steps for every app, so the results are fair to compare.
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Sign up like you would
We start the free trial from the public website. No vendor demo, no special access, no help we wouldn’t get as a regular customer.
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Set up Sparkle Test Co.
We build the same made-up cleaning company in every app: clients, service types, a small crew and a recurring schedule.
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Run it for 14 days
We quote, book, reschedule, invoice and take test payments, on a computer and on a phone, and take notes every day.
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Write it up with proof
Screenshots, prices copied from the official pricing page with the date we checked, and a list of what we couldn’t test.
Latest from the test bench
Our first reviews go up when the 14-day tests are done. Nothing gets published before we've actually used the app. Meanwhile, here's exactly how we test.
Who's behind the tests
[YOUR NAME]
[YOUR STORY] I test every app myself, with the free trial, the same way you would. I don't take payment for reviews, and I write down what didn't work as carefully as what did.