What's New with Blade

Release Notes
Spring-Summer 2026
1. Added AI Tools: Create From Notes, Invoice Evaluation, Wingman
  • Blade now contains enhanced AI capability. You can evaluate an invoice for errors and suggested improvements, and even create an invoice from scratch using just your job scope Notes. A dedicated wingman is also available to help with any project or Blade related requests
    • 2. Blackwater Billing Integration
  • Send jobs to the professionals at Blackwater for one click billing
    • 3. Updated Pricing Model
  • We updated our pricing model to be more affordable for small business owners, and more transparent for established operations.
    • 4. Redesigned Navigation
  • Made Blade easier to navigate with an enhanced navigation toolbar
    • Winter 2025-26
    1. Enhanced Xactimate Functionality
  • Added activities and category filters to make work performed more integrated with Xactimate
    • 2. Added AI Work Order Scanning
  • AI can now create a project from a work order document on both Desktop and Mobile
    • 3. Redesigned Home Pages
  • Redesigned our home pages and optimized some code behind the scenes
    • Fall 2025
    1. Support Center
  • Added training and help content for every feature in Blade Desktop and Mobile
    • 2. Blade Mobile
  • Added support for the latest version of iOS
  • Replaced roon numbers with Drying Chambers
  • Numerous bug fixes to improve usability
    • 3. Bug Fixes and Improvements
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent reassigning Tasks
  • Improvements to Xactimate and QuickBooks integrations
  • Made tweaks to improve the usability of Email Templates
    • Summer 2025
    1. Enhanced Notifications
  • Receive notifications on desktop
  • Notifications sent on Desktop will now show on mobile
    • 2. Enhanced Reports
  • Added a Sales Report
  • Added custom date ranges and multi company select for most reports
    • 3. Add Work & Supply Templates on Desktop
  • Templates can now be added on both desktop and mobile
    • 4. Bug Fixes and Improvements
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent data from showing when clicking on dropdowns
  • Fixed an issue that prevented photos from being deleted properly
  • Fixed a bug that prevented new invoice support notes from being added
  • Fixed an issue that caused jobs to load slowly and be unresponsive temporarily
  • Changed the metrics on the dashboard to show only data from the last year
    • Spring 2025
    1. Desktop Version 2.0 and Mobile Version 5.0
  • Blackwater BMS becomes Blade
  • Revamped the user interface on both desktop and mobile for a better user experience
    • 2. New Integrations with QuickBooks and Xactimate
  • Implemented Xactimate integration with it's associated job costing.
  • Sync invoice data with QuickBooks Online in real time
    • 3. Revamped Task Page
  • Added a brand new Map and a redesigned Calendar to the task page.
  • Added a Sales Lead Component to track new clients and conversions.
  • Redesigned Project and General Task views for ease of use.
    • 4. Implemented a new Price List scheme
  • Created method to add and edit custom price lists.
  • Eliminated global price lists and a single active price list.
  • Eliminated regions of loss price listing.
  • Bifurcated Xactimate price scheme from custom price lists.
    • 5. Dashboard enhancements
  • Implemented Dashboard customization and metrics for tracking basic job data
    • 6. Stripe Integration
  • We now integrate with Stripe for easier payments and onboarding
    • Winter 2024
    1. Security updates
    Blade Roadmap
    Thank you for the feedback! Stay tuned for these planned enhancements
    1. Integrations for easy Invoice Factoring and Job Leads
    2. Improved Job Costing functionality compatible with both QuickBooks and Xactimate
    3. Lidar based room scanning for Blade Mobile
    4. More metrics and increased customizability in the Dashboard.
    5. More AI driven features to speed up the billing process and maximize your returns
    6. Improved Equipment Logs with equipment tracking and inventory