Comparison

PreDispatch vs TaskArc

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

Head to head
About

PreDispatch

This B2B operations app streamlines field service management for businesses like locksmiths and HVAC companies. It allows owners/dispatchers to manage schedules and track technicians, while technicians can update job statuses and accept assignments in real-time.

Highlights
  • Real-time job status updates
  • Live technician tracking
  • Customer and job management
  • Two user roles (owner/technician)
  • Demo accounts for testing
  • In-app account deletion
Features
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Get paid before you dispatch. PreDispatch is the dispatch app for field-service businesses: locksmiths, HVAC, plumbing and more. Customers pay the service call up front, so your technicians only roll on paid jobs. For owners and dispatchers • Create jobs in seconds and send customers a secure payment link • See every job live: scheduled, en route, on site, completed • Live map with technician locations and arrival times • Customer CRM with full message history • Calendar for scheduled appointments • Wallet with payouts, refunds and reports For technicians • Sign in with a simple PIN • Accept jobs, get directions, and update status with one tap • Customers get automatic "on the way", "nearby" and "arrived" texts • Collect payment on site, capture signatures and proof-of-service photos For your customers • Pay securely with card or Apple Pay • Track their technician in real time • Get a receipt automatically Elite plan • AI booking by text: customers who text or miss a call with your business line are answered by an AI assistant. It collects their details, quotes the service call, offers open appointment times and sends the service call payment link. • Dispatcher requests: job requests texted in by your answering service are turned into bookings automatically, and the office can watch the conversation and take over anytime. • Automatic dispatch: once paid, the job is offered to the right technicians, and the customer is refunded automatically if no technician can take it. • Masked phone numbers: technicians and customers call each other through a private business number, so neither sees the other's personal number. PreDispatch requires a PreDispatch business account.

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

PreDispatch4 screens
TaskArc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PreDispatch at none against TaskArc's 2. PreDispatch also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). TaskArc's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ads 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. TaskArc sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.00 per month. PreDispatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PreDispatch against 5.0 for TaskArc. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PreDispatch ships an update every 5 weeks, TaskArc every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PreDispatch versus TaskArc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPreDispatchTaskArc
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDouble Quick Locksmith LLCHursche, LLC

Customer experience

PreDispatch

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TaskArc

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

In-app purchases

None

PreDispatch

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TaskArc

Subscriptions2
  • TaskArc Pro14 Days trial$19.001 Month
  • TaskArc Pro Annual14 Days trial$182.991 Year

Questions

Is PreDispatch free?
PreDispatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TaskArc free?
TaskArc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PreDispatch or TaskArc?
PreDispatch and TaskArc are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PreDispatch or TaskArc have ads?
Neither PreDispatch nor TaskArc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PreDispatch or TaskArc?
PreDispatch ships an update every 5 weeks, and TaskArc every 3 days. Most recently, PreDispatch was updated on October 31, 2026 and TaskArc on October 31, 2026.

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