Home services app development for on-demand marketplaces
Let customers book cleaners, electricians, plumbers and salon pros by the hour or by the job, with verified providers, slot booking, payments and payouts in one branded platform.
Our home services app development starts from a ready on-demand home services app: a customer app for booking, a provider app for professionals, and an admin panel to run categories, pricing and payouts. You launch with the core flows working and spend your effort on what makes your service different.
The platform covers cleaning, appliance repair, plumbing, electrical work, pest control, painting, carpentry, and beauty and wellness at home. Fixed-price packages, hourly work and inspect-then-quote jobs can sit in the same catalog, which matters in handyman app development where no two repairs are alike.
Field workflows are familiar ground for us. We also build PestOS, our own pest control management platform with a GPS-enabled technician app, photo service reports with e-signatures, and WhatsApp and SMS alerts, and that experience shapes how this platform handles job tracking and repeat contracts.
Everything you need to run it
Customer app
A home service booking app where customers pick a service, choose a package or describe the job with photos, select a date and time slot, and pay online or after the work. They see the assigned pro's profile and rating, track arrival, and rebook favorites.
Provider app
Professionals set their skills, service area and working hours, accept or reject jobs, navigate to the address, and start each job with a customer OTP. They add extra parts or work for approval, collect payment and track earnings.
Admin panel
Manage categories, packages, prices and service zones, approve provider documents, assign or reassign jobs, handle disputes and refunds, and run promotions. Reports show bookings, cancellations, provider performance and revenue by category.
Agency panel
Service companies that employ several pros list their team under one account, assign jobs internally and receive a consolidated payout. Useful when you onboard established local businesses alongside independent professionals.
Features that do the heavy lifting
Service catalog and packages
Categories, sub-services and packages with fixed prices, hourly rates or inspection fees. Add-ons such as cleaning inside the fridge or installing an extra fan can be added during booking.
Slot booking and availability
Customers see only the slots where a qualified pro is free in their area. Buffer time between jobs and travel time keep each provider's schedule realistic.
Smart job assignment
Jobs go to the closest match by skill, distance, rating and current workload, or broadcast to nearby pros to accept first. Admins can override any assignment.
Provider verification
Collect ID, address proof, trade licenses and background check documents during signup, with approval workflows and expiry reminders, plus a short in-app orientation before a pro takes the first job.
Quotes and extra work approval
For repair jobs, pros inspect first and send an itemized quote for parts and labor. The customer approves in the app before work continues, which heads off arguments at payment time.
Live tracking and OTP check-in
Customers see when the pro is on the way and follow the arrival on a map. Jobs start and end with OTP codes, creating a time-stamped record of every visit.
Commissions and payouts
Set commission per category or provider, collect online payments centrally, track cash jobs, and pay pros weekly with clear statements of jobs, earnings, deductions and tips.
Ratings and quality control
Customers rate each job and each pro. Low scores trigger a review by your team, and repeated complaints can pause a provider until the issue is resolved.
Memberships and AMC plans
Sell annual maintenance contracts (AMC) and service plans, such as AC servicing twice a year or monthly deep cleaning, with automatic reminders and booking for each scheduled visit.
Service warranty and revisits
Attach a warranty window to each job. If something fails within that window, customers request a revisit in one tap, and the system routes it to the original pro or a senior technician.
Business benefits
Launch a brand people book
Verified pros, clear upfront prices and photo-backed job records give customers good reasons to book a new brand instead of calling an unknown number from a flyer.
Keep good pros busy
Steady job flow, fair assignment rules and transparent weekly payouts help you hold on to skilled professionals, who are the hardest part of any services marketplace to replace.
Many categories, one platform
Cleaning, repairs, beauty and pest control follow different pricing and job flows, yet share one customer app, one provider network and one admin panel. That keeps service marketplace app development from splitting into separate projects.
Repeat revenue
Memberships, maintenance contracts and easy rebooking turn one-off jobs into recurring visits. Monthly revenue becomes more predictable, and customers return to your app the next time something needs fixing.
Three ways to launch
From demo to launch
Built on a modern stack
Related solutions
Services that go with it
Home Services Marketplace: FAQ
How much does home services app development cost?
It depends on the route you take. A monthly subscription has the smallest upfront cost, a one-time license is a single larger payment, and a fully custom marketplace with customer, provider and admin apps typically costs $10,000 to $80,000+ depending on scope. Categories with different job flows, quote approvals, agency accounts and integrations push the figure up. We share a fixed quote once a free consultation has pinned down your categories and flows.
How soon can we launch?
Expect four to seven weeks for a branded launch on our platform, covering branding, catalog and pricing setup, provider onboarding flows, testing and app store review. Recruiting and verifying your first providers often takes longer than the software, so start that in parallel. Building a fully custom marketplace from scratch usually takes three to five months.
Can providers set their own prices?
Yes, if that is your model. You can fix prices centrally per package, let providers quote for inspection-based jobs, or allow pros to set their own rates within limits you define. Commission rules adjust to each model, and customers see the price or approved quote before any work starts.
Which payment options and taxes are supported?
Customers can pay online by card, wallet or UPI where available, or pay the pro in cash after the job. We plug in Stripe, Razorpay or a regional gateway, and invoices are built to support GST or VAT with your business details. Tips, cancellation fees and refunds run through the same flow.
Can the platform handle recurring contracts such as AMC?
Yes. You can sell annual maintenance contracts and service plans with a set number of visits. The system schedules each visit, reminds the customer, assigns a pro and records the service report with photos. Renewal reminders go out before the contract ends, so recurring revenue does not depend on someone remembering to call.
Does it work for a single service business rather than a marketplace?
Yes. If you run your own team of technicians, the platform works as a branded booking app for your business, for example a cleaning service booking app with jobs assigned only to your staff. For heavier field operations, our field service and pest control software may fit better, and we can advise during the demo.
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We'll walk you through the platform with your own use case and show exactly how it would look with your brand.