Comparison

Simplifythis vs Daybook for Contractors

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

Head to head
About

Simplifythis

Manage and invoice clients directly from your mobile device. Track unbilled charges and create invoices instantly after providing services. View client details and manage charges efficiently.

Highlights
  • Client management
  • Charge tracking
  • Instant invoicing
  • On-the-go management
  • View client details
Features
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Simplifythis is the complete business-management suite for small service businesses — your booking website, scheduling, classes, and card payments, together in one place. Made for physiotherapists, tutors, personal trainers, coaches, salons, and studios. YOUR OWN BOOKING WEBSITE • A beautiful, branded website with online booking built in — no web designer needed • Clients discover your services and classes and book in seconds • Your brand, your site — it looks like it was made just for you SMART SCHEDULING • Manage appointments across your whole team in clean day and week views • Recurring appointments, per-staff calendars, and fast rebooking • Automatic email and text reminders that cut no-shows GROUP CLASSES, MADE SIMPLE • Create classes and courses, and manage enrollment, capacity, and waitlists • One-tap close-out: mark attendance and charge the whole class together • Sell class packs and track prepaid credit automatically BILLING & CARD PAYMENTS • Send professional invoices and get paid by card, powered by Stripe • Auto-bill on a schedule and charge saved cards automatically • Track balances, packages, and credit for every client and household CLIENT SELF-SERVICE • Clients book, reschedule, and pay from their phone or your website • Secure card payments, instant receipts, and booking confirmations • Households share one account, so families and teams book and pay together ALL IN ONE PLACE • Complete client records, notes, and history • Staff roles and permissions for your whole team • A smart dashboard that surfaces exactly what needs you today Simplifythis gives small businesses what the big platforms promise — without the complexity. Set up in minutes and run your whole day from your pocket. Card payments are processed securely by Stripe. Questions? Email support@simplifythis.com.

About

Daybook for Contractors

Manage your contracting business from initial contact to payment. Create estimates, schedule jobs, track team progress, and send invoices. Designed for trades like HVAC, plumbing, and electrical.

Highlights
  • Estimate creation from templates
  • Team scheduling and job board
  • Offline field app for technicians
  • Invoice generation and online payments
  • Client history and lead management
  • Time tracking and inventory management
Features
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Daybook is the all-in-one app for running a residential contracting business — built for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, and other trades. From the first call to getting paid, Daybook keeps the whole job in one place: • Estimates that win work — build them from templates for your trade and send by email; customers approve with one tap. • Scheduling & jobs — a calendar and job board your whole team can see, with checklists so nothing gets missed. • A field app your techs actually use — they see their day, clock in and out, and add notes and photos on site. It keeps working with no signal and syncs when they're back in range. • Invoices & payments — turn a finished job into an invoice in one step and get paid by card online. • The office, handled — client history, lead follow-ups, recurring invoices, maintenance plans, time tracking, inventory, and review requests. Pick your trade when you set up and Daybook loads a starter kit — templates, a price book, and inventory — so you're quoting real work in minutes. Daybook requires a Daybook account.

Screenshots

Simplifythis4 screens
Daybook for Contractors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Daybook for Contractors at 5.0 against Simplifythis's 4.0. Daybook for Contractors also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daybook for Contractors holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simplifythis ships an update every 3 months, Daybook for Contractors every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simplifythis versus Daybook for Contractors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplifythisDaybook for Contractors
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimplifyThisKRISTIAN TATE DOCKERY

Customer experience

Simplifythis

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Daybook for Contractors

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simplifythis

No in-app purchases

None

Daybook for Contractors

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simplifythis free?
Simplifythis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daybook for Contractors free?
Daybook for Contractors is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simplifythis or Daybook for Contractors?
Daybook for Contractors is rated higher. Simplifythis averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Daybook for Contractors averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Simplifythis or Daybook for Contractors have ads?
Neither Simplifythis nor Daybook for Contractors shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simplifythis or Daybook for Contractors?
Simplifythis ships an update every 3 months, and Daybook for Contractors every 5 weeks. Most recently, Simplifythis was updated on October 2, 2026 and Daybook for Contractors on October 8, 2026.

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