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Sales Rep and Technician Apps

A Field App for Your Sales Reps and Technicians

A sales rep and technician app is a mobile app for your field team with a management dashboard: reps receive their visit route and technicians their work orders, they record orders, collections, photos and the customer's signature, and management sees it all live on a map. It suits distribution, field sales, maintenance, contracting and home services companies. It usually takes 8 to 14 weeks, and the cost depends on the number of roles, offline capability, printing and collections, and integration with your accounting system or ERP. We send a written quote within 24 hours.

Quote
Written, within 24 hours
Timeline
8 to 14 weeks
Ownership
The code is yours
Delivery
On the agreed date
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Who is this for?

  • Distribution and wholesale companies with sales and collection reps covering several cities.
  • Maintenance, HVAC, lift and home services companies that dispatch tickets to technicians.
  • Contracting and facilities companies that need daily site visit reports and documented photos.
  • Water, gas and catering suppliers running recurring deliveries to regular customers.
  • Managers who currently track field teams through WhatsApp groups and Excel sheets.

What you get

Daily visit routes and work orders

Assign visits and tickets to reps and technicians manually or automatically by area, specialty and current workload.

Works offline

Reps record orders and reports even in warehouses and low-coverage areas, and data syncs automatically when the connection returns.

Proof of visit

Location, arrival and departure times, before and after photos, and the customer's on-screen signature, ending disputes about what happened.

Sales orders and collections

Create a sales order from the approved price list, record cash or card collections, and print a receipt or invoice on a portable printer.

Live map for management

See where every rep and technician is right now, and which visits are done or late, without constant calls to ask.

Spare parts and custody

Track stock in each technician's or rep's vehicle, issue parts against work orders, and get alerts when stock runs low.

Performance reports

Completed visits, average completion time, sales and collections per rep, and first-time fix rate.

Linked to your accounting system

Orders and collections flow into your accounting system or ERP, and the ZATCA-compliant e-invoice is issued from that same system.

The problem a field app solves

In most companies with field teams, information still travels through calls, WhatsApp groups and paper collected at the end of the day. The result: forgotten orders, collections nobody can locate until the end of the week, disputes with customers about when the technician arrived or what was fixed, and a manager who spends the day on the phone instead of managing.

A field app turns every visit into a documented record: who went, when they arrived, what they did and how much they collected, with a photo and a signature. Its success is not measured by the number of screens but by two things: reps use it without resistance, and management makes decisions from its data instead of asking for it.

A sales rep app or a technician app?

The two needs are similar at the core and different in the details. A sales app revolves around the customer, the price list, the order, collections, credit limits and returns. A maintenance app revolves around the ticket, the appointment, diagnosis, spare parts, the completion report and customer rating.

Many companies need both, such as a company that sells equipment and services it. In that case we build one app with different roles instead of two separate apps, so customer data stays in one place, the technician sees the sales history and the rep sees the maintenance history.

  • Sales and distribution: route, order, invoice, collection, returns, customer balance.
  • Maintenance and services: ticket, scheduling, diagnosis, parts, report, signature, rating.
  • Contracting and facilities: site visit, inspection checklist, documented photos, safety notes.

Why do so many field apps fail?

The first reason is that the app is designed from the management office, not from the rep's car. Too many screens, unnecessary mandatory fields, and an app that stops when the internet drops, so within weeks the team goes back to paper and WhatsApp. That is why we sit with a real rep or technician before designing, and make the most frequent task take the fewest taps.

The second reason is that the app is not connected to the accounting system, so someone enters the data twice. The third is rolling it out to every team at once. We recommend a two-week pilot with a small team, then adjustments, then the full rollout.

  • Design for the most frequent task first, and the rest later.
  • Make offline mode a requirement from the start, not an add-on.
  • Pilot with a small team before rolling out to every region.

What to prepare before we start

Send us your current forms: the visit sheet, work order, collection receipt, technician report and the Excel file you track with today. These documents cut the analysis phase in half because they carry your real business logic.

Also tell us the number of users in the field and in the office, the devices your team carries, whether you need portable printers, and the name of the accounting system or ERP to integrate with. If your policy is to track location during working hours only, we design it to respect employee privacy and the Personal Data Protection Law.

Running and scaling after launch

After launch, new questions come from the data itself: which areas are slowest, which customers pay late, which faults keep recurring. So we build the reporting dashboard so you can add metrics later without redevelopment.

As the team grows you can add automatic dispatch by distance, a portal where your customers request maintenance directly, or an AI assistant that reads technicians' reports and summarises them for management. Each addition is priced and written into its own scope, and every release comes with fast technical support to fix any issue quickly.

How do you measure the return on a field app?

Before we start, we agree with you on three or four metrics you measure today, even roughly: daily visits per rep, average time from ticket to close, on-time collection rate, and customer complaints about appointments. After two months of operation you compare the same numbers from the app's data, so the return is clear rather than a feeling.

The return usually comes from simple sources: more visits per day thanks to better routes, faster collections because receipts are recorded instantly, less admin time spent calling and compiling, and fewer repeat visits because the technician knows the equipment's history and parts before arriving.

