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    Window Genie vs ZIPS Cleaners

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Window Genie2025 FDDZIPS Cleaners2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Window Genie

    $125,600 – $300,000

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    ZIPS Cleaners

    $23,000 – $867,700

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Window Genie

    Not available

    ZIPS Cleaners

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Window Genie

    Not available

    ZIPS Cleaners

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Before you compare

    • Window Genie figures come from its 2025 FDD and ZIPS Cleaners figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Window Genie and ZIPS Cleaners disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Window Genie: 15, ZIPS Cleaners: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Window Genie

    $125,600 – $300,000
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    ZIPS Cleaners

    $23,000 – $867,700
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Window Genie

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    ZIPS Cleaners

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Window Genie

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    ZIPS Cleaners

    6%
    Royalty 6% of Royalty Net — Royalty 6% of Royalty Net Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Window Genie

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    ZIPS Cleaners

    4%
    National Marketing Fund Contribution Up — National Marketing Fund Contribution Up to 4% of Royalty Net Sales; Currently, 2.0% of Royalty Net Sales — 4%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Window Genie

    103
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 79

    ZIPS Cleaners

    18
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 57
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Window Genie

    −10
    Calculated: 113 at end of 2022 → 103 at end of 2024

    ZIPS Cleaners

    +15
    Calculated: 3 at end of 2023 → 18 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Window Genie

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    ZIPS Cleaners

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Window Genie

    1998
    From a verified franchisor listing

    ZIPS Cleaners

    2006
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Window Genie

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    ZIPS Cleaners

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Window Genie
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Reporting Businesses in Part II
    4.7 jobs per day
    other jobs completed per Business per day
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 76
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bottom 25% category of Reporting Businesses open and reporting for full 52 week…
    $128,373
    other Bottom 25%
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 78
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 25% category of Reporting Businesses open and reporting for full 52 weeks o…
    $828,332
    other Top 25%
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 78
    +12 more groups in the full report
    ZIPS Cleaners
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-operated Plant Stores open full year
    $99,910
    other Plant Stores
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-operated Drop Stores open full year
    $386,632
    other Drop Stores
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Window Genie vs ZIPS Cleaners: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Window Genie or ZIPS Cleaners?
    Window Genie: $125,600 – $300,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7); ZIPS Cleaners: $23,000 – $867,700 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for ZIPS Cleaners. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Window Genie or ZIPS Cleaners?
    Window Genie: 103 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 79); ZIPS Cleaners: 18 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 57). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Window Genie and ZIPS Cleaners disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Window Genie has reviewed Item 19 figures for 15 location groups; ZIPS Cleaners has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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