Simple CRM to track customer cars, preferences, and repeat visits for busy detailers.
Owners of small car detailing businesses lack affordable CRM tools to effectively track customer preferences and repeat visits.
DetailTrackr lets small car detailing owners easily add customers with vehicle details and preferences like wax type or interior cleaner. It logs every visit automatically suggesting repeats based on history. Dashboards show upcoming reminders to boost loyalty without expensive software.
Owners of small car detailing businesses
Spreadsheet-simple interface tailored exclusively for car detailers with pre-built preference templates for popular vehicles.
friendly
Add/edit customers with name, phone, vehicle make/model, license plate.
Store custom prefs like polish type, seat treatment, notes per customer.
Quick log visits with services performed, photos, and auto-timestamp.
Overview of customers due for service based on last visit + avg interval.
Instant search by name, plate, or vehicle type.
Timeline per customer with all past services and prefs.
CSV export of customers or visits for accounting.
Send bulk reminder emails for due customers.
Responsive design for on-lot use.
Graphs of repeat rates and revenue per customer.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| shop_name | text | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| phone | text | Yes |
| vehicle | text | Yes |
| preferences | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| customer_id | uuid | No |
| date | timestamp | No |
| services | text | Yes |
| notes | text | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/customersList customers for user
/api/customersCreate new customer
/api/customers/:idUpdate customer
/api/visitsLog visit
/api/dashboardRepeats and stats
No exports
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 100 | 3% | $105 | $1,260 |
| Month 6 | 800 | 8% | $2,240 | $26,880 |
Affordable CRM built for car detailers to track vehicles, prefs, and repeats effortlessly.
Post in Facebook groups for car detailers (e.g. 'Car Detailing Business Owners'), offer free lifetime Pro access for feedback. DM 10 local detailers via Instagram with demo video. Run $50 FB ad targeting 'car detailing' interests.
Full scheduling
Overkill for solo detailers, generic
Detailer-specific prefs at half price
Mobile app
Expensive, not car-focused
Tailored for detailing prefs & cheaper
Curated database of vehicle preference templates building network data over time
Boom in premium detailing services with more luxury cars needing specialized tracking; small biz adopting SaaS post-pandemic.
Low adoption by traditional detailers
Free tier + targeted outreach
UI not intuitive enough
User testing with 5 detailers pre-launch
Slow conversions
Conservative projections, bootstrap
Success: 5 express pain/interest
Success: 3 paying users
Success: 100 signups
Success: 20% MoM growth
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