Receipt Maker vs CustomInvoice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Receipt Maker
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Create a clean, signed PDF receipt in about 30 seconds: type the amount, pick who paid, say what it was for, and send it by WhatsApp, email, or print. Receipt Maker works like a cash register — the number pad comes first, everything else is optional until you need it. Built for tradespeople, freelancers, landlords, tutors, cleaners, small shops, and private sellers who get paid in person and want to hand over proof of payment on the spot. SIX RECEIPT TYPES, ONE SIMPLE FLOW • Standard receipt — the classic block with number, amount, payer, purpose, place, date, and signature • Partial payment & deposit — shows the total, what has been paid, and the balance due • Installment plan — "payment 2 of 6" with the full schedule • Rent receipt — property, rental period, and an annual statement per tenant (Pro) • Security deposit — clearly marked, no tax line • Private sale — sold-as-seen wording with signature fields for both parties GET PAID THE REST • Put a payment QR code right on the receipt • SEPA GiroCode: the payer scans it in their banking app with the balance pre-filled • Or add your PayPal or Venmo link so the next payment is one tap away FAST BY DESIGN • Amount-first entry on a big number pad, with net/gross tax breakdown • Pick payers from your contacts or saved payer list — recent payers on top • Reusable purposes, plus optional itemized lines when a receipt needs detail • The amount in words is added automatically • Sequential numbering (e.g. RCT-2026-0001) with void handling that keeps the sequence intact • Duplicate any receipt, or create a follow-up receipt for the remaining balance that references the original PROFESSIONAL ON PAPER • Clean receipt templates — 2 free, all with Pro • Your logo, business details, tax ID, bank details, and signature • Tax options that fit: standard rates, mixed rates per line, or tax-exempt wording for small businesses • Receipts in English or German; app interface also in French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese ORGANIZED BY DEFAULT • Searchable history with monthly summaries • Filter by payer, type, and period • Export or re-share any PDF at any time • Full local backup — take everything with you to a new phone FREE AND PRO Receipt Maker is free to download and use: create receipts every month at no cost, with the core receipt types included. Pro removes the watermark and the monthly limit, unlocks all templates and rent receipts with annual statements, and includes all future Pro features. Available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. If a free trial is offered, it converts to a paid subscription unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. PRIVACY Receipt content, saved payer details, and signatures stay on your device; no account is required. Apple and RevenueCat process purchase and entitlement data. See the Privacy Policy for details. Important: Receipt Maker creates simple receipts (proof of payment). It does not create full tax invoices and is not a substitute for bookkeeping software, certified cash register systems, or professional tax advice. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/receiptmakerlegal/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/receiptmakerlegal/terms
CustomInvoice
Create professional invoices, estimates, and receipts offline. Customize documents with your branding, track payments, and export data for accounting. Designed for freelancers and small businesses.
- Create invoices, estimates, and receipts
- Offline functionality
- Customizable branding and templates
- Payment tracking
- PDF export
- CSV export for accounting
- Tax rate and discount calculation
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Create professional invoices, estimates, and sale receipts for your own business, send them as PDFs, and track exactly who has paid. No account. No cloud. No tracking. CustomInvoice works completely offline, on your iPhone. Built for freelancers, contractors, and small businesses who want to bill a client in two minutes and get back to the work that earns the money. INVOICES, ESTIMATES, AND RECEIPTS Every document is issued by your business, in your name. Write an invoice for work you have done, send an estimate or quote before you start, or hand a customer a sale receipt on the spot. Add line items with quantities and rates, and watch the total update as you type. Set your own numbering, too. ACME-0001 instead of INV-0001, with a separate sequence for each document type, so your books read the way you keep them. SEND A PDF YOUR CLIENT WILL TAKE SERIOUSLY Every document renders as a clean, printable PDF invoice. Send it straight from the app by email, or push it through the share sheet into whatever your client actually uses. No watermark on any tier. GET PAID, AND SEE WHO HASN'T PAID Record part payments and full payments against any invoice and watch the balance fall. CustomInvoice works out paid, part paid, outstanding, and overdue from your payment record every time it shows them, so the number in front of you is never a stale total someone forgot to update. INVOICE TEMPLATES AND YOUR OWN BRANDING Choose from three invoice templates: Classic, Modern, and Minimal. Put your logo and brand colour on every page. Your invoice should look like your business, not like an app. TAX RATES AND DISCOUNTS THAT ADD UP Create named tax rates and apply them per line, so a job that mixes taxable labour with exempt materials bills correctly. Discount a single line or the whole invoice. Every amount is calculated the way an accountant would check it. REPORTS, AND CSV FOR YOUR ACCOUNTANT See what you are owed, how much of it is late, how late, and what you billed each month. Export your documents and payments to CSV and hand your bookkeeper a spreadsheet instead of a shoebox. BUILT TO BE TRUSTED WITH MONEY Every amount is a whole number of cents. Line totals are rounded individually and then added, so the total on the invoice always equals the column your client is reading. Document numbers are never reused, so your sequence stays an audit trail. PRIVATE BY DESIGN, AND GENUINELY OFFLINE CustomInvoice has no account, no login, and no cloud sync. Your clients, your rates, and your invoices live on your device and are never uploaded. The app works with the radio off: on a plane, in a basement, or on a site with no signal. Most invoicing apps make you create an account before you can send anything. This one does not. WHO USES CUSTOMINVOICE Freelance designers, developers, and writers. Photographers and videographers. Electricians, plumbers, painters, landscapers, and cleaners. Tutors, coaches, therapists, and consultants. Market traders and makers. Anyone self employed who invoices a client and wants to be paid on time without handing their books to a stranger. If your subscription lapses, every document you already made still opens, still carries its logo and layout, and still sends. We will never hold an invoice you need to send today hostage. Questions: info@customapps.us
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CustomInvoice at none against Receipt Maker's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Receipt Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. CustomInvoice asks for nothing beyond the download.
Receipt Maker ships an update fortnightly, CustomInvoice every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Receipt Maker | CustomInvoice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 励毅 陈 | CustomApps LLC |
In-app purchases
Receipt Maker
- Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Pro Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$49.99
CustomInvoice
No in-app purchases





