PencilOut
For residential remodelers

Walk the job. Quote it in eight minutes.

PencilOut turns a phone walkthrough into a finished, branded quote. Talk through the work as you walk; PencilOut writes the line items, the markup, and the share link. You review, send, get paid.

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No credit card. 3 quotes free, every month.

Quoting is the bottleneck.

You shake hands at the kitchen table, drive home, and now you owe a real estimate. Two hours typing. The good leads go cold while you write. The fast-quote contractor wins the job. That's the game.

2.4 hrs
Average time per quote, residential remodeling
~38%
Of leads who go with the first quote in their inbox
8 min
PencilOut walkthrough → reviewable quote
How it works

Three moves. No paperwork.

Built around what contractors already do — walk the space, talk through the work. PencilOut does the typing.

1

Walk + narrate

Open the app, hit Record. Walk the space describing what needs doing. PencilOut watches the video and listens to your narration.

2

The quote writes itself

Categorized line items with quantities, units, and prices — seeded from your pricing rules. Edit anything before it ships. Markup, terms, deposit — all set per-quote.

3

Send + track

One tap emails a branded share link. See when the homeowner opens it, get pinged when they accept, decline, or ask a question. Auto-reminders chase the silent ones.

What's in the box

Built for the job site, not the office.

Multi-clip walkthroughs

Up to 25 clips per walkthrough, or combine multiple walkthroughs into one quote. Bathroom, kitchen, basement — one bid covers all of it.

Branded PDF

Your logo, your tagline, your terms. PDFs that look like you spent an hour on Word.

Public share link

Homeowners view, accept, or decline from any browser. No app to install. View tracking on every link.

Two-way comments

Client questions land in your inbox + push notification. Reply on the phone in the truck.

Auto-reminders

Sent quotes that go silent get re-sent on a cadence you set. Stop following up by hand.

Pricing rules

Your markup, your unit prices. PencilOut quotes from your rules, not generic averages.

iOS app + web

Field tool on iPhone + iPad. Office controls in the browser. Same data, instantly.

Crew-ready

Invite estimators, foremen, and PMs. Each gets their own login; you see who's doing what.

Pricing

Pay for what you ship.

Quotes are the meter. Walkthrough recordings are unlimited — you only pay when PencilOut writes you a sendable estimate. Pick the plan that fits your volume; switch any month.

Free
$0 / month
3 quotes / cycle. Try it before you buy it.
Pro
$99 / month
30 quotes included · branded PDFs · $3 / overage
Crew
$249 / month
100 quotes · multi-estimator · $2 / overage
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FAQ

Likely questions.

What's a "walkthrough"?

A video clip (or several) you record while walking the job site. You narrate what you see — "demo this tile, replace this vanity, run a new circuit here." That's the input. Quote is the output.

How accurate are the generated quotes?

PencilOut quotes from your pricing rules — your unit prices, your markup, your trade categories. Every line item flags low/medium/high confidence. Low-confidence items hide from the client by default until you approve them.

Can I edit the quote before it goes out?

Always. Add, remove, reorder, hide line items; adjust markup; change terms; set an expiration. PencilOut gives you a starting point, not a final answer.

What happens at the end of the trial?

You stay on Free (3 quotes / month) unless you upgrade. Nothing breaks; you just hit the cap until next cycle. Upgrade any time — you keep all your data.

Does it work on Android?

Not yet. iOS only at launch. Android is on the roadmap; the contractor web app (any phone, any browser) handles read + send for non-iOS estimators in the meantime.

Where does my data live?

US-hosted. Your walkthroughs are stored encrypted; we never train models on your videos. You can delete a walkthrough or your whole account whenever you want.

Stop typing quotes.

3 quotes free, every month. No credit card.

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