Comparison

Maati vs Daybook for Contractors

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

Head to head
About

Maati

Features
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Maati is a business management app built for makers, crafters, and home-based sellers who want a complete picture of their business in one place. Run your checkout with Tap to Pay on iPhone — no card reader required. Track customers, manage your product catalog, log expenses, and send professional invoices, all from your phone. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Accept payments with Tap to Pay on iPhone • Manage products with AI-powered photo descriptions • Track customers and order history • Log expenses and scan receipts automatically • Document your creative process with the built-in Workshop • View sales analytics and payment health at a glance • Export data and generate PDF invoices Whether you're selling at a craft fair, running pop-up events, or managing orders from home, Maati keeps your business organized without the overhead of enterprise software. Using the app requires a subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically each month until canceled. Cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy policy: https://www.maaticeramics.com/app/privacy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Daybook for Contractors

Manage your contracting business from initial contact to payment. Create estimates, schedule jobs, track team progress, and send invoices. Designed for trades like HVAC, plumbing, and electrical.

Highlights
  • Estimate creation from templates
  • Team scheduling and job board
  • Offline field app for technicians
  • Invoice generation and online payments
  • Client history and lead management
  • Time tracking and inventory management
Features
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Daybook is the all-in-one app for running a residential contracting business — built for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, and other trades. From the first call to getting paid, Daybook keeps the whole job in one place: • Estimates that win work — build them from templates for your trade and send by email; customers approve with one tap. • Scheduling & jobs — a calendar and job board your whole team can see, with checklists so nothing gets missed. • A field app your techs actually use — they see their day, clock in and out, and add notes and photos on site. It keeps working with no signal and syncs when they're back in range. • Invoices & payments — turn a finished job into an invoice in one step and get paid by card online. • The office, handled — client history, lead follow-ups, recurring invoices, maintenance plans, time tracking, inventory, and review requests. Pick your trade when you set up and Daybook loads a starter kit — templates, a price book, and inventory — so you're quoting real work in minutes. Daybook requires a Daybook account.

Screenshots

Maati4 screens
Daybook for Contractors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daybook for Contractors at none against Maati's 3. Maati's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support 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. Maati sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Daybook for Contractors asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maati ships an update every 6 days, Daybook for Contractors every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Maati versus Daybook for Contractors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaatiDaybook for Contractors
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaati Ceramics Inc.KRISTIAN TATE DOCKERY

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Maati

Subscriptions3
  • Maati Builder$1.991 Month
  • Maati Pro$5.991 Month
  • Maati Studio$14.991 Month
None

Daybook for Contractors

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maati free?
Maati is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daybook for Contractors free?
Daybook for Contractors is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Maati or Daybook for Contractors have ads?
Neither Maati nor Daybook for Contractors shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maati or Daybook for Contractors?
Maati ships an update every 6 days, and Daybook for Contractors every 5 weeks. Most recently, Maati was updated on October 31, 2026 and Daybook for Contractors on October 31, 2026.

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