Comparison

ServicePal vs Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate

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

Head to head
About

ServicePal

This app transforms your tablet into a digital tool for managing service work. It streamlines job scheduling, invoicing, estimates, and inspections, helping to reduce paperwork and improve efficiency for field service professionals. It also offers features like appointment reminders and mobile payment acceptance.

Highlights
  • Electronic work orders, invoices, estimates, and inspections
  • Scheduling and dispatching
  • Price book with flat rate pricing
  • Mobile payment acceptance
  • Offline work capability
  • Customer signature capture
  • Customizable invoice formats
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ServicePal turns your iPad into an electronic clipboard for work orders, invoices, estimates, and inspections. ServicePal for iPad works with ServicePal for the Office, bringing comprehensive scheduling and dispatching to your company. BENEFITS - Minimize paperwork. - Schedule and dispatch jobs with ease - Up-to-date price book at your fingertips - Sell more service agreements - Appointment reminders - Shorten drive time - Accept mobile payments (merchant account required) - Work offline - Capture customer signatures, photos and notes - Email invoices FEATURES - Price Book with support for Flat Rate pricing - Offer discounts and coupons - Sales tax calculation. Supports multiple rates - Custom invoice formats - Equipment tracking - Supports multiple service locations - Integrates with Apple Maps or Google Maps - Industry specific forms - Customize invoices using drag/drop Form Designer - Text Messaging reminders to customers. - Form library: Invoice, Estimate, Work Order, NFPA-72, HVAC Work Order, Pool Cleaning, Landscape Maintenance, Insulation Estimate, HVAC Maintenance Agreement, Level 1 and Level 2 Chimney Inspections, Dryer Vent Inspection, Safety Inspection, Multi-Unit, Inspection, Pest Inspection, Equipment Inspection (Water heater, Boiler, Furnace, Water Heater), Bleacher inspections and more... Works across field service disciplines - Air Quality testing - Bleacher Inspections - Chimney Inspections (Level 1 chimney inspection, Level 2 Chimney inspection) - Chimney Sweep scheduling - Electrical services - Elevator Repair - Facilities Management - Fireplace / Hearth repair - Fire Inspections, Fire Safety (NFPA-72) - Hood Cleaning / Commercial Kitchen service (NFPA-98) - HVAC (Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning) - Inspections (fire, property, state and local government) - Landscaping - Machine Calibration - Pest & Termite Control - Plumbing - Pool Service - Rental Agencies - Solar panel installers and more REVIEWS "Customer's perception of my business have massively improved!" "My company has been fully paperless in the field for 5 yrs with ServicePal" "The most straightforward, adaptable, and easy to use app in its class. The form builder allows you to make beautiful, fully customized worksheets, invoices, estimates, inspections, ...whatever you need. All kept and synced in the cloud...no tech burden or experts necessary!" "We have been utilizing this app in our service department and found it to be very beneficial. Not only to us as a company, but for our customers as well!" "This app has been greatly beneficial to our HVAC company. I enjoy the ability to share information about jobs with our service techs. The tech support team is also very responsive to the questions that I have." "This is the first mobile solution we have been able to use for our air filtration business. ServicePal is critical to our ongoing maintenance and service offerings. With ServicePal we are able to service our customers more consistently and see if we are running behind on jobs."

About

Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate

This comprehensive operating system is designed for contractors across various trades. It integrates CRM, AI-powered estimating, business phone services, payment processing, and project management tools to streamline operations and enhance client communication.

