Yamate
Australian quoting, invoicing and bookkeeping app for solo tradies, with AI quote drafting from your voice.
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Our verdict
One of the cheapest all-in-one options for a sole trader who wants voice quoting, invoicing and chasing payments in one app, and it works out of reception. Bigger crews will outgrow it.
Best for: Sole traders who want cheap voice quoting and invoicing
What it does
Yamate is an Australian app for solo tradies and small crews. You speak or type the job and its AI drafts a priced quote from your own price list, which you check before sending. Customers can request work through a booking link that asks AI-tailored follow-up questions for your trade and arrives with the quote pre-drafted, and missed calls can get an automatic text-back. Won quotes become scheduled jobs, jobs become tax invoices with PayID or bank details, and payment reminder texts can go out automatically. It keeps your books as you go, exports GST/EOFY summaries or pushes to Xero, and can draft a SWMS and track licence and insurance dates. Core features keep working offline on site.
AI features
- AI quote drafting from voice or typed job descriptions
- AI booking form that asks trade-specific follow-up questions
- SWMS drafting and in-app helper
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