FLORIDA – (KPRC)--For just about anything you need these days, as the saying goes, "There's an app for that."
Whether it's moving furniture, mowing the law or just changing a light bulb, there are always little household chores you would rather have someone else do for you.
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"Everything, from hanging massive mirrors and heavy artwork to replacing the lights outside my front door," said a past Takl customer.
With that in mind, the Takl app was created, and it will be offered in the Orlando area in early 2018.
"So just like today we use Uber or Lyft, or Delivery Dudes, or GrubHub to get something on demand, whether it's to get a ride or food delivered, Takl provides an on-demand platform for people to be able to get their lawn mowed, house cleaned or maybe some garbage hauled away. All kinds of jobs and chores at a preset price,” said Jack Johnson, vice president of public relations for the tech-based company.
Blake Landry is a Takl provider and said the service has given him a great supplemental income while he's on break from his offshore job.
"One day, I think I made a total of almost $400 that day," Landry said.
The jobs he performs range from landscaping to painting a door or even cleaning a stainless steel barbecue pit.
"It's mediocre things that people need done that either don't have the time or can't do themselves. Or maybe they can and they'd just rather spend time with the kids," Landry said.
[Learn more about Takl, here.]
But the app is helping with more than just your "honey-do" list. You can hire someone to set up your home entertainment system for $135. You can even hire someone to read to you for $40.
The app is fairly simple to use. Say you want someone to come in and fold your laundry for you. All you do is open the app, list the job and pretty soon, providers are vying for the work. Best of all, there is no haggling over price.
"We don't talk price. I go. I agree to do the job. Once it's done, they pay Takl. Takl pays me. No hidden fees. It gives the customer a sense of security knowing that, 'Hey, this is what it's going to be. No questions asked,'" Landry said.
Keeping customer safety in mind, the company makes sure its providers undergo a background check, ID verification and orientation before being listed on the site. The customer gets to pick which provider they want to do their job.
[Learn more about Taskrabbit, here.]
"Then once they're en route to your house, you're literally geotracking them, just like you do an Uber car when they're on the way to pick you up. You can follow this person as they're on the way to your home. So you know who's coming," Johnson said.
Takl keeps anywhere between 10 and 30 percent of the overall job cost, but users can also tip their provider for a job well done.
If you want to get some work done before Takl becomes available, there’s also the app TaskRabbit.
This app also verifies the licenses of providers, or Taskers, who require licenses for the kind of work they’re doing.
TAskRabbit works in a way that is similar to Takl. You choose from a variety of services,and select the day and time you’d like a qualified Tasker to complete the work. There’s no negotiating over price. Hourly rates are listed and you can chat with your Tasker on the app. Once everything is complete, you pay through the app.
Just as with Takl, Taskers go through background checks. The app covers up to $1 million in property damage.
When we logged on, we found options for help with general handyman work, mounting of wall decor or TVs, hauling and moving, heavy lifting, furniture assembly and yardwork and removal.