Hey fellow mobile groomers,
I've been building a web app specifically for mobile pet grooming businesses and I wanted to share what's in it so far and — more importantly — hear from you about what features would actually make your life easier.
Here's everything it currently does:
SCHEDULING & ROUTE MANAGEMENT
- Day-view calendar showing all your appointments at a glance
- Multi-pet bookings — book multiple pets from the same client in one go (each with their own service, duration, and price)
- Route ordering — drag and arrange your stop order for the day
- One-click route optimization to sequence your stops efficiently
- Add route notes per appointment (gate codes, parking spots, etc.)
ON-CALL VISITS
- Special booking type for on-call / last-minute visits
- Automatically requests a 50% advance deposit from the client before confirming
- Booking stays "Pending Payment" until the deposit is paid
- If the client hasn't paid 1 day before the visit, the appointment is automatically cancelled
- Reduces no-shows and last-minute cancellations
CLIENT MANAGEMENT
- Full client profiles with contact info, address, and notes
- Client history: every past appointment, service, and invoice in one place
- Active/inactive client status
- Lifetime value tracking per client
PET PROFILES
- Multiple pets per client
- Breed, species (dog/cat/other), allergies, and aggressive flag
- Allergy warnings visible on job cards so you never forget
INVOICING
- Auto-generated invoices when you mark a job complete
- Manual invoice creation for any situation
- Line items with description, quantity, and unit price
- Tax and tip support
- Draft → Sent → Paid → Overdue workflow
- Printable receipt page for every invoice
- Advance deposit invoices for on-call visits (separate from the final invoice)
STRIPE PAYMENTS
- Each groomer connects their own Stripe account (just paste your Stripe keys in Settings)
- Generate a payment link for any invoice with one click
- Payment links can be copied and sent via SMS or emailed directly to the client
- Stripe Checkout handles the payment — no card data touches your server
- When the client pays online, the invoice is automatically marked as paid
- For on-call visits, paying the advance deposit automatically confirms the booking
EMAIL INVOICING
- Send invoice emails directly to clients (uses your own Resend/email setup or a platform default)
- Professional HTML invoice template with your business name
- "Pay Now" button embedded in the email
TEAM / SUB-USERS
- Add team members who can access the app under your account
- They see your clients, jobs, and invoices as if they were you
- Role-based permissions (what each sub-user can see/do)
MARKETING (beta)
- Email campaigns via Resend integration
- Use your own domain and sender name
- Campaign history
SETTINGS & PROFILE
- Business name, phone, address, bio
- Stripe payment configuration (per-account keys)
- Email/marketing configuration
- Dark mode support
DASHBOARD
- At-a-glance: revenue this month, today's jobs, active clients, average job value
- Next upcoming appointment highlighted
- Recent jobs list
WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT:
This is built for mobile groomers specifically (people who drive to clients rather than running a salon), but I'd love to know:
What is the single most painful part of running your mobile grooming business day-to-day?
Is there a feature here you'd actually use, or does it solve a problem you don't have?
What tools are you using right now (spreadsheets, another app, pen and paper)?
Would you want SMS reminders to clients before their appointment?
Any feature that's a must-have before you'd consider switching to something new?
Not selling anything — genuinely trying to build something useful and want real feedback before I keep building in the wrong direction.
Thanks in advance!