# BrightenBooks — Contractor books, quotes & HST

> Contractor books, quotes & HST (iPhone/iPad app by violeta gal.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brightenbooks/id6818287799 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [violeta gal](https://appshunter.io/developer/6800187898)
- Category: Finance, Business
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-22
- Data updated: 2026-10-29

## What is BrightenBooks?

Simple bookkeeping for contractors, trades and small businesses. Snap a receipt, send a quote, get paid, and see what every job really made, all in one app that works with no signal.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
• Jobs as folders: receipts, photos, quotes, invoices, payments and hours in one place
• Snap a receipt: the app crops to just the receipt and files it under the job
• Quotes and invoices with HST or with no HST, as PDFs with your logo
• Customer signs a quote right on the phone
• Job totals and profit, plus yearly totals for money in and money out
• HST return helper with the CRA line numbers, and an export for your accountant
• Crew hours and pay for each person, with a Paid and Not paid check for every week
• Let workers log their own hours on a private link (it works on iPhone or Android) or in the app, then review and import them
• Saved price list, mileage log, profit & loss reports, and more than one business
• Lock the app with Face ID

THE SAME BOOKS EVERYWHERE
Turn on sync and your books are the same on every phone, and on your computer in a web browser at brightenbooks.ca. Add a partner or bookkeeper with their own login, and remove them any time. Your synced copy is stored in Canada.

YOUR BOOKS, YOUR WAY
Your books live on your phone in a BrightenBooks folder in the Files app, with a folder for every job, and a safety copy is saved every day you make changes. The app works with no signal and catches up when you are back online.

PLANS
Choose Simple, Essentials, Plus or Advanced, billed monthly or yearly in Canadian dollars. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings › your name › Subscriptions.

BrightenBooks helps you keep records. It is not tax advice; check filings with your accountant.

Terms of Use: https://brightenbooks.ca/terms.html
Privacy Policy: https://brightenbooks.ca/privacy.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Essentials (Yearly) | $399.99 | per year |
| Simple (Monthly) | $14.99 | per month |
| Simple (Yearly) | $129.99 | per year |
| Advanced (Monthly) | $149.99 | per month |
| Advanced (Yearly) | $999.99 | per year |
| Essentials (Monthly) | $44.99 | per month |
| Plus (Yearly) | $699.99 | per year |
| Plus (Monthly) | $69.99 | per month |


## Is BrightenBooks safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess BrightenBooks.

## Is BrightenBooks legit?

BrightenBooks appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for BrightenBooks is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.6 — 2026-10-28

New in this version:
- Make a quote or an invoice right from a job.
- Bill by how much of the job is finished (10%, 25%, 50% or your own percent).
- Mark an invoice as not paid, part paid (20%, 50%...) or paid in full. Deposits on a quote now count on its invoice.
- Attach the job's receipts and photos to an invoice. Receipts are sent as their own PDF.
- Add how customers can pay you (e-Transfer, cheque, cash, wire on request) to your invoices.
- Receipts show the total, the price without HST and the HST.
- Home shows profit with or without HST, plus HST collected and owed.
- Choose Light, Dark or Automatic screen colours in Settings.
- Crew log their hours day by day.
- Fixed: the screen no longer zooms in when you type.

### 1.0.5 — 2026-10-24

Improvements and a refreshed App Store page.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-10-24

A fresh, cleaner look across the whole app, a new icon and new App Store pictures. New reminders: get a nudge when an invoice is overdue, a week after you send a quote, and (if you turn it on) a Friday check of your crew's hours. Support is now at support@brightenbooks.ca.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-10-23

You can now open your other online companies from Settings, and plan checks are now handled securely on our servers. Small fixes.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-10-22

No release notes.

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