Software · Two-person US plumbing, iPhone

ServiceM8 vs Jobber for a 2-person US plumbing company that only uses iPhones

Both vendors publish official iOS apps. The pricing models differ: ServiceM8’s paid US plans are priced by jobs per month with unlimited users; Jobber is priced by plan and included users. We have not dispatched plumbing jobs in either product.

Reviewed November 13, 2026 (America/Chicago). Prices and features below are copied from official vendor pages retrieved that day. We have not used these products in Sean Johnson’s business, and this page does not invent reviews or personal experience.

Official US prices

ServiceM8’s US pricing page and US homepage list these monthly plans (retrieved November 13, 2026). Paid plans are described as having unlimited users. The US homepage labels the $149/mo plan as Premium with 500 jobs per month; the pricing-page cards include a $149/mo tier between Growing and Premium Plus. ServiceM8’s pricing FAQ says there are no lock-ins, you can upgrade or downgrade, there is a 14-day trial, and you do not need a credit card to sign up. It also says every plan includes “the essentials,” including job cards, scheduling, quotes, invoices, email and SMS, mobile payments, and accounting integrations, while some features such as electronic Forms are only on certain plans.

The ServiceM8 pricing comparison table also mentions text messaging at 10¢ per SMS and additional jobs at 20¢ per job, but the version we retrieved did not map those rates cleanly onto every column. Check the live comparison table for which plans include free SMS or overage jobs.

Jobber prices for a two-person shop, from the official pricing page the same day (USD):

Jobber’s trial is 14 days, no credit card, with Grow-plan features enabled during the trial, per the official pricing and help pages.

iPhone and Android, from official help pages

Jobber help (“Jobber App Basics,” updated October 28, 2026) says you can run day-to-day work from official iOS and Android apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play, including schedule, timesheets, messaging, quotes, invoices, and on-site payment workflows described in that article.

ServiceM8’s US pricing page says you can create and schedule jobs, quote, invoice, and accept payments with “the powerful iOS & Android apps.” Official support says you can use ServiceM8 on Android, iPhone, and iPad, including a mix of devices, and that the Android app offers almost all of the same functionality as iOS. The official “About the ServiceM8 Android app” page lists these iOS-only gaps: Room Scan and AR measurement are not available on Android; drawing diagrams is not available on Android (photo annotation is); editing or filling PDFs from attachment previews is not available on Android; camera tagging on Android is a voice-to-tag action rather than the full iOS in-camera tagging. Android requires 8.0 or later. Tap to Pay on Android has separate requirements (Android 13 or later, NFC, and Stripe-supported devices) and cannot complete the initial account activation in the Android app.

For a shop that only uses iPhones today, both official iOS apps apply. The Android gaps matter if you later hire a technician who brings an Android phone — especially if you rely on Room Scan, AR measurement, diagram drawing, or in-app PDF filling.

Reading the published numbers for two plumbers

• If the company creates no more than 50 new jobs a month, ServiceM8 Starter is officially $29/mo for unlimited users — both plumbers can have logins at that list price.
• If volume is closer to 51–150 new jobs a month, ServiceM8 Growing is officially $79/mo, still with unlimited users.
• The same two people on Jobber pay by plan and seats: Core plus one add-on user is $58/mo billed annually (our sum of official rates), and Connect’s published 5-user annual price is $149/mo, which also includes official QuickBooks Online sync and automated follow-ups not listed on Core.
• Jobber does not publish a jobs-per-month cap on the pricing page we retrieved. ServiceM8 does. If your month spikes past the ServiceM8 job credit, official FAQ language says you can keep creating jobs for another 7 days and may be prompted to upgrade (confirm on the live FAQ).

We are not telling you which app “wins” in a wet basement at 9 p.m. Use both 14-day trials on real plumbing jobs, on the iPhones you actually carry, and look at job volume, QuickBooks needs, and whether iOS-only ServiceM8 features matter to you.

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Sources

All figures were read from these official pages on November 13, 2026 (America/Chicago). If a vendor has changed a price since then, the vendor’s page controls.

1. ServiceM8 USA pricing — Free/Starter/Growing/$149/Premium Plus cards, essentials FAQ, 14-day trial, iOS and Android mention. Retrieved November 13, 2026.
2. ServiceM8 USA homepage — Premium labeled $149/mo with 500 jobs; Premium Plus $349/mo with 1,500+ jobs. Retrieved November 13, 2026.
3. ServiceM8 support: What mobile devices are supported — Android, iPhone, and iPad, including mixed teams.
4. ServiceM8 support: About the Android app — feature list and official differences from iOS.
5. Jobber pricing — plan prices, $29/mo additional users, 14-day trial. Retrieved November 13, 2026.
6. Jobber help: Jobber App Basics — official iOS and Android apps. Updated October 28, 2026.