Comparison

Invoice Maker vs Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Invoice Maker

Create and manage professional invoices, quotes, and receipts on the go. Track expenses, accept online payments, and generate financial reports to streamline your business operations.

Highlights
  • Invoice generation
  • Professional templates
  • Mobile invoicing
  • Estimates and quotes
  • Online payments
  • Expense tracking
  • Financial reporting
Features
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**Get paid faster. Make a professional invoice in under a minute, email the PDF to your client, and get a notification the second they open it — all from your phone. No accountant. No desktop software. No headaches.** Invoice Master is the invoice maker and estimate app for freelancers, contractors, consultants and small business owners. Create invoices, quotes and estimates from ready-made invoice templates, track every payment and expense, and always know who owes what — and when. **Everything you need to invoice, bill and get paid:** - **An invoice generator that takes seconds** — Pick a client, tap in your items, hit send. Saved clients and a reusable item library mean you never retype the same line twice. - **Professional invoice templates** — 30 ready-made looks across 12 layouts, branded with your logo, colors and fonts. Every invoice and estimate looks like it came from a big company. - **Send it, then watch it land** — Email the PDF invoice straight from the app and get a push notification the moment your client opens it. No more "did you get my invoice?" - **Estimates and quotes that win the job** — Send polished quotes and quotations, then convert an accepted estimate into an invoice without re-entering a detail. Close faster, bill sooner. - **Recurring invoices on autopilot** — Bill repeat clients weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly and let the app send each invoice for you. - **Payment tracking** — Log cash, card, bank transfer, PayPal, Venmo and more. Balances update instantly, so you always know what is paid, partly paid or overdue. - **Expense tracker with receipt capture** — Snap a photo of a receipt, file the expense by category and keep every deduction ready for tax time. - **Simple bookkeeping and reports** — A live dashboard plus sales, payment, expense and accounts-receivable aging reports. Spot your top clients, track revenue and catch overdue invoices early. - **Search everything** — Find any invoice, estimate, client, item or expense in one tap, even offline. - **Statements that get you paid** — Generate a per-client statement of account in one tap. The gentle nudge that actually works. - **Phone, tablet and web** — Start an invoice in the field, finish it at your desk on app.invoicemaster.io. Everything syncs securely across iPhone, iPad and the web. - **Private and offline** — Works fully offline with your data on your device first. Sign in to back up and sync. Lock the app with a PIN or Face ID. - **Bill anywhere in the world** — Any currency, inclusive or exclusive tax (VAT, GST or sales tax), discounts, PO numbers and notes. PDFs render flawlessly in any language. **Perfect for:** Freelancers • Contractors, handymen, plumbers, electricians and painters • Consultants and coaches • Designers and developers • Photographers and videographers • Cleaners, landscapers and lawn care • Tutors • Online sellers • Side hustlers • Any small business that sends invoices, bills or quotes. **Free to start. Upgrade only when you grow.** Thousands of small businesses use Invoice Master as their invoice, billing and expense app. Your next client deserves an invoice that looks the part — and you deserve to get paid on time. **Download Invoice Master free and send your first invoice in the next 60 seconds.** === Premium Subscription Invoice Master is free to download and use. Every plan is ad-free, with unlimited estimates and monthly photos. Create 1 invoice per month for free, or upgrade for 3, 10, or unlimited monthly invoices. - More monthly invoices, with additional templates and bookkeeping features - Payment charged to your Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Manage or turn off auto-renewal anytime in your Account Settings - Privacy Policy: https://apponance.com/privacy - Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt

Streamline your business finances by creating and sending professional invoices, estimates, and receipts. Manage inventory, track payments, and generate reports for easier tax filing. Get paid faster with integrated payment options.

