BAYBOLT's answer

Shop owners who want to manage bays, schedule mechanics, track labor hours, and stay profitable without expensive enterprise software. Mechanics who need a clean, mobile-first view of their assigned work. Service writers who create DVIs, send estimates, and communicate with customers. And independent/mobile technicians running their own operation from their truck. Built for people who live in coveralls, not in an office.

BAYBOLT's answer

Every single day I wasted time jumping between parts sites, scribbling on greasy RO copies, chasing mechanics for schedule updates, and manually tracking hours on paper. Shop management software existed, but it all cost a fortune and charged per mechanic—which meant my team couldn't use it. I got fed up and built the exact tool I wished existed: full shop management with no per-seat fees, designed to work on a phone while you're under a lift. BAYBOLT is the app I carried in my head for years—now it's real, and I still use it in my own shop every day.

BAYBOLT's answer

Next.js 15 (App Router) + React Server Components TypeScript for type safety Supabase (PostgreSQL, Auth, RLS, Real-time subscriptions) Tailwind CSS for responsive design Stripe for subscriptions & checkout React-PDF for invoice/estimate generation PWA + Service Worker for offline/installable native-like experience Custom VIN OCR + multi-source parts aggregation on the backend Deployed on Vercel, works like a native app on iOS and Android

BAYBOLT's answer

BAYBOLT is the only shop management platform built from the ground up by an actual full-time mechanic who still gets grease under his nails. It combines bay management, mechanic scheduling, digital vehicle inspections (DVIs), VIN scanning, multi-site parts search, invoicing, and a kanban-style project tracker—all in one mobile-first app. No other tool lets you scan a VIN, assign the project to a mechanic, create a DVI that customers approve from their phone, search parts across Amazon/eBay/RockAuto simultaneously, track labor hours, and generate a professional invoice—all without leaving the app or paying per-seat fees.

BAYBOLT's answer

Because everything else is either overpriced, overcomplicated, or built for offices—not shops:

-ShopMonkey/Tekmetric/Mitchell charge $200–$500/month and nickle-and-dime you per user -RockAuto/eBay/Amazon each need separate tabs and manual year-make-model entry -Paper timecards and whiteboards get lost, smudged, and ignored -General project apps have zero integration with parts, DVIs, or invoicing

BAYBOLT replaces your shop management software, time clock, DVI tool, parts search tabs, and invoice templates—all for one flat price with unlimited mechanics. Your team clocks in from their phones, sees their assigned work, and updates project status in real-time. You see everything from your dashboard.

Speed, simplicity, and no per-seat fees win when you're running a shop, not an IT department.