Presence vs stePlan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Presence
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Write proposals and invoices, keep your clients organized and share your digital business card – on iPhone, iPad and Mac. No account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your devices and, with iCloud sync, in your own iCloud. FREE • Your digital business card with a QR code • Clients and leads with notes and follow-up reminders; add a contact from a business card or a QR code • Unlimited drafts, and 3 invoices and 3 proposals issued every month • Your logo on every invoice and proposal, in the size you choose • Mark invoices paid, record deposits and part payments, send a reminder yourself • Correct an issued invoice with a credit note • Expenses, reports and CSV export • iCloud sync, App Lock with Face ID or Touch ID, and “Back up all data” PRESENCE PRO (subscription) • Unlimited invoices and proposals • Recurring invoices for retainers, with contract end and renewal reminders • Automatic payment reminders • Receipt scanning: a scanned or imported receipt becomes an expense • Attachments on proposals, invoices and expenses • A client workspace (HTML) to send with a proposal or an invoice • XRechnung (XML) export for invoices from Germany INVOICES THAT LOOK FINISHED Every invoice opens as the document your client will see, with one clear next step: send it, mark it paid or send a reminder. The PDF shows line items with quantities and units, VAT per rate, a discount before or after tax, deposits and payments received, the balance due and a QR code for your payment link – on euro invoices also a QR code for the bank transfer. FROM PROPOSAL TO PAID • Proposals with scope, terms and a valid-until date; mark them sent, accepted or declined, and turn an accepted proposal into an invoice • Numbers are given when a document is issued, and issued documents are locked • A currency and a language for each document: English, German, French or Spanish • Home shows what you’re owed, what’s overdue and what needs you next YOUR COUNTRY’S DETAILS • An invoice checklist by country, and tax-note templates such as § 19 UStG (Germany), “TVA non applicable, art. 293 B du CGI” (France) and reverse charge • XRechnung for invoices from Germany: our sample invoices pass the official KoSIT validator (XRechnung 3.0.2, October 2026) • Presence doesn’t send e-invoices through Peppol or an approved platform, and it doesn’t replace a tax advisor ON EVERY DEVICE • iPhone: widget, Siri and Shortcuts, Spotlight • iPad: a sidebar and a desk with the document and its details side by side • Mac: a real Mac app with tables, a ⌘K command bar, keyboard shortcuts and a menu bar extra Presence Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, charged to your Apple Account. It renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aploapps.com/apps/presence-studio/privacy/
stePlan
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stePlan is the client portal for freelancers. Run every project in clear steps and share progress with your client via a single private link — no login, no account, no messy email threads. Built for designers, developers, photographers, planners, and every solo maker who handles client work without an agency behind them. ONE LINK YOUR CLIENT CAN FOLLOW Share a Client Portal link and your client sees live progress: which step you're on, what's done, what needs their approval. They never create an account or download anything. It works in any browser, in dark or light mode. EVERY PROJECT, IN STEPS Break work into Steps and Phases that feel as light as Reminders. Status at a glance — Not Started, In Progress, Waiting on Client, Completed — so nothing slips. Reuse a Step Plan as a template for the kind of project you do again and again. BRIEFS CLIENTS ACTUALLY FINISH Send a Brief as a link and get every answer you need to start — scope, dates, budget, references. No back-and-forth, no half-filled Google Docs. DEADLINES ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Home and Lock Screen widgets show the next thing due — readable across the room. TELL CLAUDE TO PLAN IT stePlan connects to Claude and other AI assistants through a built-in MCP server. Just ask — "create a project for Anna, steps Moodboard, Concept, Final" — and it appears in the app. Optional, and off until you turn it on. CALM, CONSIDERED DESIGN A quiet dark interface that stays out of your way, native controls, and motion that never shows off. PRICING Free to start. Pro unlocks unlimited projects and the full Client Portal: €9.99 / month €79.99 / year €111.99 once (lifetime) Your data is yours — export or delete your account anytime from Settings. Questions? support@steplan.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: stePlan at every 2 weeks against Presence's every 7 months. Presence's advantage is device support (3 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
Both are free to download. Presence sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $17.99 per year and stePlan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Presence ships an update every 7 months, stePlan every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Presence | stePlan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikolaos Sarantinos | Tatiana Papastylianou |
In-app purchases
Presence
- Presence Pro Annual2 variants$17.991 Year
stePlan
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Lifetime$99.99


