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You send a scope + price as a normal SMS link. Customer taps, reviews, signs digitally.
A Swiftapplab project — now in private beta development
Did the work.
Did the work.
Got stiffed.
A payment platform built for tradespeople who are tired of eating six-hour jobs because a customer decides, after the fact, that they didn't want to pay.
"A customer hired a pressure washing crew for their driveway and house, then refused to pay after they spent six hours cleaning it. The crew was one paycheck away from homelessness and needed the money for rent. They did the full job. The customer got the clean house. They got zero."
— a story that went viral this week, with 2M+ views, because everyone in trades has a version of it
PaidUp lets you lock in payment before the first spray, first cut, first swing of the hammer — without scaring off real customers. No more chasing invoices. No more small claims court.
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Get paid for the work you did.
Be the first to know when PaidUp goes live. Pilot users get 50% off for life.
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We'll email you the moment there's something real to try. Tell a buddy — the more signups, the faster we ship.
How it works
Four steps from quote to paid.
No app for the customer. No account for them to make. Just a text link.
Card is authorized, not charged.
The customer's card gets a hold for the quoted amount — same as a hotel or rental car. If they don't have good payment, you find out before you unload the trailer.
Do the job, upload before/after photos.
Time-stamped. GPS-tagged. Tied to the signed scope. Your digital paper trail writes itself.
Funds release on completion.
Customer taps approve, or funds auto-release after a short review window. If there's a real dispute, we have evidence on your side from the start.
Why this actually works
Move the leverage to before the work starts.
Chargebacks and stiffing happen because the contractor has no leverage after the work is done. We move the leverage to before the work starts — a signed scope, an authorized card, and documented completion. The same system that protects Uber drivers and hotel front desks, rebuilt for the solo operator with a truck and a pressure washer.
Over time, the platform also builds a private, factual customer record visible only to verified contractors: completed jobs, disputes filed, chargebacks attempted. Not opinions. Not a public blacklist. Just facts you can see before you quote the next job.
FAQ
Common questions.
Will customers put up with this?
Real customers will. They already do it for hotels, rental cars, and dog grooming. The ones who push back are exactly the ones you don't want to work for.
What does it cost?
Target pricing at launch: 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction (standard card processing, passed through), plus a flat $19/month for unlimited jobs. Pilot users get 50% off for life.
How is this different from Jobber or Housecall Pro?
Those are scheduling and invoicing tools. They send the invoice — but the customer still has to decide to pay it. PaidUp locks in the money before the job starts.
What about chargebacks?
You go in with a signed scope, time-stamped photos, and a completion receipt. Chargebacks aren't impossible, but your win rate goes from coin flip to overwhelmingly in your favor.
When does it launch?
Private beta after we hit 500 waitlist signups. Public launch after beta feedback. Sign up and you'll be first in line.
Ready to stop eating six-hour jobs?
Drop your email. We'll tell you the moment PaidUp is ready to try.
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