Comparison

Billora vs PocketBM

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

Head to head
About

Billora

Manage your freelance business with time tracking, professional invoicing, and profitability analysis. This app offers expense and mileage logging, revenue forecasting, and tax preparation tools, all with a strong focus on user privacy through iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Time tracking with idle detection
  • Professional PDF invoice generation
  • Profitability dashboard per client
  • Revenue forecasting and pipeline view
  • Expense and mileage tracking
  • On-device tax estimation
  • Focus Mode and Pomodoro timer
Features
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Billora is the freelance business OS built for iPhone and iPad. Track every billable hour, create professional invoices from your time entries in seconds, and see exactly which clients are making you money — all stored privately in your own iCloud account. No backend server. No account to create. No one else touching your financial data. TIME TRACKING THAT STAYS WITH YOU Start a timer from Dynamic Island, your Lock Screen, or with a tap inside the app. Billora suggests timers based on your calendar and recent work. When you forget to stop, idle detection catches it. Round entries to the nearest 6, 15, or 30 minutes so your timesheets are always clean. PROFESSIONAL INVOICES IN SECONDS Select billable time entries, pick a template — Clean, Classic, or Bold — and Billora generates a polished PDF invoice. Add Stripe or PayPal payment links so clients can pay instantly. Set up recurring invoices for retainer clients and never chase a monthly bill again. ESTIMATES & PROPOSALS Create quotes before work begins. When the client approves, convert the estimate to an invoice with one tap. PROFITABILITY DASHBOARD See your effective hourly rate per client, not just what you charge. Billora calculates real profitability by factoring in revision time, scope creep, and unbilled hours. Clients are ranked by a composite health score built from payment speed, revision rate, and billing discipline. REVENUE FORECAST A pipeline view showing draft invoices, sent invoices, and projected earnings from active timers — so you always know what's coming in. EXPENSE & MILEAGE TRACKING Log expenses by category, scan receipts with your camera, and track business mileage. Billora detects when you drive to a client site and offers to log the trip automatically. REPORTS & TAX PREP Generate weekly timesheets, client summaries, and date-range breakdowns. Save report templates so your quarterly tax report is one tap away. The built-in tax estimator calculates quarterly estimates from your real earnings — entirely on-device. FOCUS MODE & POMODORO Go full-screen with ambient sound and Do Not Disturb for deep work sessions. The Pomodoro timer keeps you in rhythm with structured work and break intervals. WIDGETS & SIRI SHORTCUTS Track time from your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or StandBy. Ask Siri to start a timer or check your earnings by voice. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Everything syncs through your personal iCloud account using CloudKit. Your clients, invoices, time entries, and financial data never touch a third-party server. Period. Billora PRO — $9.99/YEAR Start with a 14-day free trial. Unlock profitability analytics, revenue forecasting, estimates, Focus Mode, unlimited mileage, professional invoice templates, CSV import, widgets, Siri shortcuts, tax estimator, batch operations, and saved report templates — all for 83¢ a month. Family Sharing supported. Designed for freelancers, consultants, contractors, and solo business owners who want to run their business from their pocket. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy : https://www​.mobileinnov​.com​/​Privacy​Policy​.html

About

PocketBM

Features
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PocketBM (Pocket Business Manager) is the simple, private way for independent professionals to run their business — right from their pocket. Manage clients, projects, tasks, appointments, payments and expenses in one beautifully designed app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Built for freelancers, coaches, therapists, photographers, consultants and other solo pros who want to stay organized without the complexity of heavy CRMs. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE - Clients — profiles, notes, tags and full history for every client - Projects — organize your work, track status and budgets - Tasks — a simple list or a drag-and-drop Kanban board - Calendar — appointments and reminders so you never miss a thing - Payments & Expenses — track what comes in and goes out - Reports — income vs. expenses, profit, and CSV/PDF export for your accountant - Dashboard — your whole business at a glance, with charts and monthly trends PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data lives in your own private iCloud account — not on our servers. There's no account to create, and everything syncs automatically and securely across your iPhone, iPad and Mac. Works offline, too. DESIGNED FOR APPLE A native app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, with a premium design and full keyboard and trackpad support on Mac. FREE TO START Use PocketBM free with up to 10 clients and all the core tools. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited clients and the full finance suite. POCKETBM PRO - Monthly — $5.99 - Annual — $39.99 (with a 7-day free trial) - Lifetime — $89.99 (one-time) Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Terms: https://pocketbm.com/terms Privacy: https://pocketbm.com/privacy

Screenshots

Billora4 screens
PocketBM4 screens

Verdict

The call

Billora and PocketBM are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Billora sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and PocketBM sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Billora versus PocketBM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBilloraPocketBM
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.4 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobile Innovations LLCAlejandro Paez

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Billora

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Upgrade14 Days trial$9.991 Year
3 purchases

PocketBM

Subscriptions2
  • PocketBM Pro (Monthly)$5.991 Month
  • PocketBM Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • PocketBM Pro (Lifetime)$89.99

Questions

Is Billora free?
Billora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PocketBM free?
PocketBM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Billora or PocketBM have ads?
Neither Billora nor PocketBM shows ads.

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