Comparison

FairInvoice vs GarageInvoice

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

Head to head
About

FairInvoice

Features
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Send a professional invoice in under a minute β€” and keep your money. FairInvoice is the honest way to bill your own clients: unlimited invoices free forever (no "three free, then pay" bait), no account, and a fair pay-once option for Pro. Your paperwork belongs to you; we don't rent it back. DESCRIBE THE JOB, CHECK THE DRAFT Type or say one sentence about the job and Describe It drafts the invoice or estimate for you to check. Scan Lines turns a photo of a supplier receipt or handwritten quote into lines you pick. Write a Reminder drafts a polite payment reminder in your client's language. All on your device with Apple Intelligence, nothing sent to a server; shown where it's available (iOS and macOS 26, supported languages). 5 free drafts and 3 free reminders, then Pro. WATCH YOUR INVOICE BUILD ITSELF Type a line item and the PDF updates in front of you. On iPad and Mac, the form sits beside a live preview of the real PDF. GET PAID, NOT JUST INVOICED The dashboard totals what you're owed, flags overdue invoices and charts what you've been paid. Put a payment link and QR code on your PDF so clients pay in a tap, get a nudge when an invoice slips past due, and set recurring invoices. Record deposits and partial payments β€” every PDF shows Paid to date and Balance due. ESTIMATES THAT WIN THE JOB Send an estimate, get the nod, then convert it to an invoice in one tap, linked both ways. Estimates are Pro; your first one is free. LOOK PROFESSIONAL Six clean PDF designs. Your logo, your exact brand color and typeface, payment instructions on the PDF, and a signature drawn or typed on screen. Your currency and date format, full right-to-left support. ON YOUR MAC, IN SYNC A native Mac app too, with a desktop widget and keyboard shortcuts. iCloud Sync (Pro) keeps your invoices, clients and items on iPhone, iPad and Mac through your own iCloud. Or export one backup file and restore it anywhere β€” free. TAX TIME, HANDLED The Income Report totals what you've been paid by year, quarter or any range, with tax collected and per-client totals, as PDF or CSV. Optional reminders keep quarterly estimated-tax dates on your radar. YOURS. PRIVATE. OFFLINE. No account, no sign-in. Everything stays on your device β€” and, only if you turn on iCloud Sync, in your own iCloud, never on our servers. We receive only anonymous usage statistics, crash reports and a device record our own server registers at launch (a random ID, app and OS version, language, time zone and your announcements choice), and β€” only if you choose to answer it β€” one optional question when you cancel Pro. Never your documents, never linked to you. Announcements are opt-in; if you allow notifications, a push token is added. Feedback you send from Settings reaches us with the email you give, so we can reply. FREE FOREVER Unlimited invoices, payment receipts, clients and saved items; the Ledger design as a clean PDF; the who-owes-me dashboard and widget; backup and restore to a single file; quarterly tax-date reminders; one estimate to try. FAIRINVOICE PRO β€” PICK HOW YOU PAY All six designs, an exact brand color and fonts, your logo, no footer credit, unlimited estimates, AI drafts and reminders, iCloud Sync, deposits and partial payments, pay-by-QR, the Income Report, signatures, CSV export, number prefixes and larger widgets. - Monthly β€” $2.99/month - Yearly β€” $19.99/year (best value; any free trial is shown before you buy) - Lifetime β€” $29.99 once. Yours forever. Not a subscription, never renews. Subscriptions auto-renew until canceled; cancel anytime in your App Store settings, at least 24 hours before the current period ends. FairInvoice creates and organizes your billing documents; payment instructions on your PDFs are between you and your client β€” the app never touches the money. Terms of Use (EULA): https://moathothman.github.io/ExploringIdeas-legal/fairinvoice/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://moathothman.github.io/ExploringIdeas-legal/fairinvoice/privacy.html

About

GarageInvoice

Features
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Look like a real shop β€” right from your phone. GarageInvoice is the estimate and invoice app built for solo and mobile mechanics. Scan a VIN, build a professional estimate in seconds, and text your customer a link they approve from their own phone. No paperwork, no chasing, no looking small. HOW IT WORKS β€’ Scan the VIN β€” point your camera and we decode the year, make, and model. β€’ Build the estimate β€” add parts and labor, snap photos, watch the total add up. β€’ Text it β€” send a branded estimate link in one tap. β€’ Get approved & paid β€” your customer taps Approve, then you invoice and take card payment. BUILT FOR MECHANICS WHO WORK FROM A TRUCK β€’ Professional estimates and invoices with your shop name β€’ VIN scanner and instant vehicle lookup β€’ Photos and line-item pricing β€’ Customer approvals by text β€” nothing for them to install β€’ Invoices and card payments β€’ Calendar and scheduling β€’ Service reminders and automatic review requests β€’ Works offline in the garage β€” syncs when you're back online ENGLISH & ESPAΓ‘OL The whole app β€” estimates, invoices, and the link your customer approves β€” works in natural Spanish, not robot Spanish. FREE TO START Send estimates and get approvals free, forever. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited jobs, invoices, card payments, calendar, and reminders. Stop looking small. Start looking like a real shop. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://garageinvoice.app/en/legal/privacy

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FairInvoice at every 2 weeks against GarageInvoice's every 2 months. FairInvoice also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. FairInvoice sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and GarageInvoice sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FairInvoice ships an update every 2 weeks, GarageInvoice every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
FairInvoice versus GarageInvoice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFairInvoiceGarageInvoice
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size17 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoaath OthmanMATKO SETNIK

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FairInvoice

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • FairInvoice Pro Lifetime$29.99
2 purchases

GarageInvoice

Subscriptions2
  • Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is FairInvoice free?
FairInvoice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GarageInvoice free?
GarageInvoice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FairInvoice or GarageInvoice have ads?
Neither FairInvoice nor GarageInvoice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FairInvoice or GarageInvoice?
FairInvoice ships an update every 2 weeks, and GarageInvoice every 2 months. Most recently, FairInvoice was updated on October 25, 2026 and GarageInvoice on October 24, 2026.

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