A Kid and a Bike
Snow shovelling route? Lawn mowing round? TaskCycle gives kids the tools to run a real service business — optimised routes, customer tracking, photos, earnings, and SMS updates to every customer.
"TaskCycle started when my 13-year-old son wanted to run a snow-shovelling route in our Ottawa neighbourhood. We built the tools he needed. Now other kids can use them too." — Jeff, TaskCycle founder & dad
What it does
Tap once and get today's stops in the most efficient order. Road routes with per-leg travel times. Reorder by drag if you know your neighbourhood better.
Name, address, service type, recurring day, price, and notes for every customer. "Side gate sticks — lift and push." Everything to know before you arrive.
Snap a photo on arrival, snap another when done. Photos upload to the customer's personal page automatically — proof of work, no questions asked.
"All done! Driveway cleared. Photos and payment link: taskcycle.arcticsurfdesigns.com/sam/henderson" — sent the moment you mark the job complete.
Lifetime earnings, this week, average per job, profit after expenses. Real numbers from real work — the best financial education a kid can get.
Print-ready flyer auto-filled with the kid's name, photo, services, and QR code. Drop 30 on Saturday morning. That's how you get your first five customers.
Every customer gets a personal web page — no app download, no account. They receive a text with a link, see the photos, and pay in 30 seconds. The parent is the merchant of record; kids can't legally be.
All customers scheduled for today appear on the map, optimised in the most efficient order. One-tap navigation to each stop.
Mower strapped? Gas can full? Shovel? Phone charged? The pre-route checklist makes sure nothing gets forgotten at home.
Before photo on arrival. Do the job. After photo when done. Tap "Job Complete." That's the entire workflow at each stop.
"Sam just finished your lawn. Before and after photos + payment link:" — they see the work, they pay, you move to the next stop.
Open the earnings tab. See today's total, this week's total, and what the season is looking like. Every dollar tracked.