FAQ
Common questions
Business Manager 4Home Pros runs customers, job sites, routes, billing and crew for recurring home service businesses. Here are the questions owners ask most, with short answers.
01
Price and plans
How much does Business Manager 4Home Pros cost?
The Free plan is $0 with no card and no time limit, for up to 50 job sites. Pro is $34.99 a month or $274.99 a year ($22.92 a month), one flat price for any number of people. Pricing.
What does the free plan include?
50 job sites, 50 completed jobs, 8 invoice sends a day, 2 routes, and you plus 1 teammate. Billing on Done, GPS stop order, pool water balance (LSI) and crew mode are included. The free plan shows ads. Free vs Pro.
Is there a per-user fee?
No. Pro is $34.99 a month whether you have 1 crew member or 15. There is no setup fee and no contract.
Can I try Pro for free?
Yes. Add 3 customers, 1 job site and 1 charge and every Pro feature unlocks for 14 days. No card.
How do I cancel Pro?
Pro bought in the iPhone app is an Apple subscription: cancel it in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Bought in the Android app, cancel it in Google Play → Payments & subscriptions. Bought on the web, email RichardSV15@gmail.com. Your customers and history stay in your account on the Free plan.
02
Billing and getting paid
What happens when I tap Done?
The visit is billed: its charge lands on the customer's balance right away, per visit or once a month, depending on the job site. Sending the invoice is a separate step. How billing works.
How do I send invoices?
By text or email, to one customer or a whole batch. The free plan sends 8 invoices a day; Pro has no limit, and adds a branded pay page.
How do my customers pay me?
Straight to you. Your invoice shows your own Venmo, Zelle, Cash App or Apple Pay, and we take no cut. Record cash and checks in the app. There is no built-in card processing and no autopay.
Does it work with QuickBooks?
No. There is no QuickBooks sync. If you need it, a bigger suite such as Jobber fits better today. Jobber vs 4Home Pros.
03
Routes and crew
What kinds of businesses is it for?
Recurring home service work: lawn care, pool service, house cleaning, bin cleaning, pressure washing, and other work that repeats every week or month. Lawn · Pool · Cleaning.
Does it optimize routes?
It puts a day's stops in GPS order, nearest stop next or one direction with no doubling back, and you drag stops to adjust. It does not plan around drive time or traffic.
Which schedules does it support?
Weekly, bi-weekly, every 3 or 4 weeks, monthly, quarterly and yearly, plus one-time jobs. Each job site has its own schedule.
Can my crew see what customers pay?
No. Crew see their stops, notes and checklists, never prices, balances or payments.
Can I see where my crew is?
Yes. The free plan keeps each crew day for the last 7 days, with 3 location requests a day. Pro shows live moving pins, lets you follow a crew member and keeps the full history.
Does it work for pool service?
Yes. Enter the test-kit reading on the visit checklist and see the saturation index (LSI) and the dose for that pool's gallons. Free LSI calculator.
04
AI
What is Ask Business Manager?
The AI card at the top of Customers. Talk or type a question such as "Who owes me money?" and it answers from your own data, in English or Spanish, with drafts you can copy or share. It drafts; you send. The free plan includes 5 AI actions; Pro has no limit. It is live on the web app and iPhone; Android gets it with version 122, not out yet.
Does it connect to Claude?
Yes. Add the AI connector (https://app.4home-pros.com/mcp) in Claude and sign in. Then ask by chat: who owes you, what is left today, mark a yard done. Free for up to 15 customers. Set up the AI connector.
Does it work in Spanish?
The app's screens are in English. Ask Business Manager answers in English or Spanish, and a crew member can record a voice note in Spanish that the office gets as a clean English entry.
05
Devices
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad, Android phones and tablets, and any web browser at app.4home-pros.com. It is one account, in sync everywhere. Every device.
Is it optimized for iPhone Duo?
Yes. It is built with the iOS 27.1 SDK, so it fills the Duo's inner screen. Folded, the cover screen is the regular phone app. Business Manager on the iPhone Duo.
Is there a computer version?
Yes, the web app at app.4home-pros.com. It runs in a browser on a Mac, Windows PC or Chromebook, with nothing to install.
06
Switching and your data
Can I import my customers from Jobber or Housecall Pro?
Yes. Export your clients as a CSV file, then use Import on the Customers page. It maps the columns for you, and you review them before anything is saved.
Can I switch from Yardbook or a spreadsheet?
Yes, if you can save your customer list as a CSV file: import it with the general CSV option. Have a paper list? On Pro, take a photo or upload a PDF and review the customers it builds. Yardbook vs 4Home Pros.
Can I export my data?
Yes. Profile → Export Data saves your customers, job sites, charges and payments to an Excel file.
Will I have to switch apps as my business grows?
No. The same account runs a solo route, an office person and several crews: roles for Admins, Managers and Crew Members, the Office tab, and unlimited routes on Pro, which is $34.99 a month for any number of people. How it grows with you.
How often is the app updated?
About once a week: 45 App Store releases in 2026 so far, and 108 since December 2021. Update log.
What doesn't it do?
No built-in card processing or autopay, no QuickBooks sync, no online booking page, no price book, and no drive-time route optimization. Who fits what.
Longer answers
- How do I keep track of my lawn care customers?
- How do I bill recurring lawn customers automatically?
- Do I need new software when I hire my first employee?
- How do I manage a crew without them seeing my prices?
- A lawn care invoice app for routes that repeat
- Software that grows with you, solo to crews · Update log
Another question? Email RichardSV15@gmail.com or see support.
Still asking? Try it on your own route.
Free for your first 50 job sites. No card. Same account on iPhone, Android and the web.