Thumbtack for Professionals vs Walkthroo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thumbtack for Professionals
Connect with customers seeking home services like cleaning and contracting. This platform helps professionals fill their calendars, manage bookings, and set lead budgets. Grow your business by reaching clients ready to hire.
- Find home care jobs
- Fill your calendar
- Integrate with partner tools
- Set lead prices and budgets
- Connect with ready customers
- Grow online presence
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Find high-quality home care jobs in house cleaning, moving, general contracting and more. Thumbtack for Professionals matches you with customers who are ready to get their projects done. Grow your online presence and get shown to new customers. FILL YOUR CALENDAR Work when you want and fill your schedule with quality jobs. Get more leads during open times and slow seasons. Use Thumbtack to target specific jobs, create your perfect job schedule and get the lead volume you want. INTEGRATE WITH YOUR FAVORITE TOOLS Manage your bookings more easily, simplify your workflow and get more jobs done. Connect to your favorite partner tools and services including Housecall Pro, GoSite, Service Titan, Google Calendar and more. With these seamless integrations, you’ll get quality jobs and manage your business effortlessly and efficiently. BUDGET EFFORTLESSLY Set lead prices and pay only for the jobs you want. Set a weekly spending budget and get as many leads as possible within it. Change your budget as often as you want to scale your business to suit your needs. CUSTOMERS ARE WAITING Over 4 million customers joined Thumbtack in the last 12 months, seeking professionals in your area. Thumbtack offers less competition between pros and provides quality leads from customers ready to book.
Walkthroo
Manage all your jobs and properties from one central application. Access your work and real estate information seamlessly in a single, convenient platform.
- Access jobs and properties
- Single app management
- Centralized information hub
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With Walkthroo, you can access your jobs and properties all from a single app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Walkthroo at 5.0 against Thumbtack for Professionals's 4.4. Walkthroo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Thumbtack for Professionals's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (65K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Walkthroo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thumbtack for Professionals has 65K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Thumbtack for Professionals ships an update weekly, Walkthroo every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thumbtack for Professionals | Walkthroo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (65K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 65K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #209 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thumbtack, Inc. | Walkthroo LLC |
Customer experience
Thumbtack for Professionals
Walkthroo
Bugs and requests
Thumbtack for Professionals
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect location targeting
- Inconsistent lead quality and responsiveness
Requested features
5 requests- Charge only for confirmed and paid jobs
- Allow pros to review customers before accepting leads
- Provide more transparency on lead quality and pricing
- Improve customer service and refund policies
- Implement better safeguards against fake leads and abuse
Walkthroo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Thumbtack for Professionals
No in-app purchases
Walkthroo
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Thumbtack for Professionals free?
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