Honeybook is amazing and helpful, but the app is beyond horrible to deal with. Lots of bugs, hard to deal with, super inconvenient. I love my desktop version, but 92% of the time, I'm working remotely and cannot access my desktop version. I need this app to AT THE VERY LEAST hit send on brochures, questionnaires, packages, etc of templates I have already created on the desktop site. Hence the benefit of an "app". Definitely needs an overhaul.
Reviews for HoneyBook - Small Business CRM
← Back to HoneyBook - Small Business CRMSAVE YOUR MONEY. This platform is scamish. The initial fee just gets you on the bare minimum of the platform. You cannot add team members or do anything else without paying more. Every tab is another $100. They dont offer instant deposits right away, they auto save customers cards so they can charge you 3.9 + 9 cents on every transaction, they block u from using a different pay processor so u cant lower fees & charge u to link things like ur quickbooks & theres no CS phone # either !
Love Honeybook in general, but the app is atrocious .... navigating it is a nightmare, you can't make any tax changes in an invoice, it randomly logs you out then doesn't give you an option to login with FB or Google (which I use) .... I will even enter in my login for both of those and will always tell me I have an incorrect password when I don't. Then it will tell me they've sent an email to help me reset the PW, but I never get one. Notification system is never brings you to the place. Sad :(
The app (for android anyway) is one of the worst i use. It isnt responsive to tapping to move within the app. The info on the side of the portal on a desktop is hard to access and not organized in a way that makes sense. It's not fitting to screem correctly a lot of the time. It's just too complicated to use both for the business and the client. Just uggghhh.
This app used to be really great and affordable for small business owners. I'm looking for a replacement, because at this point I don't see the value. I pay monthly to use the service, even when I don't have business. Then, when I finally get a client, an additional $82 is charged to process the credit card payment. I truly appreciate the templates and client management resources, but not at the rate they are charging. Not with all the glitches, either... I'd recommend finding something else.
so far I'm lovinggggg honey book. I was able to create a contract where customers can answer preliminary questions, sign contract, view invoice and make a payment all in one. there's a small fee for transactions but so far I've had 5 clients and haven't had any complaints so far. I was also able to connect honey book directly to my quickbooks account so all payments are reflected on quickbooks.
The app will work fine for a period of time, but then, especially on the invoices, it will only allow me to add 2 items. This has happened in the past, then it was fixed, and now it's happening again and it's frustrating when the app is supposed to add convenience but instead it adds stress. Also, if someone inquiries, why doesn't that information automatically get added to the event details so the contacts can be updated with the information they're already provided? Just wondering.
The app and website have terrible design and customization. Contracts must be assigned to a specific person with no option to override for bigger projects where the contract is needed for many individuals. Make it user-friendly. I was really looking forward to using HoneyBook because I have heard great things, but I can no longer see my companies using this platform.
Super buggy. Missing a lot of features. It made up a client and phone number and added them to my project (some random name and number....) and won't let me delete them. Can select options from drop downs. Editing projects very limited. What's the point if I just have to open my computer anyway?!
It's kind of glitchy sometimes, but it makes my customer experience easy. I gave 3 stars because of terrible tech support. I had a situation a few months ago where the payment portal would not take any of my clients' card payments, and no one from Honeybook support would help me. An automated message just told us to use a different card... she tried 5 different cards. There was never a resolution or a follow-up by tech support. My client ended up having to pay cash on delivery 😖
I think the app is great and really helps with checking dates and contacts quickly. Buuutt there is one very annoying bug, for some reason I am only able to search one proposal at a time. If I wanted to search another file, it will not let me open. Search is fine, it's the opening of each proposal/file that won't work. Works once, then have to close the app, open once more, search again to open another file.
Love the program and how easy it is to work with clients. Contracting and invoicing is super simple and the overview print out of your yearly earnings saves you a TON of time. The only issue I have regards my payment transfer. I had issues connecting my business account so I connected my personal account to accept payments, they will not deposit funds into my business account due to some error, but they will pull funds from it for refunds? Makes zero sense. I'm pleased overall though.
Its missing feature for example adding expenses to a file can only be done on the desktop. I work remotely 90% of the time. This app needs to open more promptly. I don't feel confident sending out contracts from the app because it has to many errors. The app has alot of glitches that need to be worked out. I love the desktop version. If only I loved the mobile more then the desktop top. You would then get a 5 star
I'm not sure what is happening with the app this past month. Every email I send is adding unnecessary spaces, and my message turns into a book. I signed out and tried to sign back in, to see if that would help, after updating the app... it then wouldn't let me sign back in. Thankfully, I could still use my computer to send emails and invoices. I un-installed the app and installed it again. It worked for a few days, and now it's turning my emails into books again. Please fix the glitch.
I've had honeybook for years and love it, and the app was amazing and much needed. However, now it constantly freezes, or won't even work at all, apparently just androids. We all know in our industry time is huge so not being able to get to my clients asap, or send brochures, etc when I'm not at my computer is frustrating. Tired of having to uninstall and reinstall. Fix your bugs please, it's been a known issue for over a month now!
Updating my rating from 2 stars to 4. They added features & it's not crashing on android. This is my digital Bible. It's incredibly helpful. Just lacking on some things like printing a quote w/out pricing to use for pick tickets. I have to crop off all prices & print. Lots of in-clicking required sometimes to get to what I actually need, but overall I highly recommend. Wish more characters on the project name allowed.
I really like the program. I am on day 2 of my trail and after spending hours adding to the database and cresting templates. It won't allow me to log in. Just says unexpected server error. I reach out to no avail, and every time they email me a response, they tell me to log in, but I can't. I called sales and billing to no avail and nothing.
I want to start off by saying I LOVE honeybook! It has made my life so much easier when it comes to booking and managing clientele for my photography business. That being said I find the app needs alot of work. It is very slow and laggy. I find myself logging off of it very often to just go to the brower as it operates better there. I can't sign my contracts for some reason on the app. And the tools are limited on the app. I hope it can be improved soon because it would be amazing!
The things they are adding is giving me life!! Right now, I can't get it to open though. I'm not sure if it's my phone or the app. But they are making changes! ---- It's far too limited. What they do have is or can be SUPER helpful so that is what gives it 3 stars. But, I have weeks where my desktop and I aren't friends. I encourage my team to take time off of desktop too. However, the mobile site and the app is limited. So a desktop has to be used. Even to see basic info like monthly sales.
The service itself is good but with the new updates, the app has been horrendous. It crashes, freezes, starts flashing, won't open to the correct project you click on the notification for, logs you out randomly and now won't get past the yellow loading screen. on top of the fact that you can't edit contracts in the app, it's much better to just use the browser.