Built for water care

Every technician you hire should not raise the bill.

Per-seat software quietly taxes growth: each new tech is another monthly fee. ArkSlate is flat, with unlimited logins, and it keeps the chemistry, the photos and the parts on the customer record.

  • A monthly fee for every technician you add
  • Texting and phone metered as add-ons
  • No parts inventory, so the truck stock lives in someone’s head
  • Recurring maintenance plans tracked in a spreadsheet

Run your own numbers against Housecall Pro

Pre-filled with a typical hot tub & pool service. Change anything — including which vendor you are comparing.

Card sales per month$32,000
Average sale$385.00
People who need a login
4
Kitchen / kiosk screens
0Your own devices

Screens are your own. ArkSlate runs on approved iPads, Android tablets, Stripe readers and Star printers — we sell no hardware and charge no per-screen software fee. Competitors licence that same screen by the month.

Compare against
Housecall Pro
Essentials plan · cheapest that fits
  • Software subscription$149.00
    Essentials plan
  • Extra user seats$0.00
    5 included
  • Scheduling & time clock$0.00
    Included
  • Per-screen software (KDS/kiosk)$0.00
    No screens
  • Online ordering$0.00
    Included
  • Card processing$828.80
    2.59% × 83 sales
Software$149.00
Processing$828.80
Total / mo$977.80
Contract: None
ArkSlate
Growth plan · cheapest that fits
  • Software subscription$99.00
    Growth plan
  • Extra user seats$0.00
    Unlimited users
  • Scheduling & time clock$0.00
    Included
  • Per-screen software (KDS/kiosk)$0.00
    No screens
  • Online ordering$0.00
    Included
  • Card processing$776.31
    2.40% + $0.10 × 83 sales
Software$99.00
Processing$776.31
Total / mo$875.31
Contract: None — month to month

You would keep

$1,230/yr

versus Housecall Pro, at $102 a month — before counting the inventory, accounting and unlimited seats they charge extra for.

Start free — no card required
Both sides quoted at that vendor's cheapest tier for this setup, using published list prices as of August 2026. Card-present rates only; keyed and online rates differ. Hardware is bought separately on every platform — ArkSlate sells none. Where we were unsure whether a vendor charges for something, we assumed they do not.

What you get on day one

Unlimited technicians, flat price

Add the fifth tech, the seasonal helper and the office manager without the subscription moving. Per-seat pricing is a growth penalty.

Dispatch board with live location

See the day on one board, drag jobs between techs, and send the customer an on-my-way link that actually tracks the truck.

Service history on the tub, not the invoice

Log a visit with photos and readings even when nothing is sold, so the next tech opens the lid already knowing what happened last time.

Recurring plans that bill themselves

Weekly and monthly maintenance agreements as real subscriptions, e-signed and charged on schedule.

Parts inventory on the truck

Pumps, heaters, filters and chemicals tracked as real stock with reorder points — most field service tools have no inventory at all.

Labour and parts taxed correctly

Tax is computed server-side per authority and snapshotted at the sale, including states where separately stated repair labour is not taxable.

The kit for a hot tub & pool service

We sell no hardware. We certify a short list of commodity devices, guarantee they work, and support only what is on it — which is how support stays fast and your gear stays replaceable on a Saturday.

In the truckiPhone or iPad, or any Android phone in the browser
Card paymentsStripe Terminal readers, including mobile
In the officeAny modern computer — nothing to install
ReceiptsStar CloudPRNT printers (optional)

Hot tub & pool service, specifically

Try it on your own numbers

Free to start, no card required, and no contract to sign your way out of.