Comparison
PocketBoss vs Housecall Pro
Housecall Pro is a full field-service suite sold in tiers, with add-ons. PocketBoss is one flat price for one person. The biggest difference is not the price; it is who holds your customers' money.
Competitor details were read from their own published pricing and help pages on 15 July 2026 and may have changed since — check their site before you decide. Facts about our apps are current as of 24 September 2026.
Side by side
| PocketBoss | Housecall Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Free for the whole business (one login). Boss $14.99/mo, flat, up to 5 logins. | Basic: $59/mo billed annually ($79 month-to-month), 1 user. |
| What the entry plan leaves out | Nothing on Free is capped; Boss adds the extras listed on the PocketBoss page. | Basic has no flat-rate pricing, no GPS, no proposals and no QuickBooks sync. Essentials ($149/mo, 5 users) adds QuickBooks, GPS and photo reports; MAX ($299/mo, 8 users) adds proposals, recurring plans and an API. |
| Who holds the money | Direct charges to your own Stripe account. No PocketBoss fee; Stripe bills its card fee to you. We never hold funds. | Payments run through Housecall Pro's own "My Money" layer. Its terms permit a reserve account at its sole discretion, delayed payouts and withdrawal without prior notice. |
| Card rate | Stripe's own published rate, billed by Stripe to you. | 2.59% advertised for card-present; 3.49% for card-on-file, Amex and business cards. Their pricing page says rates "may vary based on your specific plan" and directs you to chat support to confirm. |
| Add-on pricing | None. Two plans, both priced on the page. | 10 of 11 add-ons carry no price on the pricing page. Setup fees are described as non-refundable and no amount is published. |
| Cancelling | Cancel in the app or in Google Play; Free plan never expires. | Their help documentation says a cancellation cannot be fully processed until a team member has spoken with the account owner by phone. |
| Users | Free: 1. Boss: up to 5 logins, no per-seat charge. | 1 on Basic, 5 on Essentials, 8 on MAX. |
| Platforms | Android and web. iPhone planned, no date. | iPhone and Android apps and web — check their site. |
Who should pick which
Pick Housecall Pro if…
You have trucks and technicians to dispatch, you need GPS tracking of a crew, flat-rate price books, an API, or a QuickBooks sync, and a $149–299 monthly plan is a rounding error against your revenue. Housecall Pro is a mature product with an iPhone app, and for a multi-truck shop its breadth is the point.
Pick PocketBoss if…
You are one person. You want a booking page, a schedule, quotes and invoices and card payments for nothing, and reminders, deposits and e-signature for $14.99 flat. And you want every card payment to land in your own Stripe account, where no platform can put a reserve on it.
Try PocketBoss
The Free plan needs no card. Read what PocketBoss does and what it costs, or open it now.