FOR CONTRACTORS · IPHONE AND ANDROID

Photos in.
Priced estimate out.

Describe the job or add up to 6 photos. BidBud scopes it, prices materials from real retailers near the job and builds a PDF your client can approve from their phone.

No sign-up needed · 3 free estimates
PHOTOS PER JOB
Up to 6
RETAIL QUOTES PER MATERIAL
3 to 5
COUNTRIES · CURRENCIES
69 · 50
TRADES
12, plus your own
HOW IT WORKS

From the first photo to an approved estimate.

Four steps, all on your phone. Each AI run takes up to a few minutes and sends a push when it finishes, so you can put the phone back in your pocket.

Snap the job.

Add up to 6 photos and say what needs doing, typed or dictated live. BidBud drafts the scope: materials, labor and equipment, with the assumptions it made spelled out.

Check the scope. Answer what it couldn’t see.

The scope comes back grouped by materials, labor and equipment, with a few questions where the photos left doubt. Answer them and the scope updates. Add, edit or remove any line, and put fees and discounts in as fixed amounts or percentages.

Real prices.

Every material is priced near the job from retail listings: three to five comparable quotes per item, in your currency, with pack sizes read so a box of tile is never priced as a single piece. Compare, pick one and lock it in. Labor uses the hourly rates you saved, and your markup and tax are applied on top.

Send a PDF. Get it approved.

Email the estimate with the PDF attached, or hand out a link by SMS or WhatsApp. Your client opens it, downloads the PDF and approves online with a drawn signature. You get a push the moment they open it and again when they approve.

AFTER THE ESTIMATE

Edit by voice. Invoice from the same screen.

Hands full?

Say “add ten percent to labor” and the estimate re-totals on the spot. Change quantities, rename lines, add a fee: every command is logged so you can see what changed.

From estimate to invoice.

Turn an approved estimate into an invoice, request a deposit and record every payment. Partially paid, paid and overdue are worked out for you, and the client gets the same kind of link.

FEATURES

Everything around the estimate.

  1. 01

    Your business on every document

    Logo, address, license number, terms and payment instructions print on each estimate and invoice, in the project’s currency.

  2. 02

    Markup and tax, your way

    Set them once as defaults, adjust per job. Tax everything or materials only; show markup as its own row or fold it into line prices.

  3. 03

    Labor rates by trade

    Save hourly rates for the work you do. Labor lines use them by the hour, or as a flat amount when that fits the job better.

  4. 04

    Clients and folders

    Attach a client to each job, import them from your contacts, file projects in folders, search by title or client, archive or duplicate with a swipe.

  5. 05

    Works where you work

    69 countries and 50 currencies. Your postal code sets the city, region and currency; imperial units in the US, metric everywhere else.

  6. 06

    Start without an account

    The app works from the first open. Add an email and password, or sign in with Apple or Google later, and every project comes with you.

  7. 07

    Push, not polling

    A notification when a scope or pricing run finishes, when a client opens an estimate or invoice, and when they approve.

  8. 08

    Choose what the client sees

    Full line items, names only, or a one-line summary on the client’s copy. Add notes, terms and a valid-until date per estimate.

TRADES

Tuned to your trade.

Pick it once. Scopes follow it, and it prints on your estimates. Not on the list? Type your own.

  • General Contractor
  • Remodeling / Renovation
  • Tile & Flooring
  • Plumbing
  • Electrical
  • Painting & Drywall
  • Roofing
  • Landscaping & Outdoor
  • HVAC
  • Carpentry & Framing
  • Masonry & Concrete
  • Handyman Services
  • Other (add your own)
FAQ

Questions contractors ask.

Do I need to create an account?

No. The app signs you in with your phone on the first open and gives you 3 free estimates. Add an email and password, or Apple or Google sign-in, whenever you want to use a second device or recover your work. It stays the same account with the same projects.

Where do the material prices come from?

From current retail shopping listings for your country and region, with a web search as a fallback when a material is hard to find. Only listings in your currency whose pack size can be read are kept, so a 5-gallon pail is never priced as a quart. Each priced item shows its quotes, and you can pick one or type your own price.

How long does an estimate take?

Scoping the photos and pricing the materials are two runs, each up to a few minutes. You get a push notification when each one finishes, so you don’t have to keep the app open.

What does my client see?

A web page with your business details, the lines and totals the way you chose to show them, your terms, a Download PDF button and, for estimates, an approve form with their name, an optional email and a drawn signature. The link stays valid until you revoke it from the app.

What counts as one of the 3 free estimates?

A project’s first AI run, whether that is scoping or pricing. Each free project also gets 3 re-runs. Deleting a project does not give one back. Premium removes both limits.

Which photos work?

JPEG, PNG or WEBP, up to 10 MB each and up to 6 per project. Photos straight from the phone camera are fine. You can also skip photos and just describe the job.

Get BidBud Cost Estimator

On iPhone and Android. Your first three estimates are free, and there is nothing to sign up for.

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