Free Scheduling Software for Contractors to Book Customer Visits for the appointments, not the programme of works

Picktime’s scheduling software for contractors lets customers book site surveys, estimates, service calls, and other visits online. They can choose an available time on your Booking Page, so your team spends less time handling scheduling calls.

  • Free forever plan
  • No card required
  • Book from the van
A contractor lifting a toolbox out of the open van door, the paper job sheet still on the seat beside them
What a customer can book
SurveyFree visit · 45 minBookable
QuoteFollow-up · 30 minBookable
ServiceAnnual check · 60 minBookable

Your notice

Enforced

Nothing bookable inside the cut-off

Van and kit

Booked with you

Held alongside the person who needs it

Moved online

By the customer

Without a phone call to you

Is this you

For Contractor Appointments, Not Project Scheduling

Picktime helps contractors schedule customer appointments for estimates, site surveys, and service visits. It focuses on Appointment Scheduling rather than construction project planning, crew dispatch, or vehicle routing.

Nobody Is Sitting at a Desk

The person who would normally answer the phone may be on a roof, under a sink, driving, or halfway through a job. Customers should not have to wait for someone to call back just to find a time.

Answer · Nobody free · Missed

Turn Customer Visits Into Bookable Appointments

Create separate appointment types for site surveys, estimates, service calls, and annual maintenance visits. Set a suitable duration for each service so customers can book the right appointment.

Books · Site visits · Appointment

Each Team Member Has Their Own Availability

Your crew does not work one identical week. Team members can have their own working hours, breaks, and availability. Assign services to the people who provide them so customers see relevant appointment options rather than one generic schedule.

Crew · Own weeks · Per person

Schedule the Equipment Each Visit Needs

When a service needs both a team member and shared equipment, configure it to require a resource. Picktime checks their availability when offering appointment times. You can also set regular equipment availability and make changes for specific dates.

Kit · Held with them · Counted
What this does and does not do

Let Customers Book Visits While Your Crew Works

Customers often need to schedule a site survey, estimate, service call, or annual maintenance visit. With Picktime, you can create each appointment type as a service, set its duration, and assign the team members who handle it.

When customers open your Booking Page, they can see the services and available appointment times you've set. They choose a suitable slot and enter their details without waiting for someone to call back.

Your team can view and manage these appointments in the Online Calendar. Picktime's scheduling software for contractors handles customer appointments while you continue using your existing tools to manage project work and travel.

A day of missed calls

Call

An enquiry at half past nineEverybody is on a job.

They ring the next number on the list.

Back

Three callbacks to makeDone at seven in the evening.

Two of them have already booked somebody.

Move

A customer needs to change ThursdayThey leave a message.

Nobody hears it until the day itself.

Customers shouldn't have to wait for a callback just to book a visit. Your Booking Page lets them choose an available time while your crew stays focused on the job.

What a trades business needs

Four Things to Set Up for Online Contractor Bookings

Give customers an easy way to book while keeping control of team availability, equipment schedules, and how far ahead appointments can be made.

A builder and a client measuring up at the half-built extension, a folded drawing and a tape measure on the trestle
SurveyBooked at 21:15Confirmed

Customers book the visit themselves

Share your Booking Page so customers can choose an available appointment time without calling your team.

Each team member keeps their own availability

Different people can work different hours. Set working hours and breaks for each team member instead of forcing the whole crew into one schedule.

Set how far ahead customers can book

Control how far into the future customers can schedule. This helps prevent someone from booking an appointment months ahead when you only want the next few weeks open.

Keep equipment available when it matters

Add shared equipment as resources and manage when each one can be booked. A resource can have recurring availability or a one-off schedule change.

Who runs it

Scheduling Software for Contractors That Fits the Way Your Crew Works

A free scheduling app for contractors should make it easy to manage appointments between jobs, not just from an office. In Picktime, set up your services, visit durations, booking notice, and team availability. You can then update appointments and working hours as schedules change.

Use Team Management to give team members access to their schedules. If you need more control, custom roles let booking staff manage appointments without permission to edit services or prices.

As the business grows

Grow Your Booking Setup With Your Business

Start with a Booking Page for customer visits, then add team members and shared equipment as your scheduling needs grow.

