Comparison

Dizly vs Hoist

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

Head to head
About

Dizly

Send and receive money quickly and securely with this intuitive financial app. It offers a seamless experience for reliable money transfers anytime, anywhere, featuring a simple interface for easy use.

Highlights
  • Fast money transfers
  • Secure transactions
  • Send and receive money
  • Anytime, anywhere access
  • Simple user interface
  • Reliable financial services
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A fast, secure, and seamless money transfer app that lets you send and receive money anytime, anywhere with ease. Designed to provide a smooth user experience and a simple interface to enjoy reliable and secure financial services.

About

Hoist

This app helps UK sole trader builders manage job costs, create quotes and invoices from their phone, and track expenses like receipts and mileage. It simplifies business administration with clear records and financial insights.

Highlights
  • Create quotes and invoices on-site
  • Scan and log receipts with OCR
  • Track job-related mileage
  • Detailed job costing and margin analysis
  • Export financial records (CSV/PDF)
  • View outstanding balances and job status
Features
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Good catch pulling this up — this description still sells the old Pro/subscription model throughout, and that EULA link at the bottom is specifically Apple's subscription agreement, which no longer applies at all. Here's the updated version: Hoist is built for UK sole trader builders who want less paperwork, cleaner records, and a better grip on every job. Create quotes and invoices from site. Scan receipts before they disappear. Track mileage. See what each job is really costing you. No accounting jargon. No bloated software. Just the tools a builder needs to stay on top of the business side of the job. Free to use. No subscription, no limits. KNOW WHAT YOU'RE OWED See your outstanding balance the moment you open the app. Track unpaid invoices, overdue jobs, quoted work and paid jobs in one clear place. QUOTE AND INVOICE FROM SITE Create professional PDF quotes and invoices in seconds. Send them straight from your phone while you're still on site, instead of leaving the paperwork until later. SCAN YOUR RECEIPTS Snap material receipts, fuel receipts and job expenses before they get lost in the van. Hoist reads the details with OCR and logs them against the right job. TRACK EVERY MILE Record site visits and calculate claimable mileage using UK mileage rates. Keep mileage records tidy throughout the year instead of trying to piece them together at tax time. JOB COSTING THAT WORKS Add labour, materials, receipts, expenses and mileage to each job. See your costs, income and margin before the job is finished, so you can stop undercharging and stay in control. EXPORT CLEAN RECORDS Export income, expenses and mileage as clean CSV or PDF records. Send them to your accountant or keep them ready for your own tax records. BUILT FOR BUILDERS Hoist is not trying to be full accounting software. It is made for builders who need a simple way to manage jobs, send invoices, log receipts and track mileage from their phone. COMPLETELY FREE Unlimited jobs, receipt scanning, mileage tracking and exports — all included, no card required, no subscription.

Screenshots

Dizly4 screens
Hoist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hoist at 100% against Dizly's 11%. Hoist also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Dizly's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (52 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Hoist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dizly has 52 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Dizly's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hoist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dizly ships an update fortnightly, Hoist every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dizly versus Hoist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDizlyHoist
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (52 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHE INTERNATIONAL SMART CARD CO. LLCCraig Paterson

Customer experience

Dizly

All ratings52 ratings
Positive28.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative69.2%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive10.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative83.8%

Hoist

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dizly

No in-app purchases

None

Hoist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dizly free?
Dizly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hoist free?
Hoist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dizly or Hoist?
Hoist is rated higher. Dizly averages 2.2 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Hoist averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dizly or Hoist have ads?
Neither Dizly nor Hoist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dizly or Hoist?
Dizly ships an update fortnightly, and Hoist every 5 days. Most recently, Dizly was updated on October 30, 2026 and Hoist on October 23, 2026.

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