Invoice App for Contractors
A contractor who wants online payments or scheduling needs a subscription app such as Joist, Invoice Simple, Invoice2go, or Jobber. A contractor who only sends estimates and invoices as PDFs can use Paid: Invoice & Estimate Maker, an app for iPhone and iPad, for $4.99 once after 6 free documents. Pokkle, who wrote this page, makes Paid.
Price
All prices and plan details below were read on November 5, 2026 from each app's pricing page or App Store listing. Links go to the source.
| App | Plans | Monthly price | Annual option | Free offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joist | Basics (up to 5 documents a month), Pro (unlimited documents and clients), Elite (labeled an introductory price), Run ($100 before an introductory 30% off) | $10, $17, $32, Run $100 before an introductory 30% off | Annual billing includes 2 months free | 14-day free trial, no credit card. "Joist's free plan is no longer available." |
| Invoice Simple | Essentials (up to 3 invoices a month), Plus (up to 10), Premium (unlimited) | $6.99, $14.99, $21.99 | -- | "Start with a free trial" |
| Invoice2go · App Store | Starter (30 invoices a year), Professional (100 a year), Premium (unlimited) | The pricing page we read has no dollar figures. The App Store lists in-app purchases from $7.95 to $44.95 and does not say which plan is which. See the pricing page for current prices. | -- | "A subscription is required." First 30 days free. |
| Jobber | Core (1 user, "Starting at $29/mo"). Other plans cost more and allow more users. | Starting at $29 | -- | 14-day free trial, no credit card |
| Paid | 6 documents free, then one purchase | $4.99 once | No subscription | First 6 documents free with every feature |
A dash (--) means the detail is not stated on the page we read.
Features
Each Yes for another app links to the page where the feature was found, read on November 5, 2026. A dash means the feature is not stated on the page we read. It does not mean the app lacks it.
| Feature | Joist | Invoice Simple | Invoice2go | Jobber | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimates | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (called Quotes) | Yes |
| Estimate to invoice | Yes | -- | -- | -- | Yes |
| Online payments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Scheduling | On Run plan | -- | Yes (track appointments) | Yes | No |
| Web version | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (desktop and mobile) | No |
| Works offline | -- | -- | -- | -- | Yes |
| Account needed | -- | -- | -- | -- | No |
What Paid leaves out
Paid has no online payment links, no web version or cloud, no recurring invoices, and no expense or time tracking. Your customer pays you by check, bank transfer, or another way you set up outside the app.
Who each app fits
Joist, Invoice Simple, Invoice2go, and Jobber are subscription apps with online payments and, in some plans, scheduling and a web dashboard. They fit a contractor who wants customers to pay through a link on the invoice, or who needs to manage jobs and appointments.
Paid is a one-time purchase. It fits a contractor who sends invoices and estimates as PDFs, collects payment outside the app, and doesn't want a monthly bill.
Is there a free invoice app for contractors?
The pages we read list free trials: Joist offers 14 days, Invoice Simple offers a free trial, Invoice2go offers 30 days, and Jobber offers 14 days. Joist says its free plan is no longer available. Invoice2go says a subscription is required.
Paid has 6 free documents (invoices and estimates together) with every feature. Free documents print "Created with Paid · pokkle.com/invoice-maker" at the bottom. The $4.99 purchase removes the footer and the document limit.