Sidework · clients, jobs, invoices, profit
Know who owes you. Know who's next.
Sidework is the simple business tool for lawn mowing, dog walking, babysitting, and every other side hustle in between. Add a client, log the job, send a real invoice, and watch your profit add up, right from your phone.
The whole product, in one promise
Everything Sidework does answers one of two questions
Who owes you money?
Every invoice you've sent and its balance, in one place. Nothing gets marked paid by mistake, and nothing gets forgotten because a text thread scrolled away.
Who's due for service next?
Scheduled jobs and clients due for their next visit, surfaced automatically. No calendar sync to configure, no dispatch board to babysit.
The discipline to not add a third question, a calendar integration, a route planner, a chat inbox, is the product. Sidework does these two things well and stops.
How it works
Four steps, start to paid
Add a client
Name, address, how often they need you. Takes ten seconds, and it is the last time you have to remember it yourself.
Log a job
Mowed the lawn, walked the dog, watched the kids. One tap when it is done, or schedule it ahead so it shows up as "who's due."
Send the invoice
A real invoice, not a text message asking to be paid back. Sidework totals the jobs and tracks the balance until it is settled.
Get paid and see your profit
Mark it paid by cash, Venmo, check, or card, and watch it drop straight into your profit for the month, costs and all.
Who it's for
Real jobs, run like a real business
Kid entrepreneurs
Simple enough for a 12-year-old with a lawn mower, and it is not a toy: real clients, real invoices, a real first lesson in what a business costs to run.
Solo operators
Cleaning, handyman work, mobile detailing, landscaping. Everything a one-person service business needs to invoice and get paid, and nothing built for a crew you don't have.
Lawn mowing
Car washing
Dog walking
Babysitting
Snow shoveling
Leaf raking
Pet sitting
Tutoring
Bake sales
Lemonade stands
The profit lesson
Your own subscription shows up on your own P&L
Most software hides its own cost from the person using it. Sidework does the opposite: the monthly subscription is posted directly into your expenses, the same ledger as gas for the mower or a bag of dog treats. That is deliberate, not an accounting quirk.
Seeing "Sidework $5" sitting next to your other costs is the whole point: a real business has costs, and the first one most solo operators, kid or adult, ever have to reckon with is the tool they run it on. Nothing here is hidden or free to pretend it doesn't count.
Pricing
One parent's card, up to four businesses
A household owns the subscription, not the kid. A parent pays, one household can cover up to 4 separate businesses, and a kid never needs a credit card of their own to use Sidework for real.
Free
Everything you need to start. Up to 5 clients.
- • Up to 5 clients
- • 1 business
- • No card required
Solo
Unlimited clients for one business. Less than one lawn.
- • Unlimited clients
- • 1 business
- • Parent pays by card
Family
Up to four businesses under one roof. One bill for the whole household.
- • Unlimited clients
- • Up to 4 businesses
- • Parent pays by card
Frequently asked
Questions people actually ask
What is Sidework?
Sidework is a simple invoicing and profit-tracking tool built for solo side hustles: lawn mowing, dog walking, babysitting, and every job in between. It answers two questions on one screen, who owes you money and who's due for service next, so nothing gets tracked in your head or lost in a notebook.
Who is Sidework for?
Sidework is for anyone running a one-person service business, whether that is a 12-year-old with a lawn mower or an adult doing weekend cleaning, handyman, or detailing work. It is the same real business tool either way; only the jobs on the invoice change.
How much does Sidework cost?
Sidework has three plans. Free costs $0/mo for up to 5 clients. Solo costs $5/mo for unlimited clients on one business. Family costs $12/mo and covers up to 4 businesses under one household, so a second kid's business is nearly free to add.
Can a kid use Sidework without a credit card?
Yes. A parent or guardian owns the subscription and pays the bill; the kid never touches Stripe or enters a card. Stripe requires account holders to be 18 or older, so Sidework's household model puts the payment on the parent's side entirely, while the business, the clients, and the jobs stay the kid's own.
How is Sidework different from a notebook or the Notes app?
A notebook or a Notes app can record who you worked for, but it has no memory for who has actually paid you. Sidework tracks the balance on every invoice automatically, so nothing gets marked paid by mistake, or forgotten because a page got wet or the app got deleted.
How is Sidework different from Jobber or Housecall Pro?
Jobber and Housecall Pro are built for crews: they add dispatch, routing, and team scheduling, and cost roughly $50 to $100 a month, priced for a business with employees. Sidework does the three things a solo operator actually needs, clients, jobs, and invoices, for a few dollars a month, with nothing to configure before the first invoice goes out.
What is the parent-pays model, and why does one household cover multiple businesses?
In the parent-pays model, one adult in a household owns the subscription, and that subscription can cover up to 4 separate businesses, for example two kids each running their own lawn care and dog walking operations. That is the Family plan at $12/mo, and it means a second kid's business is nearly free to add rather than a second seat to buy.
Why does my own Sidework subscription show up as an expense on my profit screen?
Because it is a real cost of running the business, and Sidework wants that fact visible, not hidden. The monthly subscription is posted directly into your own expenses, so your profit screen reads something like Revenue $84, Expenses $9, Profit $75, with the software line sitting right next to the gas for the mower. That is deliberate: every business, including yours, has costs.
Do I need to set anything up before I start?
No. Add a client, log a job, and you already have everything Sidework needs to send your first invoice. There's no calendar sync, no automated dispatch, and no configuration screen standing between you and getting paid.
What kinds of jobs work well with Sidework?
Any job with a client and a price: lawn mowing, car washing, dog walking, babysitting, snow shoveling, leaf raking, pet sitting, tutoring, bake sales, lemonade stands, and adult side hustles like house cleaning, handyman work, mobile detailing, and landscaping. If you show up, do the job, and expect to get paid, Sidework fits.
Start today. It's free.
Add your first client in under a minute. No card, no configuration, no crew required.