Cost Estimator vs Staxen

Turn any job site photo into a professional estimate in seconds — powered by AI. Cost Estimator is built for contractors, handymen, and specialty trades who need accurate, detailed estimates fast. Snap a photo, describe the job, and our AI creates a complete cost breakdown with local materials pricing and labor rates. HOW IT WORKS: • Describe or photograph the project • Our AI expands your description into a full scope of work • Answer a few quick questions to nail down the details • Review and customize the scope line by line • Get a complete estimate with real local prices WHAT YOU GET: • Detailed line items — materials, labor, equipment all separated • Local pricing — AI uses current 2025/2026 prices for your area • Voice editing — say "add 10% to labor" and it updates instantly • PDF export — send professional estimates to clients in one tap • Invoice generation — convert estimates to invoices • Business profile — store your markup %, tax rate, and custom rates • Project management — track jobs from estimate to payment BUILT FOR THE JOB SITE: Whether you're a general contractor, plumber, electrician, or handyman — Cost Estimator adapts to your trade. Take a photo or describe the work in your own words. The AI handles the rest. YOUR BUSINESS PROFILE: Set your default markup and tax percentages. Store custom labor rates. The AI uses your rates in every estimate automatically. Support: hello@britetodo.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://britetodo.com/legal/PrivacyPolicyBrite.pdf SUBSCRIPTION: Cost Estimator is a subscription-based app. All estimation and project management features require an active subscription.

Staxen puts three AI employees to work in your trade business, so the office work gets done from the truck. EDDIE HANDLES ESTIMATES Describe the job out loud. Eddie prices it, writes it up, and sends a professional estimate your client can sign on their phone. Upload a set of plans and he takes off the materials too. JOSIE RUNS YOUR JOBS Every job on a calendar, visits booked by voice, reminders that go out on their own, and change orders your client approves with a tap. IVY GETS YOU PAID Invoices sent the moment work wraps, payment links your clients actually use, automatic follow-ups on unpaid bills, and QuickBooks kept in sync. AND STAXEN REMEMBERS Your rates, your clients, your rules of thumb. The more you tell it, the less you repeat yourself. When a client pays, Staxen even asks them for a Google review for you. Built for electricians, plumbers, HVAC, framers, painters, and every trade that would rather run jobs than type. Notifications land in one feed, and the app icon shows what's waiting.