Why is not a calendar plus WhatsApp enough?
At the start it works fine: appointments in your phone calendar, arrangements over WhatsApp, invoices "I will do them on the weekend." But with every regular client the chaos grows — forgotten appointments, invoices without a sequential number[1], no idea who has paid, and in January the shock: what do I hand over to the tax office? A real business needs an office. Just not one with a desk — one that fits in your pocket.
What does a good app for the self-employed need to do?
- Appointments with a system: regular clients, recurring jobs, reminders — for your clients too.
- Invoices, automatically: correctly numbered, with the small-business note where needed, sent by email, payable directly and safely archived for 7 years.
- Money at a glance: who has paid, what is still open — and how much should you set aside for SVS and taxes?
- Understanding official letters: photograph the letter, get it explained, know what to do — instead of guessing.
- Your language: if your German is not (yet) perfect, that should never break your business — right down to the chat with clients that bop translates automatically.
- Fair costs: a fixed monthly price instead of commission — and cancel any month.
Why one app instead of five?
There are plenty of separate apps for invoices, calendars and bookkeeping — but they do not know about each other. The appointment knows nothing about the invoice, the invoice knows nothing about the tax reserve. bop connects it all: the appointment becomes the invoice, the paid invoice becomes the tax reserve — automatically. And because bop also guides you through registering your trade and SVS from day one, everything fits together — from your very first day to a fully booked calendar.
- Price
- soon from 29 €/month
- Early sign-ups pay half price in year 1
- Commission
- 0 %
- bop is not a booking platform
- Languages
- 10
- App and explanations
- Commitment
- cancel any month
- no setup fee
What sets bop apart from a booking platform?
Platforms like Wecasa bring you jobs and keep a commission in return — bop gives you your own business: your own website where clients contact you directly, your own prices, your own client list. For the full comparison, see bop vs. Wecasa and Platform or your own business?
Who is bop for?
For everyone who works alone and runs their own business — cleaning, gardening, tutoring, care work, trades or something else entirely. Whether you are just starting to think about setting up your business or your calendar is already full: bop meets you where you are. Sign up on the homepage — no obligation — and be there when we launch in Austria.