Old marketplaces
- Reviews you can buy or fake
- Ads and sponsored results at the top
- Whoever pays the most wins — not whoever delivers
- Five stars that mean nothing
Launching in Chicago
HookMeApp connects you with local pros backed by payment-verified reviews — every rating comes from a real, completed, paid job. No paid placement. No fake stars.
How it works
Describe the job, your budget, and when — or just browse pros by category.
Payment-verified ratings, completed-job counts, and earned badges — not ads.
Your payment is held securely in escrow until the job is done.
Only completed, paid jobs can be reviewed. That’s the whole trick.
The difference
Categories
For pros
On HookMeApp your reputation is built from payment-verified jobs — it can’t be bought, and it compounds.
Get early pro accessSafety & guarantee
Funds are held securely and released only when the job is done. No pay-before-work.
Every booking is backed by a guarantee. If something goes wrong, we make it right.
ID and background verification before a pro can list. Badges shown on every profile.
Every conversation stays on record, and disputes are mediated by real humans.
Launching in Chicago
Join the waitlist for early access — and a founding-neighbor badge when we open your area.
You’re on the list. See you in Chicago — we’ll email you when your neighborhood opens.
Our signup endpoint isn’t reachable from here. Email us instead and we’ll add you manually.
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FAQ
Every review requires a real, completed, paid job matched to the transaction. No payment record, no review — so there’s nothing to fake.
Reviews are impossible without a payment record, and suspicious patterns — bursts, repeats, collusion — are flagged automatically.
Free to browse and book. Pros pay one flat fee per completed job. No subscriptions, no surprise charges.
Yes. Funds sit in escrow until the job is done, and every booking is backed by a $500 guarantee.
Chicago first, neighborhood by neighborhood. Join the waitlist to vote for yours — demand decides the order.
Sign up for early pro access above. Onboarding is ID-verified, and your first jobs start building verified reputation from day one.