  1. Put the services you offer and their available appointment times on one customer-facing free booking page. Customers can book appointments while your crew is on site instead of waiting for a callback.

  2. Give team members their own working hours and assign the services they provide. Customers can then book against the availability you have actually made available.

  3. Use Rooms & Equipment to add shared equipment, set its regular availability, and make one-time schedule changes when it cannot be booked.

What it costs

Free forever, and priced by the size of the crew rather than the work

Nothing in the pricing counts jobs or customers. It counts people, bookable things and places, and for a small crew most of that is on the free plan.

Free, and it stays free

Free

What a small business gets without paying

  • A booking page carrying the visits you offer
  • Customers book, move and cancel it themselves
  • The notice and cut-offs you set, enforced on the page
  • Vans and kit booked alongside the person who needs them
  • Email notifications on every booking
  • Reminders before the visit

Start free

As the crew grows

Paid plans

What the paid plans add

  • Reminders by email and text, which is what cuts the wasted journey
  • Two-way sync with the calendar the crew already keeps
  • Card payments and deposits as well as PayPal
  • More of the crew, more vans and kit, and more than one yard

See what each plan includes

Works with what you already run

Your calendar stays familiar. Your website gets bookings.

Connect Your Calendar and Share Your Booking Page

Add your Picktime Booking Page to your website so customers can schedule visits online. Team members can connect supported calendars, such as Google Calendar or Outlook Calendar, through Calendar Sync. Two-way sync is also available for supported calendars.

Manage Appointments Away From the Office

Picktime works in your browser and offers mobile apps for iOS and Android. Use Picktime's contractor scheduling app to check upcoming bookings, update appointments, and manage your availability when you're on-site or between jobs.

Questions

Scheduling for contractors: common questions

Is Picktime designed for contractor appointments or construction project management?

Picktime's scheduling software for contractors is designed for customer appointments, not construction project management. You can schedule estimates, site surveys, inspections, and service calls using the Booking Page and Online Calendar. It focuses on appointment scheduling rather than project timelines, crew dispatch, or route planning.

How can customers book estimates, inspections, and site visits online?

Customers can book estimates, inspections, and site visits through your Picktime Booking Page. Create separate services, set their durations, and assign the team members who handle them. Customers can then choose an available appointment time and enter their details without calling your team.

Can I assign different services to different team members?

Yes. Picktime lets you assign services to the team members who provide them. For example, an electrician, surveyor, and installer can each have different services and working hours. Team Management helps you organize individual availability so customers can book with the right person at an available time.

Can I prevent shared equipment from being double-booked?

Yes. Picktime's Rooms & Equipment feature lets you add shared equipment as resources and assign them to services that require them. Picktime checks both team member and resource availability before offering appointment times. This helps prevent overlapping equipment bookings and keeps the resources needed for each visit available.

How can I stop customers from booking visits at short notice?

You can use Picktime's Availability Controls to set how far in advance customers must book contractor visits. You can also manage team working hours and block unavailable periods. This gives your crew enough notice to prepare for site surveys, estimates, and service appointments.

Can I schedule contractor visits at a customer's location?

Yes. Picktime lets you configure services that take place at a customer's location instead of your business address. This is useful for inspections, estimates, repairs, and installations. Customers can choose an available appointment time through your Booking Page, making it easier to arrange on-site visits.

What happens if a customer reschedules or cancels a visit?

Picktime lets customers reschedule or cancel contractor appointments using links in their confirmation emails when these options are enabled. You can set notice periods to control how close to an appointment changes are allowed. Updated bookings appear in your Online Calendar, helping your team stay informed about schedule changes.

What does Picktime's Free plan include for contractors?

Picktime’s Free plan includes a Booking Page, unlimited appointments, three team members, three resources, two locations, email notifications, and mobile apps for iOS and Android. Contractors can start accepting online bookings without paying for a plan. Email reminders and two-way Calendar Sync are available on Starter and Pro. For the latest plan features and limits, see Picktime pricing.

On-site with a client? New customers can still book you.

Start with Picktime's free Booking Page and let customers book their next appointment anytime.