Kelpie put my whole business on my phone. I quote on site, the invoice goes out the second the job's done, and the money lands without me chasing it. Game changer for a small team.
Alex Tasseron Hakea Projects · Fairfield, VIC 
Quote → Job → Paid
One app for the quote, the job, and getting paid.
Kelpie puts quoting, jobs, invoicing and payments in one app built for Aussie tradies. Quote on the spot, run the job, get paid the same day — and it all syncs to Xero, so nothing's typed twice.
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What the crew reckons
Tradies who made the switch.
Real tradies, real businesses — running the whole job out of Kelpie.
Alex Tasseron Hakea Projects · Fairfield, VIC I used to do quotes and invoices at the kitchen table well after I clocked off. Now it's knocked out from the ute before I've pulled out of the driveway — I've got my evenings back.
Luc Dunbar Luc Antony Garden Designs · Keilor East, VIC 
What you get back
$200+ back a week — the admin hours Kelpie saves are hours back on the tools
Tap to pay get paid on site — and auto reminders chase the rest for you
Your nights back — knock off at 4 and actually stay knocked off
From first quote to money in the bank
One tool that runs the whole job.
From the first quote to the money landing in your account — Kelpie handles it, so you can stay on the tools instead of the laptop.
Knock off at 4. Do the books till 9.
You didn't pick up the trade to lose your nights to paperwork and your weekends to the books. But that's where they go — one job at a time.
01 • The job comes home with you
Tools down at 4, laptop open at 8 — quoting, invoicing, then keying it all in again. The kids are in bed before the admin's done.
02 • Chasing your own money
The work's done but the cash hasn't landed. So you're sending awkward “just following up” texts and doing sums on what's actually in the bank.
03 • That sinking feeling at BAS time
A shoebox of faded dockets, a guess at what you owe the ATO, and a Sunday night gone. The dread starts weeks out.
1 Step 01 · Quoting
Win the job before you've left the driveway.
Build a sharp, branded quote on your phone while you're still on site — and let the customer accept it with a tap, before they've rung anyone else.
- Branded quotes in minutes — your prices and line items, straight from your phone.
- Accepted in one tap — the customer says yes on their phone, and it's logged on the spot.
- Price book built in — save your rates once, drop them into every quote.
2 Step 02 · Jobs
Every job and crew on one board.
The moment a quote's accepted, convert it into a job in one tap. Drag it onto the week, assign the crew, and everyone knows exactly where they're meant to be.
- Drag-and-drop scheduling across the week, the crew and the ute.
- Everyone in sync — the crew always sees the latest schedule and job details.
- Photos & notes per job keep proof of work where you need it.
3 Step 03 · Invoicing
Get paid before you've washed the brushes.
Mark the job done and the invoice is ready to go. Email a payment link in one tap, or take payment on the spot — and either way, it syncs straight to Xero.
- Invoice in one tap — the job's details carry straight onto the invoice.
- Tap-to-pay & reminders — get paid on site, and Kelpie chases the rest.
- Syncs to Xero — every invoice flows through, so nothing's typed twice.
Kelpie vs the usual trade app
The whole app, on any phone, for one price per user.
The usual trade app locks features behind higher tiers, caps your jobs, and saves the full experience for iPhone. Kelpie gives you every feature, on any phone, for one simple price per user.
How they stack up
Everything included
The usual trade app Tiered plans + add-ons
Works on any phone — iPhone or Android
Often Apple-first
The full app on mobile
Cut-down on mobile
Every feature included
No per-job caps or limits
Often capped
One simple price per user
Tiered plans
Every feature's included on every seat — no tiers, no per-job caps, no add-ons.
Questions, answered
What tradies want to know.
Nope. The 14-day free trial is completely free and needs no card. You only add billing details if you decide to stick around after the trial.
We'll give you a heads-up before it's up. Pick a plan to keep going, or do nothing — we never auto-charge a card you never entered. Your data sits safe either way.
Yes. Pull your customers, items and open invoices across from Xero, Tradify or wherever you're at now in a few clicks — or reach out to our team to find out how to switch.
Yes. Kelpie runs your quoting, jobs, invoicing and payments, then syncs your cash flow to Xero — every invoice carries its GST and your ABN across, so nothing's typed twice. Your accounting and BAS stay organised for the next tax period.
Keep Xero — it's great at the books. But Xero doesn't quote a job on someone's driveway, schedule your crew, run the work in the field or take payment on site. That's everything before the money hits your accounts — and it's exactly what Kelpie does. Then it syncs straight to Xero, so the numbers land without you typing them twice.
Yep. Kelpie is the same full app on your phone, tablet and laptop — quote from the ute, then pick up right where you left off back at the office. It all syncs to the one account.
Yes — everyone gets their own login and can see the jobs that matter to them. You only pay for the seats you fill.
Sign up and you're running in minutes; if you get stuck, our 24/7 chat support can answer any question about using Kelpie — with demo videos coming soon.
Never. Pay monthly or annually, cancel any time, and take your data with you. We'd rather earn your subscription each month than trap you in a contract.
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Knock off earlier. Get paid sooner.
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