Best app for cleaning businesses in Australia
Updated 10 October 2026
Short answer
Cleaning businesses live on recurring work, so the app has to handle weekly and fortnightly cleans without you rebooking them. Jobbit does recurring jobs, staff logins with check-in and per-visit invoicing, free to start and flat-priced after that. Jobber is the other strong choice, especially if you want customers to book online. ServiceM8 and Ascora suit bigger operations with lots of regular sites.
What a cleaning business needs from an app
- Recurring cleans (weekly, fortnightly, every four weeks) that book themselves ahead.
- Each cleaner seeing only their own jobs, with access notes and the address.
- Check-in and check-out on site, so you know hours without chasing timesheets.
- Before and after photos against the job, for complaints and bond-back disputes.
- Quotes for end-of-lease and one-off deep cleans, with a deposit.
- Invoices that go out without you retyping the same client every week.
The shortlist
| App | Best for | Price (AUD unless stated) | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobbit | Owner-operators and small teams with regular clients | Free plan; paid plans $29.99, $79.99 and $149.99 AUD a month | iPhone, Android and web |
| Jobber | Home service businesses wanting online booking | Billed in USD: Core US$49, Connect from US$139, Grow from US$199 a month (less on annual plans) | iPhone, iPad, Android and web |
| ServiceM8 | Larger teams doing lots of jobs a month | Free (1 user, 30 jobs a month); paid $29, $79, $149 or $349 a month inc GST, by jobs per month | iPhone, iPad, Mac/PC and web; full Android app since September 2026 |
| Ascora | Recurring and contract maintenance work | $45 (Essentials) or $59 (Elite) per user a month, plus a one-time implementation fee | Web, plus iPhone and Android apps with offline access |
| Tradify | Small teams happy with per-user pricing | $48 (Lite), $52 (Pro) or $62 (Plus) per user a month, ex GST | iPhone, iPad, Android and desktop |
The picks
Jobbit: best for owner-operators and small cleaning teams
Book a client once as a recurring job (every week, every two weeks, every four weeks, monthly, or a custom gap) and each visit appears in the schedule ahead of time. Pause it while the client's away, and end it after a set number of visits or on a date. Cleaners get their own logins, check in and out on site, and add photos. You invoice each visit from the job.
What to know: visits are invoiced one at a time (no monthly roll-up invoice yet), and there's no online booking form for customers.
Pick it if: you have regular clients on a weekly or fortnightly round and a few cleaners to send out.
Jobber: best if you want online booking
Jobber is widely used by cleaning and home service businesses, with online booking and a client hub. It's Canadian and bills in US dollars, and some features (two-way SMS, Jobber Payments and its AI receptionist) aren't available in Australia. See Jobbit vs Jobber.
Pick it if: you want customers to book and pay online and you're comfortable with its pricing.
ServiceM8 and Ascora: for bigger regular-site operations
Both handle recurring work at volume. ServiceM8 prices by the number of jobs a month, which adds up when every weekly clean counts as a job, so run your numbers. Ascora's Elite plan ($59 per user a month) adds recurring and contract jobs.
Pick it if: you run many commercial sites with contracts, checklists and lots of staff.
Price it per visit, not per job
Recurring cleaning makes pricing models matter. If an app charges per job, a client cleaned weekly is 52 jobs a year. If it charges per user, every casual cleaner adds a seat. Jobbit's paid plans are flat monthly prices: Starter covers 50 jobs a month and up to 10 staff, and Pro has unlimited jobs and staff, so a busy recurring round doesn't push the bill up.
FAQ
What's the best app for a small cleaning business?
One that handles recurring cleans properly: book the client once, have every weekly or fortnightly visit appear in the schedule, and invoice each visit without retyping. Jobbit does that with a free plan to start. Jobber is a strong option if you want online booking and you're happy paying in its pricing structure.
Can I invoice regular clients monthly instead of every clean?
Some apps can roll several visits into one invoice. Jobbit currently invoices each visit separately (one tap from the visit), so check this if monthly billing is how you work.
How do my cleaners see their jobs?
Give each cleaner their own login. They see only the jobs assigned to them, with the address and notes, and check in and out on site so you have their hours.
Do I need a different app for end-of-lease cleans?
No. One-off cleans are just quoted jobs. Send the quote, take a deposit when it's accepted, and invoice when it's done.
Sources
Prices and features were checked 9 October 2026 on each company's own website. Prices change, so confirm on the vendor's site before you buy.
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