Comparison

Billdu vs Invoice & Estimate Maker

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

Head to head
About

Billdu

This app helps small businesses, contractors, and freelancers create professional invoices and estimates quickly. It offers features like online payment processing, expense tracking, and client management to streamline billing and improve cash flow.

Highlights
  • Customizable invoice templates
  • Instant estimates and invoices
  • Online payment acceptance
  • Expense tracking with receipt scanning
  • Client management
  • Multi-device sync
  • Inventory management
Features
Currently charting
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Billdu is your all-in-one invoice maker, estimate generator, and billing app designed for small businesses, contractors, and freelancers in the US. Whether you’re creating a simple invoice, a professional estimate, or tracking receipts, Billdu makes it fast, easy, and reliable. Why choose Billdu? • Customizable Invoice Templates – Personalize with your logo, colors, and signature. Choose from professional layouts that impress clients. • Instant Estimates & Invoices – Create and send documents right after the job is done. • Get Paid Faster – Enable Stripe-powered Online Payments to accept credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and other popular payment methods. • Expense Tracking – Scan receipts, categorize expenses, and keep your business finances organized. • Contractor-Friendly Tools – Perfect for construction, plumbing, electrical, and service-based businesses. • Multi-Device Sync – Access your account and data from iPhone, iPad, or desktop in real-time. • Inventory Management – Track products, manage stock, and add items to invoices in one tap. • Client Management – Store and organize client data, import from contacts, and send reminders. Who Billdu is for? Billdu is perfect for contractors, estimators, and service companies including: painters, concrete, HVAC, roofers, renovators, plumbers, siding, lawn care, construction, electricians, carpenters, flooring, builders, pest control, tile, handymen, landscapers, drywallers, paving, remodeling, arborists, cleaning, general contractors, scaffolding, insulation, pool, EV charger installers and more! Advanced Features: - Attach product images to invoices - Know when an invoice was opened - Connect directly with your accountant - Use offline and sync later - Secure with Face ID or Touch ID - Generate reports and track cash flow Flexible Plans: Try Billdu free for 7 days. Upgrade to Lite, Standard, or Premium for unlimited invoices, estimates, and clients. Billdu helps you save time, get paid faster, and stay organized — all while maintaining a professional image. Terms: https://my.billdu.com/page/condition Privacy: https://my.billdu.com/page/protection

About

Invoice & Estimate Maker

Quickly generate professional invoices and estimates for your clients. Customize templates with your business details, add unlimited customers and services, and track payments on the go. Convert estimates to invoices with a single tap.

Highlights
  • Create invoices and estimates
  • Customize company details and logo
  • Unlimited customers, products, and services
  • Professional invoice themes
  • Track payments
  • Email invoices in PDF format
  • Convert estimates to invoices
Features
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Invoice & Estimate Maker app help you to quickly create professional invoices and send them to your customers. Its a perfect app for web designers, contractors, musicians, freelancers and all kind of small business owners. You'll be able to create invoices and estimates with-in few seconds. This business app allows you to create unlimited customers, products and services. You can choose from highly professional templates to generate invoice PDF and send it to your customer. You can enter all information about your business i.e. your company name, logo, address, email, phone number and more. Manage all your invoices and billing on the go. The app shows you all outstanding invoices and help you to get paid faster. This app does not requires you to have an active internet connection. So you can invoice your customer before leaving the place where there is no network available. The app also keeps track of all the payments made towards an invoice. You can also sign the invoice or estimate on your device. Features: * Create invoices and estimates. * Customize company details and logo. * Add unlimited customers, products and services. * Professional invoice themes. * Realistic invoice signature. * Track payments. * Configure multiple taxes (i.e. Service Tax, VAT etc). * Discount on item or total. * Email invoice in PDF format. * Notes to specify terms / conditions. * Convert estimate to invoice with just a single tap. * iCloud backup & restore. * Import customer from contact address book. * Statistics * Add "Paid" stamp on paid invoices. * Fast & easy interface. Please leave a 5 star rating if you find this app useful. Your support help us keep improving this app. Information about the auto-renewable subscription - You can purchase for monthly subscription ($1.99/month) or annual subscription ($19.99/year). - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - For more information on how to cancel subscription, please review - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 - Privacy policy: http://www.svgapps.com/privacy-policy - Terms of use: http://www.svgapps.com/terms