Highlights
  • Create professional invoices, estimates, and receipts
  • Manage inventory with low stock reminders
  • Accept online and in-person payments
  • Track partial payments and deposits
  • Generate reports for bookkeeping and tax filing
  • Cloud-based data storage
  • Multi-currency and multi-language support
Features
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Create, send & track invoices, estimates, receipts & inventory on your phone and keep your finances organized. Send the invoice before you leave your customer. SIR helps you create professional invoices, estimates and receipts in seconds. Introducing the most user-friendly and quick invoicing app you’ll ever use. Manage your whole invoicing game and inventory management from this single platform. SIMPLE INVOICE MAKER Make professional invoices easily in a few simple steps. Include your company logo, brand color, and information with our templates. Stay organized with our invoice tracker by sending invoices quickly via email or other messaging tool and receive notices once they read your messages. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT Discover inventory control like no other. SIR is the only app that allows users to add multiple companies and warehouses, and assign multiple users. Our inventory management makes tracking, recording, and stock updating easy and you’ll even get low stock reminders. GET PAID FASTER Accept online or in-person payments via credit card, debit card, Stripe or PayPal and get paid faster. Comparable to Square Point of Sale (POS), PayPal Business, and other payment systems. Easy Google Pay & Apple Pay options are available. PROFESSIONAL ESTIMATES MAKER Create professional estimates that guarantee you get the job. Our invoice maker app converts estimates to invoices with just one click. CREATE SMART RECEIPTS With our receipt maker, instantly create purchase orders and smart receipts once you receive payment. Easily keep track of all unpaid invoices so you never miss a payment. ADVANCED PAYMENTS MANAGEMENT Keep track of partial payments and deposits, and issue payment vouchers and debit/credit notes for customers. View the database of customers and suppliers in one place and keep things organized. TRACK & PAY TAXES Don’t stress about organizing or submitting your taxes for your small business! SIR gives you an easy way to trace and export reports for easier tax filing and payment. BOOKKEEPING REPORTS Stock management isn’t all we can do. You can export reports to PDF for bookkeeping and legal requirements with SIR. ADDITIONAL FEATURES - All data is cloud-based. - Add multiple currencies & view in multiple languages. - Attach photos, include payment information, payment terms, due dates, discounts, taxes, shipping details, notes, and more. - Share documents via email, WhatsApp, print or PDF. - Import customers & suppliers from your phone contacts. - Send auto-generated, professionally designed invoice reminders and thank you notes to customers - Multi-user control for your small business - Perfect to use alongside Invoice Simple, Bookipi - Billing Estimate, Invoice2go, Tiny Invoice, Easy Invoice Maker, Billdu, Zoho Inventory, QSR Inventory, Freshbooks, Xactimate, and more. Download SIR invoice maker app now. PRICING With the free tier, you get one business, one user, one invoice, one estimate, one receipt and one purchase order for free so you can try SIR before you upgrade. Then upgrade in-app for unlimited access. Subscribe to the Annual Package for $35.99 (or local equivalent) and save 70%, with a 3-day free trial. Pay $3.99 (or local equivalent) for monthly plan. Assign unlimited additional users with limited or unlimited access and add multiple businesses for free if subscribed. Automatic renewal of subscription by credit card through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the expiry of the active subscription. An active subscription cannot be canceled before the subscription expires. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a paid subscription. Terms of use: https://sir-app.com/terms-and-conditions/

Screenshots

Invoice Maker4 screens
Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt at 74% against Invoice Maker's 43%. Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Invoice Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Invoice Maker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Invoice Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 35 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Invoice Maker's written reviews are positive against 74% of Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Invoice Maker ships an update every 4 days, Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Invoice Maker versus Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInvoice MakerSimple Invoice Maker & Receipt
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (12 ratings) — better4.1 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews73.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1235 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApponance, Inc.SK Tech Systems LLC

Customer experience

Invoice Maker

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt

All ratings35 ratings
Positive77.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative21.7%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Invoice Maker

Subscriptions6
  • Premium Freelancer Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Business Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Enterprise Monthly$12.991 Month
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  • Premium Freelancer Annual$19.991 Year
  • Premium Business Annual$49.991 Year
  • Premium Enterprise Annual$129.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium App$4.99
5 purchases

Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Sir Invoices Annually3 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time3
  • Buy additional companiesFree
  • Buy additional users$99.99
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Invoice Maker free?
Invoice Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt free?
Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Invoice Maker or Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt?
Invoice Maker is rated higher. Invoice Maker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt averages 4.1 from 35 ratings.
Do Invoice Maker or Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt have ads?
Neither Invoice Maker nor Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Invoice Maker or Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt?
Invoice Maker ships an update every 4 days, and Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt monthly. Most recently, Invoice Maker was updated on October 6, 2026 and Simple Invoice Maker & Receipt on October 16, 2026.

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