Built for your route.
Not bolted onto a calendar.
Generic schedulers weren't made for mobile work. Marketplaces take a cut of every job. Here's exactly where YardLoop is different, no spin.
| What matters on a mobile route | YardLoopBuilt for your trade | Generic calendarCalendly / Acuity | Commission appDirectory / marketplace |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission on your earnings | 0%, keep 100% | 0% | 10–20% per job |
| Book by area, route & day (postcode) | |||
| Automatic route planning | |||
| Whole-yard share link | |||
| Auto-rebooking on your cycle | Manual | ||
| Your own branded booking site | Generic page | Their brand | |
| Booking form tuned to your trade | |||
| Made for the equestrian world | Varies | ||
| You own the client relationship | |||
| Your data is yours: export anytime | Limited | ||
| No lock-in, cancel anytime | Varies |
Comparison reflects typical offerings in each category. “Generic calendar” = horizontal scheduling tools; “Commission app” = booking directories/marketplaces that charge per job.
The notebook & WhatsApp method
an honest look.
Most mobile pros run their route from a paper diary and a phone full of messages. No shame in it, it works. Here's what it does well, and where it quietly costs you.
What paper does just fine
- Jotting a booking in seconds when a client rings.
- Costs nothing, never runs out of battery, never has an outage.
- You know your regulars and their horses by heart anyway.
What it quietly costs you
- Double-bookings and crossed-out pages every time plans change.
- No-shows: nobody reminds the client unless you remember to.
- Evenings lost to texting times, chasing payments and rebooking regulars.
- No payment link at booking, so you invoice or chase cash after the visit.
- Lose the notebook, lose the diary, and the client history with it.
YardLoop keeps what paper does well (fast, simple, and yours) and takes over the parts that eat your evenings: reminders, payment links and rebooking nudges send themselves.
A cut of every job
adds up fast.
On a steady route, a commission app quietly costs you the price of a holiday every year. YardLoop is one flat subscription, and the rest is yours.
£3,000/mo route · 15% app
−£5,400 /yr
Gone to commission before you've covered fuel.
Same route on YardLoop Pro
£588 /yr
Flat £49/mo. No commission, no surprises.
You keep the difference
+£4,800 /yr
Back in your pocket, every single year.
Live in an afternoon.
Gone whenever you like.
No tech skills, no contracts, no holding your data hostage. Try it risk-free for 14 days, with full Pro features and no card.
Set up this afternoon
Add your areas, colours and services with a simple guided setup. You'll be taking real bookings the same day.
Bring your clients along
Import your existing client list and share your new booking link. No one has to download anything or create a login.
Leave whenever, with your data
No lock-in. Cancel any time and export your clients and history in a click. It was always yours.