Shoe Repair Shop Invoicing App (2026)
A cobbler's whole workflow is the ticket: what came in, what was authorized, what it costs, and when it's promised. ShowTheReceipts ($15/mo) records intake with condition photos and a promised pickup date, saves every repair task as a reusable priced line, holds deposits on specialist materials, and takes card at pickup or before a mail-in pair ships back.
How we picked
Entry-plan prices as published in 2026, taken from each vendor's own pricing page or a recent third-party summary. Judged on the solo cobbler's counter workflow — photographed intake tickets, per-task pricing, promised pickup dates, material deposits, and payment at pickup or before mail-in return — not on retail footwear inventory, multi-location point-of-sale, or wholesale distribution.
| Software | Starting price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| ShowTheReceipts That's us | $15/mo | Solo cobblers: photographed repair tickets, per-task pricing, pickup dates, material deposits, payment at pickup |
| RepairShopr (Syncro) | $69/mo+ | Ticket-driven repair shops with a counter |
| Square for Retail | Free / $89/mo+ | Counter sales tied to Square processing |
| RepairDesk | $79/mo+ | Repair retail with point-of-sale attached |
| Wave | Free / $16/mo+ | Basic free invoicing with paid payment features |
The ticket is the whole business
Everything a cobbler argues about is on the ticket, or missing from it: what came in, what was authorized, what it costs, when it’s promised.
1. ShowTheReceipts — $15/mo
Intake with condition photos, quoted range with a call-back threshold, per-task repair lines saved, promised pickup date, deposits on specialist and colour-matched materials, unclaimed-item terms, card at pickup or a payment link before a mail-in ships.
2. RepairShopr (Syncro) — $69/mo+
Ticket-driven workflows for repair shops running a counter.
3. Square for Retail — Free / $89/mo+
Counter sales tied to Square’s processing.
4. RepairDesk — $79/mo+
Repair retail with point-of-sale attached.
5. Wave — Free / $16/mo+
Basic free invoicing, with payment features paid.
The lines a repair ticket needs
- Full resole — by construction and material
- Half sole / toe tap
- Heel replacement — by type and height
- Stitching and welt repair — hourly
- Stretching, patching, dyeing
- Zipper, lining, hardware
- Promised pickup date and unclaimed terms
The upper tells you nothing about the welt
Quote a range, set a call-back threshold, and phone before you pass it.
Frequently asked questions
Why photograph shoes at intake?
Because a customer collecting a freshly repaired pair notices old scuffs for the first time and assumes you caused them. A photographed condition record at drop-off, attached to the ticket, ends that conversation before it starts.
Can it quote a range and record the authorization?
Yes — the ticket carries a quoted range with a call-back threshold, so hidden welt damage or rotted stitching found under the sole is a phone call rather than a surprise invoice at pickup. Surprise invoices are how pairs end up unclaimed.
Can I collect payment before a mail-in repair ships back?
A payment link goes out before the pair ships, so the repair is paid before it leaves you. Mail-in work removes the pickup conversation, which also removes your leverage — collect first, ship second.
Do I need retail point-of-sale as a solo cobbler?
Not unless you're selling stock from shelves. A repair-only shop needs photographed tickets, saved per-task prices, promised pickup dates, material deposits, and payment at pickup — footwear inventory and multi-location POS solve a retail problem a bench shop doesn't have.