Trades software that runs the jobsite from your phone.

Log hours on site, track materials and mileage, and invoice the job, all from a phone in the van, so the paperwork isn’t waiting for you back at the office.

  • Free forever plan
  • Works on mobile
  • Invoice on site
Fig. 1Jobs, hours and materials on site. Sample data.

One app instead of paper and WhatsApp.

Hours on a paper Stundenzettel, materials in your head, photos in WhatsApp, invoices back at the office. Pistacio puts the whole job in one app.

Today

  • paper timesheets
  • WhatsApp
  • Excel
  • a billing tool

With Pistacio

  • Mobile time tracking
  • Materials
  • Mileage
  • Invoicing

Built for the jobsite.

Every part works on the same hours, clients and projects.

Log time from the van.

Start a timer or log hours per job from a phone, so the Stundenzettel fills itself in.

Time tracking
Fig. 2On-site hours. Sample data.

Track what each job used.

Materials and equipment per job in one register, so nothing gets billed short.

Inventory & assets
Fig. 3Materials. Sample data.

Mileage that logs itself.

Trips to site logged as a proper Fahrtenbuch with the current rate.

Travel & expenses
Fig. 4Mileage. Sample data.

Invoice the job on site.

Turn logged hours and materials into an invoice with a link, before you leave the driveway.

Invoicing

Invoice #INV-0042

Acme Inc.

Draft
  • Design QA 38h × €953.610 €
  • Development 41h × €1104.510 €
VAT 19%1.542,80 €
Total€0
Fig. 5Invoicing. Sample data.

Every job by customer.

Customers and jobs in one list, so you know what’s open and what’s owed.

Clients & projects
Fig. 6Customers. Sample data.

How trades run on Pistacio.

A day on the job.

  1. Clock in on site1 / 5

    Start the timer from a phone the moment you’re on the job.

    Fig. 7Clock in on site. Sample data.
  2. Log the materials2 / 5

    Add what the job used, so it all makes it onto the invoice.

    Fig. 8Log the materials. Sample data.
  3. Track the drive3 / 5

    Trips to and from site log as mileage automatically.

    Fig. 9Track the drive. Sample data.
  4. Invoice before you leave4 / 5

    Hours and materials become an invoice with a link, on site.

    Invoice #INV-0042

    Acme Inc.

    Draft
    • Design QA 38h × €953.610 €
    • Development 41h × €1104.510 €
    VAT 19%1.542,80 €
    Total€0
    Fig. 10Invoice before you leave. Sample data.
  5. See what’s owed5 / 5

    Open jobs and unpaid invoices in one view, per customer.

    Fig. 11See what’s owed. Sample data.

We run Pistacio on Pistacio.

It's how we replaced five separate tools for our own company. We hit the rough edges before you do, because we're in here every day too.
  • Bootstrapped
  • Made in Stuttgart
  • DATEV export
  • Working-time compliance

Free time tracking for up to 3 users.

Time tracking and invoices cost nothing for small teams. Add modules when you need them, and pay per user only for those.

  • Time tracking + invoicesTimer · Tasks · Invoices · Reports · Time off · DashboardFree up to 3 users

Questions, answered.

Yes. Pistacio runs as a mobile web app, so you track hours, materials and mileage from the jobsite.

Logged hours and materials become an invoice with a client link before you leave the job.

Yes. Materials and equipment log against each job, so nothing gets billed short.

Trips log as a proper Fahrtenbuch with the current rate, ready for the invoice or the taxman.

Yes, free forever for a small crew; paid tiers add more jobs, users and finance.

Yes. Trades software you run from a phone: on-site hours, materials, mileage and an invoice per job, so the Stundenzettel and the paperwork fill themselves in.

The standards Pistacio is built on.

Built for German business.

Pistacio creates e-invoices in the XRechnung and ZUGFeRD formats, Germany’s standards for electronic invoicing.
E-Rechnung (Bund)
Invoices and receipts are kept GoBD-compliant, with clean sequential numbering and proper retention.
GoBD (BMF)
The books export cleanly to DATEV for your Steuerberater at quarter-end.
DATEV
Working time is checked against the limits of the German Working Hours Act (ArbZG).
ArbZG (Gesetze im Internet)

Close next month in Pistacio.

Free for up to 3 users, no credit card. Set up before the coffee is cold.

  • Free forever plan
  • Cancel anytime