Comparison

Contractor IQ vs Invoice Maker

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

Head to head
About

Contractor IQ

This AI-powered assistant helps contractors price jobs accurately, generate professional quotes, and understand profit margins. It offers guidance on material and labor costs, as well as pricing for various trades. Stop undercharging and start winning more profitable work.

Highlights
  • AI-powered pricing guidance
  • Professional estimate generation
  • Material and labor cost calculation
  • Markup and profit margin advice
  • Pricing Q&A for trades
  • Trade-specific pricing support
Features
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Walk the job. Send the bid. ContractorIQ turns a photo or a quick description into an itemized estimate, then into a branded quote or invoice your client can pay from. Stop pricing jobs at the kitchen table after hours. Snap the job site, add the scope, and get materials and labor broken out line by line, priced for your market and your pricing tier. HOW IT WORKS 1. Walk the job: take a photo, pick one from your library, or describe the work. 2. Get the estimate: materials, quantities, labor hours and totals, itemized. 3. Build the bid: turn it into an estimate, quote or invoice with your logo, markup and tax. 4. Send it: share a clean PDF with a scan-to-pay QR code. ESTIMATES FROM A PHOTO Tile, paint, decks, roofing, drywall, flooring and remodels. ContractorIQ reads the job and lists the materials and labor it takes, with your region and your tier (budget, standard or premium) built into the prices. QUOTES AND INVOICES THAT LOOK PRO Your logo and brand color on every PDF. Set your default markup, tax and hourly rate once and every new bid starts with them. Convert an estimate to a quote and a quote to an invoice, track what is sent, accepted, paid or overdue, and add a payment link your clients scan to pay. VISUALIZE THE FINISHED JOB Photograph the space, describe the finished look and see it rendered. Drag the before and after slider with your client, then get the cost to build that redesign. ASK THE ESTIMATOR Chat about pricing, scope, building codes, permits and how to word a bid. Look up current material and labor prices for your area. BUILT FOR General contractors, remodelers, handymen, roofers, painters, flooring, tile and deck pros, and anyone who writes bids for a living. Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese. ContractorIQ requires a subscription or purchase to use premium features, plans detailed below: PREMIUM PLANS ($4.99/week, $14.99/month, $24.99/quarter, $59.99/year, $39.99/year discount): - More photo and text estimates, itemized and priced for your market - More renders of the finished job, with the cost to build - More chats with the estimator, including live price lookups - Save and search more estimates The $24.99/quarter plan starts with a 3-day free trial and the $59.99/year plan with a 7-day free trial. By downloading this app, you agree to our terms and conditions and privacy policy: Terms: apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy: format.partners/contractoriq-privacy-policy Support: format.partners/support Contact: hello@format.partners IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER ContractorIQ provides estimating tools and general pricing guidance. Material costs, labor rates and building codes vary by location and change over time. Always confirm current pricing with your suppliers and check local code requirements before you bid.

About

Invoice Maker

Create professional invoices and estimates quickly from your phone, even offline. Designed for independent contractors, it allows easy client management, itemized billing, and PDF sharing. Track payments and follow up on overdue invoices with ease.

Highlights
  • Create professional invoices and estimates
  • Offline functionality
  • Client and item management
  • Convert estimates to invoices
  • Shareable PDF documents
  • Track sent and paid invoices
  • No cloud sync or accounts
Features
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Create clear, professional invoices and estimates from your phone — even when you are offline. Invoice Maker is built for independent contractors and tradespeople who want to turn a job into a shareable PDF without accounts, bookkeeping software, or a complicated setup. Set up your business details once, save client details for faster repeat work, and add itemized line items with quantities, prices, dates, notes, and a single tax rate. Running totals are calculated as you work. Create both invoices and estimates. Convert an estimate to an invoice when the job is approved, or duplicate a prior document to get a repeat job ready quickly. Preview a polished PDF and choose where to send it with your device's share sheet. Sharing does not change a document's status; mark an invoice sent or paid when you decide. See unpaid and overdue invoices at a glance so follow-up stays simple. Your business profile, clients, documents, and PDFs stay on your device. There are no accounts, ads, or cloud sync. The app collects usage analytics: which screens you visit, an approximate location worked out from your internet connection, and screen recordings with text and images hidden. INVOICE MAKER PRO After setup, Invoice Maker needs an Invoice Maker Pro subscription. Choose yearly, with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers, or monthly. Prices are shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Restore purchases on a new device with the same Apple Account. Terms of Use: https://klm-labs.github.io/invoice-creator/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://klm-labs.github.io/invoice-creator/privacy/

Screenshots

Contractor IQ4 screens
Invoice Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Contractor IQ at free with in-app purchases against Invoice Maker's subscription. Contractor IQ also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 2). Invoice Maker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.5). On price, rating, 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. Contractor IQ sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Invoice Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 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 — 5.0 for Contractor IQ against 5.0 for Invoice Maker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contractor IQ ships an update every 5 weeks, Invoice Maker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Contractor IQ versus Invoice Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContractor IQInvoice Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFormat Partners LLCMayank Kumar Grover

Customer experience

Contractor IQ

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Invoice Maker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Contractor IQ

Subscriptions5
  • ContractorIQ Premium - Weekly$4.997 Days
  • ContractorIQ Premium - Monthly$14.991 Month
  • ContractorIQ Premium - Quarterly3 Days trial$24.993 Months
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  • ContractorIQ Premium Annual Coupon$39.991 Year
  • ContractorIQ Premium - Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • ContractorIQ Premium - Lifetime$59.99
2 purchases

Invoice Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Contractor IQ free?
Contractor IQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Invoice Maker free?
Invoice Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Contractor IQ or Invoice Maker?
Contractor IQ and Invoice Maker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Contractor IQ or Invoice Maker have ads?
Neither Contractor IQ nor Invoice Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contractor IQ or Invoice Maker?
Contractor IQ ships an update every 5 weeks, and Invoice Maker weekly. Most recently, Contractor IQ was updated on October 24, 2026 and Invoice Maker on October 29, 2026.

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