Invoice Maker vs Simple Invoice PDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Invoice Maker
Create professional PDF invoices, estimates, and receipts offline. Manage payments, track expenses, and generate reports with secure, on-device data storage and optional iCloud backup. Offers a free tier with limited PDFs per month and a Pro version for unlimited use.
- Create PDF invoices, estimates, and receipts
- Offline functionality
- Client signature capture
- Payment tracking and reminders
- Dashboard and reports
- CSV export
- Logo and signature addition
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Invoice Maker: PDF & Estimate makes professional invoices, estimates and receipts on iPhone and iPad. There is no account and no sign-up, and it works fully offline, so you can bill a client from a job site, a basement or a plane. Everything stays on your device and in your own iCloud. We never see your clients, prices or revenue. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add your business name, logo and currency once. 2. Create an invoice, estimate or receipt: pick a client, then add items, tax and shipping. 3. Preview the PDF and send it by email, Messages or AirDrop. 4. Record payments as they arrive. Paid, partly paid and overdue show at a glance. NEW IN 1.1 - Credit notes: credit a whole invoice, chosen items or an amount. Balances and reports update by themselves. - Client statements: open items or account activity for any period, with aging, as a PDF. - PO numbers and shipping on invoices, with optional tax on shipping. - Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen: money owed, overdue, paid this month or open estimates. - New invoice and New estimate buttons for Control Centre, the Lock Screen and the Action button. - Siri and Shortcuts: ask what you're owed, start an invoice or record a payment. - Spotlight finds invoices by client or number. FREE, NOT A TRIAL - Unlimited invoices, estimates, receipts and credit notes - Unlimited clients, payments and reports - 5 new PDFs a month; previews are always free, and resending an unchanged PDF never counts - 3 of the 9 PDF templates - Client signatures, payment links with a QR code, reminders and overdue alerts - Tax report, CSV export and iCloud backup - One business and one recurring invoice INVOICE MAKER PRO (monthly or yearly) - Unlimited PDFs - All 9 PDF templates - Client statements with balances and aging - Recurring invoices, sent on schedule - Unlimited businesses, each with its own logo, currency and numbering - Custom invoice number prefixes GREAT FOR Freelancers, contractors, consultants, plumbers, electricians, cleaners, designers, photographers, tutors and small businesses that need to send a quote today and get paid next week. WORKS WITH - PDF invoices, estimates, receipts, credit notes and statements - Any currency, with totals kept separate per currency - A tax rate per line, tax-inclusive or tax-exclusive prices, discounts and shipping - The app in 11 languages, chosen separately from your iPhone's language - iPhone and iPad QUESTIONS Do I need an account? No. There is no sign-up and no login. Open the app and make an invoice. Does it work offline? Yes. Everything works without a connection except iCloud backup and purchases. Is it free? Yes. The free version is a complete invoicing app with no time limit and no ads. Pro is an optional subscription. Can I turn an estimate into an invoice? Yes, in one tap. The estimate is kept and linked to the new invoice. Can I correct an invoice after sending it? Yes. Issue a credit note for the whole invoice, some items or an amount, and the client's balance updates. Can my client sign on my iPhone? Yes. The client signs on the screen and the signature prints on the PDF. Does it handle sales tax and VAT? Yes. Set a rate per line, choose tax-inclusive or tax-exclusive prices, and export a tax report grouped by rate. What happens if Pro ends? Nothing is lost. Every document, client and payment stays readable and exportable. Can I recover something I deleted? Yes. Deleted documents and clients stay in Recently Deleted for 30 days. Questions or problems? Write to support@amanghuman.com. We read every message. Terms of Use (EULA): https://amanghuman.com/eula?app=invoicemaker Privacy Policy: https://amanghuman.com/privacy?app=invoicemaker
Simple Invoice PDF
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Create a professional invoice, receipt, or estimate in 30 seconds — and send it as a clean PDF. No account. No subscription. No limits. Tired of invoice apps that make you sign up, push you into a cloud, and then cap how many documents you can send — even on a paid plan? Simple Invoice PDF is the opposite: open the app, fill in a few fields, share the PDF. Done. WHY FREELANCERS CHOOSE IT • Unlimited documents — free, forever. No monthly caps, no "3 invoices per month" tricks. • No developer account or server upload. Your data stays on your device unless you choose Pro iCloud Backup or explicitly share a PDF. • Reliable export & print. PDFs are generated with the system print engine — what you see is exactly what your client gets, in email, messages, or on paper. • Fast input. Only the fields that matter are required. Repeat clients are one tap away. WHAT'S INSIDE • Invoices, receipts, and estimates with automatic numbering • Line items with quantities, rates, and automatic totals • Tax rate and notes • Client list — add once, reuse forever • Business profile: your details, logo, currency, tax defaults • PDF preview before sending • Share anywhere: email, messages, print, save to Files • Professional templates for different kinds of work FREE VS PRO The free version is fully functional and unlimited — every document simply carries a small "Made with Simple Invoice PDF" line. Pro is a single one-time purchase (not a subscription!) and unlocks: • PDFs without the watermark • Your logo on documents • Premium templates • Brand colors, signatures, payment details and QR codes • Automatic iCloud backup with manual restore Pay once, keep it forever. That's it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Simple Invoice PDF works offline with no registration and no tracking. Documents leave your device only when you explicitly share a PDF or use the optional Pro backup stored in your private iCloud container. Perfect for freelancers, contractors, handymen, cleaners, tutors, photographers, designers, small shops — anyone who needs to bill a client without fighting an app. Terms of Use: https://simple-invoice-pdf.vercel.app/terms.html Download it, make your first invoice, and see how simple invoicing should be.
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Invoice Maker and Simple Invoice PDF are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Invoice Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Simple Invoice PDF sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Invoice Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple Invoice PDF fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Invoice Maker | Simple Invoice PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amandeep Singh | Serghei Eschin |
In-app purchases
Invoice Maker
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Annual$34.991 Year
Simple Invoice PDF
- Simple Invoice Pro$9.99
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