Comparison

Staxen vs TaskArc

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Staxen

This AI assistant automates back-office tasks for contractors and tradesmen. It handles estimates, blueprint analysis, invoice processing, change orders, and payment tracking, all through voice commands and seamless integrations.

Highlights
  • Voice-first AI assistant
  • AI blueprint takeoffs
  • Sub invoice ingestion from Gmail
  • Change order automation with e-sign
  • Receipt capture and auto-categorization
  • QuickBooks Online integration
  • Client portal with online payments
Features
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Talk through the job on the drive home. By the time you pull in, the estimate is written, priced, and sitting in your client's inbox. Staxen is three AI employees for your trade business. You talk, they do the paperwork. EDDIE WRITES THE ESTIMATES Describe the job out loud and Eddie prices it against real material and labor rates, 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 THE 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. The week stays straight without you running it out of your head. IVY GETS YOU PAID Invoices go out the moment the work wraps, with a payment link your clients actually use. Ivy chases the unpaid ones and keeps QuickBooks 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 asks them for a Google review on your behalf. BUILT FOR Electricians, plumbers, HVAC, roofers, painters, concrete, framing, masonry, drywall, siding, flooring, carpentry, landscaping, handymen, remodelers, and every trade that prices its own work. WHY CONTRACTORS SWITCH Estimating is unbilled time. Every hour spent measuring, pricing and typing is an hour nobody pays for. Staxen hands that time back and puts the first professional number in front of the client before your competitor has opened their laptop. No forms to fill. No templates to configure. No weekend lost to setting up software. Notifications land in one feed, and the app icon shows what is waiting. SUBSCRIPTION AI Contractor Crew, $149/month, includes Eddie, Josie and Ivy. Individual assistants are $59/month each. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://getstaxen.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://getstaxen.com/privacy

About

TaskArc

Manage quotes, jobs, and invoices efficiently from your phone. This app helps solo tradespeople streamline their business operations with AI-powered quote generation and on-the-spot invoicing.

Highlights
  • AI-powered quote generation
  • Real-time job tracking
  • On-the-spot invoicing
  • Client management
  • Professional billing
  • Field-ready design
Features
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TaskArc is the quote-to-cash app for solo contractors and one-person trade businesses. Describe a job in plain words and AI writes the itemized estimate: labor, materials and prices you can check and change before you send it. Then run the job, invoice it and record the payment, all from your phone. DESCRIBE THE JOB, GET THE ESTIMATE Type or speak the job the way you would tell the customer. TaskArc turns it into priced lines, each marked Labor or Material, and every line is editable. Nothing is sent until you have checked the total. PRICED FROM YOUR OWN RATES Set your labor rate and the parts you use once, in your price book. TaskArc starts you on typical rates for your trade, and the quote builder reads your prices first. SEND IT BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE DRIVEWAY Send the quote by text, email or link. Your customer sees a clean quote with your business details, and you can see when it has been viewed and accepted. FROM ACCEPTED QUOTE TO FINISHED JOB Schedule the work and track it from Scheduled to In progress to Completed. Keep tasks, photos, expenses and notes on the job. JOB DONE? INVOICE IT When a job is complete, TaskArc offers to turn it into an invoice with the quote and logged expenses already on it. Send it, see what is overdue, and send a reminder by email or text. RECORD THE PAYMENT Log each payment against the invoice and watch the balance clear. When a customer pays in full, ask them for a Google review with one tap. SEE WHO OWES YOU Home opens on what matters: money owed to you, overdue invoices, quotes waiting for a reply and this week's jobs. KNOW WHAT YOU ACTUALLY MADE Profit and margin for the month, revenue against expenses, quote acceptance rate, days to get paid and your top customers. BUILT FOR ONE PERSON, NOT A CREW Most field service software is priced and built for companies with dispatchers and per-seat licenses. TaskArc is built for the person in the truck: no crew features you will never use and no long setup. MADE FOR Plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians, roofers, painters, handymen, landscapers, carpenters, masons, tile setters, drywall, flooring and general contractors. PRICING TaskArc Pro is $19.00 per month or $182.99 per year, about 20 percent less than paying monthly. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings at any time. Questions? support@taskarc.app | taskarc.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: taskarc.app/privacy

Screenshots

Staxen4 screens
TaskArc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TaskArc at none against Staxen's shown. TaskArc also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Staxen's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Staxen sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per month and TaskArc sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TaskArc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Staxen has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Staxen ships an update weekly, TaskArc every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Staxen versus TaskArc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStaxenTaskArc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStaxen LLCHursche, LLC

Customer experience

Staxen

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%

TaskArc

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Staxen

Subscriptions4
  • AI Estimate Maker7 Days trial$59.991 Month
  • AI Job Manager7 Days trial$59.991 Month
  • AI Invoice Maker7 Days trial$59.991 Month
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  • AI Contractor Crew7 Days trial$149.001 Month
2 purchases

TaskArc

Subscriptions2
  • TaskArc Pro$19.001 Month
  • TaskArc Pro Annual$182.991 Year

Questions

Is Staxen free?
Staxen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TaskArc free?
TaskArc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Staxen or TaskArc?
TaskArc is rated higher. Staxen averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while TaskArc averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Staxen or TaskArc have ads?
Staxen shows ads; TaskArc does not.
Which is updated more often, Staxen or TaskArc?
Staxen ships an update weekly, and TaskArc every 2 days. Most recently, Staxen was updated on October 24, 2026 and TaskArc on October 24, 2026.

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