Hovea
The Vines, Western Australia, Australia
What it is
Hovea is a quoting and invoicing app for Australian tradespeople, available on Android and iOS. Type or speak a job description and it drafts a quote scope, line items, and prices using your own price book. You can review guessed details before sending; nothing goes to a customer until you tap send. Quotes can be sent by text or email as branded PDFs with your business logo and ABN. They show a subtotal, 10% GST, and total, omitting the GST line if you are not GST-registered. An accepted quote can become a separate invoice carrying over its line items and payment details. The Free plan includes five AI quotes a month and branded, GST-correct PDFs. Pro costs $9.99 a month and includes 100 AI quotes a month, PDFs without a watermark, and getting paid with Stripe. The maker says quotes, customers, and the price book sync to an Australian-region backend. Job text and photos are sent to an AI provider on servers outside Australia; names and contact and street details are removed from job text, but photos are not redacted.
For and against
For
- Creates quote drafts from typed or spoken job descriptions.
- Uses the user's own price book for draft pricing.
- Accepted quotes can be converted into invoices.
- Free plan includes five AI quotes a month.
Against
- Job text and photos go to an AI provider outside Australia.
- Photos are not redacted before AI processing.
- Pro costs $9.99 a month.
The verdict
Hovea combines quote drafting, branded PDFs, and invoice conversion in mobile apps for Australian trades. Review suggested details before sending and note how job text and photos are processed.
Who it suits
Hovea is aimed at Australian electricians, plumbers, builders, carpenters, painters, roofers, and landscapers who prepare quotes and invoices. It may suit tradespeople who want drafts based on their own price book and branded quote PDFs.
Plans and prices
Free
5 AI quotes a month · AI-drafted quotes from your price book · Branded, GST-correct quote PDFs
Read 8 Oct 2026 · hovea.au
Pro
100 AI quotes a month · No watermark on PDFs · Get paid with Stripe
Read 8 Oct 2026 · hovea.au
On the record
- AI data processing
- The privacy policy says job text and photos are sent to an AI provider on servers outside Australia, including in the United States; customer names, phone numbers, email addresses, and street addresses are removed from job text before sending, while photos are not redacted.hovea.au · read 8 Oct 2026
- AI review
- Hovea flags guessed draft details for review, and nothing is sent to a customer until the user taps send.hovea.au · read 8 Oct 2026
- Company and location
- Hovea is operated by Caesia Software Pty Ltd and is made in Western Australia; the operator describes itself as based in Perth, Western Australia.hovea.au · read 8 Oct 2026
- Data location
- The maker says quotes, customers, and the price book sync to an Australian-region backend.hovea.au · read 8 Oct 2026
- GST
- Quotes show subtotal, 10% GST, and total, and omit the GST line when the user is not GST-registered.hovea.au · read 8 Oct 2026
- Invoicing
- An accepted quote can be converted into a separate invoice, carrying over its line items and payment details.hovea.au · read 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy practices
- The policy says the app does not use advertising or analytics tracking and that Hovea does not sell personal information or use quotes, customers, or the price book for advertising.hovea.au · read 8 Oct 2026
- Quote PDFs
- It creates branded, GST-correct quote PDFs with the business logo and ABN that users can send by text or email.hovea.au · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says data is encrypted in transit and that the maker takes reasonable steps to protect information; it does not claim that no system is completely secure.hovea.au · read 8 Oct 2026
- Stripe
- The Pro plan includes getting paid with Stripe.hovea.au · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker lists [email protected] for support and privacy questions.hovea.au · read 8 Oct 2026
- Supported trades
- Hovea is aimed at Australian tradespeople, including electricians, plumbers, builders, carpenters, painters, roofers, and landscapers.hovea.au · read 8 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Hovea turns typed or spoken job descriptions into draft quote scopes, line items, and pricing from the user's own price book.hovea.au · read 8 Oct 2026