Screenshots

Billdu4 screens
Invoice & Estimate Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Billdu at free with in-app purchases against Invoice & Estimate Maker's subscription. Billdu also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (90% vs 74%). Invoice & Estimate Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Billdu sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Invoice & Estimate Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Billdu against 4.8 for Invoice & Estimate Maker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26K and 12K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Billdu's written reviews are positive against 74% of Invoice & Estimate Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Billdu ships an update every 2 weeks, Invoice & Estimate Maker every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Billdu versus Invoice & Estimate Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBillduInvoice & Estimate Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (26K ratings)4.8 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.9% of reviews — better74.3% of reviews
Number of ratings26K — better12K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#65 — better#170
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBILLDU LTDSVG Apps

Customer experience

Billdu

All ratings26,283 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews1,246 reviews
Positive89.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative7.9%

Invoice & Estimate Maker

All ratings12,134 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral7.0%
Negative18.7%

User reviews

Billdu

From 26K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 📊 Helpful business features
  • 🖼️ Professional-looking invoices
  • 🕰️ Time-saving
  • 💻 Seamless mobile experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 💳 Billing/payment issues
  • 🕰️ Slow customer support response

Invoice & Estimate Maker

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Professional-looking invoices
  • 💡 Customizable with company logo
  • 🚀 Quick to create estimates and invoices
  • 👍 Helpful for small businesses

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with emailing invoices/estimates
  • 🐛 Data sync problems between devices
  • 🔒 Lack of customer support responsiveness
  • 🔒 Subscription renewal issues
  • 🐛 Unexpected app lockouts

Bugs and requests

Billdu

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Invoices not being received by clients
  • Inconsistent invoice numbering
  • Inability to save draft estimates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved date/time handling
  • Ability to transfer data between businesses
  • More customization options for invoices
  • Integrated payment processing
  • Enhanced reporting and analytics

Invoice & Estimate Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Quantity and price changes not saving correctly
  • Inability to edit customer information
  • Losing all past estimates/invoices when switching devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to track material expenses and payroll
  • Allow adding multiple phone numbers and emails per client
  • Implement a way to back up data
  • Provide a phone number for customer support
  • Add option to sort/track created sections (e.g., labor, materials)

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Billdu

Subscriptions10
  • LITE - 1 month$7.991 Month
  • STANDARD (Month)$14.991 Month
  • STANDARD - 1 month$14.991 Month
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  • STANDARD - 1 month7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • PREMIUM (Month)$27.991 Month
  • PREMIUM - 1 month$27.991 Month
  • 24 invoices$59.991 Year
  • STARTER (Year)$59.991 Year
  • STANDARD (Year)$119.991 Year
  • STANDARD - 12 months$119.991 Year
2 purchases

Invoice & Estimate Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Billdu free?
Billdu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Invoice & Estimate Maker free?
Invoice & Estimate Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Billdu or Invoice & Estimate Maker?
Invoice & Estimate Maker is rated higher. Billdu averages 4.8 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while Invoice & Estimate Maker averages 4.8 from 12K ratings.
Do Billdu or Invoice & Estimate Maker have ads?
Neither Billdu nor Invoice & Estimate Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Billdu or Invoice & Estimate Maker?
Billdu ships an update every 2 weeks, and Invoice & Estimate Maker every 3 months. Most recently, Billdu was updated on November 7, 2026 and Invoice & Estimate Maker on November 7, 2026.
Which is more popular, Billdu or Invoice & Estimate Maker?
Billdu currently peaks at #65 in the App Store charts, and Invoice & Estimate Maker at #170. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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