Bill vs ActLedger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Bill
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Bill-Craft β Professional Invoicing, Built for the Way You Actually Work Send invoices, get paid, and run your books without the spreadsheet wrestling match. Bill-Craft is a polished, native invoicing app for freelancers, consultants, contractors, and small service businesses who want their billing to look professional and feel effortless. INVOICE IN UNDER A MINUTE Pick a customer, tap a few line items, email the PDF. That's it. No setup gauntlet, no required product catalog, no "configure your accounting structure" tutorial. Add line items directly to invoices when it's a one-off β build a real product catalog when you need one. ALL THE BILLING ESSENTIALS β’ Invoices and price quotes (with one-tap quote-to-invoice conversion) β’ Recurring invoices / service contracts that generate themselves β’ PDF generation with your logo, full company info, and billing terms β’ Email, print, share β built into every invoice β’ Payment terms: Due on Receipt, Net 10β90, with cascading defaults from company β customer β invoice β’ Early-payment discounts (2/10 Net 30 style) β automatically credited when paid on time GET PAID, TRACK EVERYTHING β’ Record cash, check, credit card, ACH, or account credit payments β’ Receive Payment workflow with automatic application to oldest invoices β’ Customer credit balances β overpayments stay on the account for next time β’ Real-time A/R aging that nets customer credits against outstanding, so you see your true exposure β’ Home screen at-a-glance: outstanding total, overdue amount, expected this week, paid this month CUSTOMERS, ITEMS, AND TEAM β’ Full customer management with billing/shipping addresses, payment terms overrides, credit limits β’ Inventory items with purchase price, selling price, vendor, on-hand and on-order quantities β’ Employee records with separate cost (hourly or salaried) and billable rate β track what you pay vs. what you charge β’ Reorder Report grouped by vendor β know exactly what to order and from whom REPORTS YOU'LL ACTUALLY USE Sales summary, sales by customer, sales by item, daily/weekly sales, A/R aging, customer balances, open invoices, payment summary, money received, reorder report. Every report exports as CSV and prints β no extra subscription. ALL YOUR DEVICES, ALWAYS IN SYNC Bill-Craft is native on iPhone, iPad, and Mac β designed for each platform, not a watered-down web app. The iPad uses the full split-view canvas. The Mac version is a real Mac app, not a Catalyst port. Best of all, everything syncs through your private iCloud β start an invoice from a job site on your phone, finish it on your Mac at the office, and the customer's history is right there. Add a new device? It's already up to date the moment you sign in. YOUR DATA, YOUR CLOUD Your data lives in your private iCloud β not on our servers, never sold, never seen by us. Full JSON backup any time. CSV export per entity. Year-End Close to archive paid invoices and roll forward open balances. If you ever stop using Bill-Craft, your data goes with you. HONEST PRICING β ONE TIME, NO SUBSCRIPTION Try Bill-Craft free for up to 5 customers β enough to send your first invoices and decide if it fits. Then it's a one-time purchase. No monthly fees, ever. β’ Starter β $4.99, up to 20 customers β’ Growth β $9.99, up to 100 customers β’ Pro β $19.99, unlimited Buy once. Use forever. Restore on any device signed in to your Apple ID. NO TRACKING. NO ADS. NO NONSENSE. Bill-Craft doesn't sell your data, your customers' data, or anything else. No cross-app tracking. No ads. The app does one job β help you get paid β and gets out of your way. Designed for the trades, freelancers, and small businesses that built their reputation on quality work, not paperwork. Bill-Craft makes the paperwork match.
ActLedger
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ActLedger is an end-to-end platform for managing your enterprise operations from a single hub. With 15+ industry-specific KPI templates, AI-powered analytics, and real-time field tracking, ActLedger helps you achieve operational excellence. KEY FEATURES - Real-Time Operations: Field data is collected, processed, and reflected on the cockpit screen instantly. - OperIQ - AI-Powered Insights: Our AI engine analyzes all field data, generates risk and opportunity signals, and recommends actions. - Enterprise KPI Engine: 7800+ ready-made KPI templates with a 5-layer measurement structure. Industry-specific metrics activated with a single tap. - Field Operations: Mobile-friendly task management, location-based tracking, and offline support. - Role-Based Access: 8-level permission hierarchy, department-level data isolation, and audit trail. - Real-Time Dashboard: Draggable widgets, live charts, and department-level views. - AssetIQ Inventory Management: Instant stock movements via QR code, batch/lot tracking, hierarchical approval flows. - Live Map and Facility Management: GPS tracking, 2D/3D facility plans, IoT device placement. - Excel/SQL Import: Seamlessly import your existing data. Excel, CSV, and SQL database integration. 15+ INDUSTRY TEMPLATES Manufacturing, construction, logistics, energy, healthcare, retail, agriculture, food, mining, tourism, and more. Terminology, departments, and KPI sets speak your industry's language. HOW IT WORKS 1. Admin selects the industry and departments, builds the organization tree. 2. KPI templates are automatically distributed, teams start working immediately. 3. OperIQ generates actionable insights for decision makers. 4. Mobile QR scanning for stock operations, hierarchical approval flow, live facility map. Privacy policy: https://www.actledger.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ActLedger at none against Bill's 3. ActLedger also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Bill's advantage is device support. On price there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Bill sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. ActLedger asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Bill | ActLedger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | β |
| Ads | No | β |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | β |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Historycentral.com | Sertac Gul |
In-app purchases
Bill
- "Starter β 20 customers$4.99
- Growth β 100 customers$9.99
- Pro β Unlimited customers$19.99
ActLedger
No in-app purchases