  • Completed visits per rep or technician per day.
  • Average ticket resolution time.
  • On-time collection rate.
  • First-time fix rate.

How much does sales rep and technician apps cost in Saudi Arabia?

Indicative Saudi market ranges in SAR, not a quote.

ScopeTypical costWhat drives the price
Basic field app (visits, reports, photos and an admin dashboard)SAR 35,000–70,000Without full offline mode or accounting integration.
Full sales or maintenance app (offline mode, collections, custody, reports)SAR 70,000–170,000The most common choice for distribution and maintenance companies.
Enterprise field platform (multiple branches, ERP integrations, auto-dispatch, customer portal)SAR 170,000+Set after a written requirements study.

We send you a written quote in SAR within 24 hours of the discovery session.

Our commitments

You own the code

Source code, accounts and domain are in your organisation’s name from day one.

Written scope and contract

Scope, milestones and price are agreed in writing before the first line of code.

On-time delivery, guaranteed

The delivery date is written into the contract, and we keep it at every milestone.

Fast technical support

A team that responds quickly after launch and fixes any issue in production.

How we work with you

  1. 1

    Free discovery session

    30 minutes with an engineer to understand your needs and how you work.

  2. 2

    Written proposal within 24 hours

    Clear scope, milestones, timeline and a price in SAR, with no obligation.

  3. 3

    Contract and staged payments

    You pay in stages tied to deliveries, not everything upfront.

  4. 4

    Delivery with weekly reports

    Follow progress in the client portal and review every milestone before sign-off.

  5. 5

    Launch, training and support

    We launch on schedule, train your team and stay with you with fast support.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a sales rep app cost?

In the market, basic field apps start at around SAR 35,000, while full apps that work offline and include collections and custody range from SAR 70,000 to 170,000. The biggest price factors are offline capability, accounting integration and the number of roles. We send a written quote within 24 hours. It details what each role and screen includes, so you do not discover later that collections or printing are out of scope.

Does the app work if the rep loses internet?

Yes, if it is in scope, and we recommend it for most field teams. The app stores orders, reports and photos on the device and syncs them automatically when the connection returns, resolving conflicts if the same record was edited from the office at the same time. The rep sees a clear indicator that some data has not been sent yet, so they never assume an order went through when it did not.

Can we track the rep's location all the time?

We design tracking to run during working hours or during visits only, depending on your policy, with the employee informed. That meets management's need for oversight, respects privacy and the Personal Data Protection Law, and saves battery. Tracking can switch off automatically outside working hours and on leave, with a log showing when tracking was active and who viewed the data.

Can the rep print an invoice for the customer from the app?

Yes, through a portable Bluetooth printer, or by sending the invoice digitally via WhatsApp or SMS. If invoices are issued from your accounting system connected to ZATCA's Fatoora platform, the app sends the order to it and receives the approved invoice. That keeps e-invoicing in one approved system, and reps never issue invoices outside it.

Does the app connect to our existing accounting system or ERP?

Yes, if the system offers an API or another secure integration method. We connect customers, price lists, inventory, orders and collections, so nobody enters data twice. We review your system during analysis and write the integration method into the scope. If your system does not allow direct integration, we propose a practical alternative such as scheduled export and import until it does.

What is the difference between a custom app and off-the-shelf sales rep software?

Off-the-shelf software is faster and suits a standard process, but you pay a per-user subscription and adapt to its logic. A custom app matches your business exactly, connects to your systems, and the code is yours with no per-user fees. We tell you honestly if a ready-made solution is enough. The right comparison is the three-year cost including subscriptions and changes, not just the starting price.

How long does a technician app take?

Usually 8 to 14 weeks, including analysis with your field team, design, staged development and a pilot with a small team. The timeline is written into the contract with a delivery schedule: on-time delivery, guaranteed. The most important part, such as visits and reports, can go live first, with collections and custody added in a second phase.

Does the app support multiple branches and cities?

Yes. We build permissions so each branch manager sees only their team, while head office sees the full picture. Price lists, stock and targets can be set per branch or region. Reports roll up figures at branch, region and company level, so you compare branch performance without compiling files by hand.

What if the field team refuses to use the app?

That is the biggest risk, which is why we involve a rep or technician in the design, make daily tasks fast, and pilot with a small team before rolling out. We provide short Arabic video training that can be replayed for any new hire. We track actual usage in the first weeks and adjust the screens the team avoids instead of forcing them on it.

Does the app run on budget Android phones?

Yes, and we test it on the devices your team actually carries, not just the latest phones. We compress images before upload and reduce battery and data usage, because reps spend their whole day in the field. If the company provides standard devices, we tune the app for them and can lock the device to work apps.

Can customers track the technician or request maintenance themselves?

Yes, as an optional add-on: a link or simple portal where the customer sees the visit time, the technician's name and estimated arrival, and receives the completion report and photos afterwards. They can also open a ticket themselves from the portal or WhatsApp, and it goes straight into the dispatch queue with no manual entry.

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Send us your idea on WhatsApp and get a written proposal with scope, timeline and price within 24 hours.

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