Highlights
  • AI-powered estimating with live pricing
  • Integrated business phone system
  • Payment processing with tap-to-pay
  • Dispatch, scheduling, and project management
  • Automated job costing
  • Branded client portal and free website
  • QuickBooks sync
Features
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Contractor+ isn't another generic estimate & invoice app. It's your CRM, dispatch system, AI estimator, eSign engine, business phone system, and payment processor — all in one. Meet the first and only Operating System purpose-built for contractors. HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, drywall, painting, flooring, concrete, fencing, pool, landscaping, remodeling, handyman — and 30+ trades. Contractor+ starts where general field service management software ends. —— CRM THAT THINKS LIKE A CONTRACTOR Call, text, email, and follow up from one timeline. Every touchpoint logged and tied to the job AND the property — not just a contact. A visual sales pipeline shows every opportunity's dollar value with one tap to convert to a job. —— ESTIMATIC AI Describe the job. Snap a photo. Upload measurements, an EagleView or Hover report, or a competitor's bid. Estimatic AI builds 99% of the quote using live pricing from Lowe's, ABC Supply, Menards, and QXO — plus real local labor rates. Good/Better/Best options, add-ons, upsells. Done in minutes, not hours. —— BUILT-IN BUSINESS PHONE A full business phone system inside your CRM. IVR menus, group numbers, advanced routing, personal lines, two-way SMS, voicemail, call recording, AI transcription, and AI sentiment analysis. —— CONTRACTOR+ PAY 2.7% credit cards. 1% ACH (capped at $10). Free Bluetooth tap-to-pay reader shipped to you. Same-day or next-day payouts. Pass card fees to clients. Plus integrated client financing up to $50K per project through Wisetack — built into every estimate and invoice. —— DISPATCH, SCHEDULING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT Drag-and-drop dispatch for every crew. Gantt charts, phases, tasks, and subtasks. Crew location visibility. Real-time two-way sync with Google, Outlook, and iCal. No Zapier needed. —— ESTIMATE-TO-CONTRACT FLOW Quotes convert to signed contracts automatically. Digital signing built in. No DocuSign. No third-party e-sign fees. —— LIVING INVOICES + CHANGE ORDERS Invoices update in real time as time, materials, and change orders post. One tap pulls in every uninvoiced billable. —— AUTOMATED JOB COSTING The second your team clocks in, logs miles, or adds materials, your job cost updates live — by category, against budget. No waiting on bookkeeping. —— BRANDED CLIENT PORTAL + FREE WEBSITE SEO-optimized contractor website hosted on YOUR domain. Branded client portal where customers view progress, pay, and chat. Passwordless login. You look like a Fortune 500 — for free. —— LOCAL SEO FOR CONTRACTORS We manage and rank your Google Business Profile and capture more reviews. Get more local leads from search for less than the cost of one bad lead. —— TIME, MILEAGE & PROPERTY PROFILES GPS-stamped clock-ins. Auto-logged mileage. Property profiles tie every job, message, invoice, and document to an address — not just a contact. —— REAL-TIME QUICKBOOKS SYNC From jobsite to ledger. Map your chart of accounts. Your bookkeeper actually likes you. —— EVERY INTEGRATION YOU NEED QuickBooks, CompanyCam, Hover, EagleView, Wisetack, Lowe's, Menards, ABC Supply, QXO, Angi, Thumbtack, Meta, Google, Zapier, developer API. 5,000+ Zapier connections. THE BIG FSM TOOLS HELP YOU KEEP UP. CONTRACTOR+ HELPS YOU SCALE UP. All the power of enterprise software. None of the pain. Half the cost of platforms that still can't connect jobs, crews, and customers in one flow. No forced upgrades. No clunky integrations. No per-seat tax. Whether you're a solopreneur or running 100 techs, your crew stays in motion and your jobs stay profitable. Trusted by 50,000+ construction and service contractors, with a 4.7-star average rating from thousands of reviews. Use Contractor+ free, forever. Get a 14 Day Pro Team trial, no CC required. Upgrade to the full Operating System when you're ready.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate at weekly against ServicePal's every 3 months. Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 7). ServicePal's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, 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. ServicePal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ServicePal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate has 1.9K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of ServicePal's written reviews are positive against 89% of Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ServicePal ships an update every 3 months, Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
ServicePal versus Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterServicePalContractor+ Invoice & Estimate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.8 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews93.9% of reviews — better89.2% of reviews
Number of ratings71.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#188 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB329 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperServicePal Inc.Contractor Plus, Inc.

Customer experience

ServicePal

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%

Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate

All ratings1,870 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews305 reviews
Positive89.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative8.9%

Bugs and requests

ServicePal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Permission denied error when scheduling
  • Estimate total not updating after edits

Requested features

5 requests
  • Deposit payment options
  • Expanded material pricing database
  • Integrated project scheduling calendar
  • Enhanced team collaboration features
  • Improved contract and proposal templates

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ServicePal

One-time1
  • PREMIUM$59.99
10 purchases

Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate

Subscriptions10
  • Professional (Monthly)$14.991 Month
  • Professional Monthly (1 User)$23.991 Month
  • Professional Monthly (1 User)$29.991 Month
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  • Corporate (Monthly)$49.991 Month
  • Ultimate Monthly (1 User)$49.991 Month
  • PRO Monthly (1 User)$49.991 Month
  • Professional Monthly (2 Users)$59.991 Month
  • PRO Team Monthly (2 Users)$99.991 Month
  • Professional Yearly (1 User)$169.991 Year
  • Ultimate Yearly (1 User)$349.991 Year

Questions

Is ServicePal free?
ServicePal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate free?
Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ServicePal or Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate?
ServicePal is rated higher. ServicePal averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate averages 4.8 from 1.9K ratings.
Do ServicePal or Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate have ads?
Neither ServicePal nor Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ServicePal or Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate?
ServicePal ships an update every 3 months, and Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate weekly. Most recently, ServicePal was updated on November 1, 2026 and Contractor+ Invoice & Estimate on November 3, 2026.

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