Want a custom system for your trade? We build Patch around you.
Thinking of paying a developer to build a bespoke system, or trying to cobble one together yourself? There is a better way. We learn how your business actually works and shape Patch to fit it, not the other way round. If that means building a new feature, we build it. No upfront charge.
No upfront cost. No bespoke-build fee. Free for 14 days.
Sound like you?
“I’ll get one built”
You’ve looked at hiring a developer or an agency to build a bespoke system. The quotes are thousands, it takes months, and then it’s yours to maintain.
“I’ll build it myself”
Spreadsheets, a form builder, maybe a no-code tool. It half works, eats your evenings, and still can’t take a deposit or chase a no-show.
“Nothing fits how I work”
Off-the-shelf apps make you bend your business to their boxes. Your jobs, your pricing and the details you need never quite fit.
All three roads are slow, expensive or frustrating. Here is the shortcut.
A system that fits you, without building one from scratch
Patch is already a complete booking, deposits, payments and scheduling app, trusted to run real trade businesses. Instead of starting from nothing, we start from something that works and mould it to you. You get the tailored result of a bespoke build, without the price tag, the wait, or the maintenance.
Tell us how you work
A quick chat about your jobs, your pricing, what you need from customers and where the current way falls down.
We shape Patch to fit
We set up your services, your questions, deposits and diary so it matches your process, not a generic template.
Missing something? We build it
If your trade needs something Patch doesn’t do yet, we build it into the product, at no extra charge.
You go live
Share your booking page and run your diary from your phone. No upfront cost, cancel any time.
“Fit my business” is not a slogan
Patch is built to flex. Here is some of what we can shape to you out of the box, before we ever need to build anything new.
The details you capture
Ask exactly what you need per job, the vehicle, the postcode, the size, access notes, anything. Your booking form, your questions.
Your services and pricing
Fixed prices, from-prices, add-ons, tiered options, per-head or per-hour. Set it up the way you actually quote.
Deposits your way
A percentage, a fixed amount or payment in full, per service, taken at booking or on the day with Scan to Pay.
How you schedule
Fixed time slots, or “pick a date and we’ll arrange the time”, with your hours, travel buffers and daily limits.
Your brand
Your logo and colours on your own booking page, so it looks like your business, not a template.
Anything else
If your trade works in a way Patch doesn’t handle yet, that’s our cue to build, not your cue to compromise.
The honest comparison
- Thousands upfront, often months to launch
- You own the hosting, bugs and updates
- Every change is another invoice
- Free-ish, but costs you your evenings
- Rarely handles deposits, reminders or payments
- It’s on you when it breaks
Patch, shaped to you
- No upfront or bespoke-build charge
- Live in days, not months
- We build and maintain the features
- Just £24.99 a month, cancel any time
Whatever your trade
We’ve shaped Patch for all sorts. Yours not listed? That’s exactly the kind of thing we love to work on.
Questions, answered
Can you build a custom booking system for my trade? +
In effect, yes. Rather than starting from a blank page and charging you thousands, we start with Patch, a booking, payments and scheduling app that already works, and shape it around how your business runs. If something genuinely does not fit, we build it in.
How much does a custom system cost? +
A bespoke build from a developer typically runs into the thousands, plus ongoing maintenance. With Patch there is no upfront charge and no bespoke-build invoice. You pay the standard £24.99 a month after a free 14-day trial, and any features we build for you are included.
What if Patch does not do something I need? +
Tell us. If it is something that will help you run your trade (and probably others like you), we build it into the product. You are not paying us to write custom one-off code you then have to maintain, it becomes part of Patch and we keep it running.
How is this different from hiring a developer? +
A developer builds you a one-off system: expensive, slow to start, and yours to host, fix and update forever. Patch is already built and battle-tested; we just fit it to you. You get the tailored result without the bill, the wait or the maintenance headache.
I was going to build it myself. Why not? +
Plenty of trades try, with spreadsheets, a form builder or a no-code tool. It usually eats evenings and still cannot take deposits, send reminders or handle payments properly. Patch does all of that today, and we set it up around your jobs so you can get back on the tools.
Do I have to pay anything upfront? +
No. No setup fee, no consultation fee, no bespoke-development charge. Start with a free 14-day trial, and only pay the monthly subscription if you decide to keep it.
Will you help me move over from what I use now? +
Yes. Tell us how you work today and we will help you get your services, pricing and the details you capture set up in Patch so it matches your process from day one.
Tell us how your business works
One conversation and we’ll show you how Patch fits, and what we’d build to make it fit perfectly. No upfront charge, no obligation.