Studbid

Estimates and contracts that protect remodelers.

Studbid is the iPhone app for one-to-three-person remodeling crews. Write the estimate on site, get the yes in writing, collect the deposit, price every change before you do it, and send invoices and receipts that hold up if a customer ever disputes the job.

Coming to the App Store for iPhone. Built by HOMERUNUNIT L.L.C. in Michigan.

The yes

Their approval, on the paper

Customers say yes by text, by email, in person or with a finger signature on your phone. It prints on the estimate with the date and time, so there is never an "I never agreed to that."

Changes

Change orders before the work

Anything extra is priced in writing and approved before you touch it. Their yes locks it into the final invoice. Their no closes it, and the job keeps going as signed.

Money

Deposit, stages, final, receipt

Deposit invoice at signing, payments on your schedule, a final invoice, and a paid receipt that carries a lien waiver and your review link.

The fine print

Notices that match your state

The federal three-day cancellation notice is built in. The app also carries general information about certain state rules on deposits, cancellation and lien waivers, with links to the official forms.

Proof

Photos before the walls close

Before-and-after photos, behind-the-walls shots, a signed punch list and the permit's inspection cards, kept with the job.

Yours

Your data stays on your phone

No account. Jobs, customers and papers live on your iPhone and in your own iCloud backup. Export everything any time.

How a job runs in Studbid

1EstimateTalk or type the job. Lines, allowances, scope, deposit, start date. Send it by text or email.
2YesRecord how they approved it. The dated forms go out the same day.
3DepositSend the deposit invoice, record the payment, send the receipt.
4WorkPhotos, change orders, the "on my way" and "done for today" texts, the punch list.
5InvoiceThe final invoice with every signed change order on it.
6PaidThe paid receipt with a lien waiver, the warranty sheet, and your Google review link.

Five estimates included. Then Studbid Pro.

Every new install includes five estimates with everything above. After that, Studbid Pro is $7.99 a month or $59.99 a year, billed by Apple. Cancel any time in your App Store settings.