Comparison

Contractor Estimate & Invoice vs DrawPlan

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

Head to head
About

Contractor Estimate & Invoice

This app helps contractors manage their business by creating professional estimates and invoices. It includes scheduling, contact management, and financial tracking features, all stored locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Create professional estimates and invoices
  • Client-focused scheduling and reminders
  • Integrated contact management
  • Detailed financial tracking and P&L analysis
  • Offline data storage
  • Customizable document design
Features
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Contractor Estimating & Invoicing Tool is a complete estimating, invoicing, financial and contact management app for all building construction trades. It maintains a client focused schedule of your appointments. Integrated with your client contact info you can quickly create invoices and track your important accounts. Reasonable One-Time Price There are no monthly or annual fees to use your app. Powerful invoicing function is included to create, email and print all types of sales and service invoices. Invoice entry you can visualize the completed invoice as you go. The invoice entry view all of your transactions can be tailored to the unique needs of your business. There is extensive profit & loss analysis. This comprehensive business app provides complete financial information including inventory control and Profit & Loss Info. All information is maintained on your device and there is no need for connectivity or outside servers as is common with many of the more sophisticated business apps. Highlights: Project Pro Create cost plus type estimates and invoices with multiple levels and phases. Use Craftsman and your items with included descriptions and costs. Scheduler - The calendar on steroids. Select client names from your contacts and add the service information to the appointment. Create reminders, complete and invoice the transaction, view contact management info and send confirmations. All right from the appointment. View multiple calendars & alerts Contact Management - Store notes, images and track other communications with your clients and have the in app ability to call, text, email or map without leaving your app. Labor, Parts & Supplies are maintained in the app with detailed multi-line descriptions, costs, price and units of measure & on hand quantities. These can be added on-the-fly or maintained from your stored items. Invoices are automatically created from your Estimates and support multiple payment methods. Maintain PAID and OPEN status of your invoices. Multiple sales tax rates. Your logo, detailed terms and conditions and other messages are automatically displayed. Estimates - In App Purchase required. Create detailed and professional looking estimates at the client site that may be immediately emailed or printed. Track the status of each Estimate from Draft to Email to Approved. Document Manager Document Design & Delivery- Change document formats, images, fonts, colors, and field names. Use your local language and terms. Batch deliver Printed & Email docs. Signature Capture of approved Estimates with an update of Status. Invoices and Estimates may be copied for editing and reuse with other clients. Financial Information - Is instantly available for any client, job or timeframe with just a few taps. Information may be viewed on screen or downloaded for further analysis with any spreadsheet. Help and Support - Context sensitive help shows by topic as well as how to movies. Email, text and phone support provides to help with any questions or issues. In-App Purchases Cloud Sync Automatically synchronize your information utilizing iCloud technology. This In App will keep your business info inSync and available on all your devices! Messages & Reminders Create Appointment Reminders automatically from your schedule using text or email. Profits and Reports Profits provides a complete financial system that tracks all sales, purchases and expenses. Includes ALL formatted PDF Reports that can be printed. + Spreadsheet Download Download your financial info and backup your info. Craftsman Cost Books This is the #1 info source for Construction Labor & Materials Cost Information. With over 15,000 labor and material items the info contained in these saves time required for creating project estimates and eliminates costly pricing errors. Recurring Service Repetitive Services entry and automatic weekly, semiweekly or monthly release for maintenance and other service providers.

About

DrawPlan

Easily create professional floor plans with intuitive drawing tools and AI assistance. Sketch freely or draw precise, to-scale designs, adding details like doors, windows, and furniture. Ideal for professionals and DIYers alike.

Highlights
  • Freehand sketching
  • To-scale drawing with dimensions
  • AI-assisted planning
  • Add doors, windows, furniture
  • Import and trace images
  • Unlimited projects
  • Cloud sync
Features
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DrawPlan makes it easy to create clear, professional floor plans — whether you need fast sketches or accurate, to-scale drawings. No drafting experience required. Key Features Draw your way Sketch freely with your finger for quick layouts Or draw precise, to-scale plans with automatic dimensions AI-assisted drawing Describe what you want to draw Let AI help you plan, layout, and learn faster Objects & details Add doors, windows, furniture, fixtures, labels, and dimensions Create and save your own custom objects Trace and refine Import images or plans Trace or draw directly over backgrounds Built for real work Perfect for trades, designers, real estate, renovations, and planning Create clean plans you can actually communicate with Unlimited projects Create and manage as many plans as you need Access your plans across devices with cloud sync Premium Features Upgrade to Monthly or Yearly to unlock: Cloud sync across all your devices High-resolution exports (PNG/PDF) Clean exports without grids or watermarks Priority support and early access to new features Try it for Free! Subscription Notes: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account after the free trial ends. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://www.drawplan.net/privacy-policy/ Terms of use: https://www.drawplan.net/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

Contractor Estimate & Invoice4 screens
DrawPlan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DrawPlan at Free against Contractor Estimate & Invoice's $7.99. DrawPlan also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (5.3K vs 18). Contractor Estimate & Invoice's advantage is review sentiment (46% vs 13%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DrawPlan is free to download; Contractor Estimate & Invoice costs $7.99 up front. Contractor Estimate & Invoice sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and DrawPlan sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DrawPlan holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrawPlan has 5.3K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Contractor Estimate & Invoice's written reviews are positive against 13% of DrawPlan's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contractor Estimate & Invoice ships an update every 3 months, DrawPlan every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Contractor Estimate & Invoice versus DrawPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContractor Estimate & InvoiceDrawPlan
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (18 ratings)3.5 (5.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews — better13.0% of reviews
Number of ratings185.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB87 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJZ Mobile LLCFleet Investments LLC

Customer experience

Contractor Estimate & Invoice

All ratings18 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.2%

DrawPlan

All ratings5,316 ratings
Positive58.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews400 reviews
Positive13.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative79.0%

Bugs and requests

Contractor Estimate & Invoice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DrawPlan

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when trying to open saved plans
  • Saved plans get scrambled when reopened

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add scaled measurements
  • Expand drawing area and add zoom functionality
  • Improve line editing tools
  • Add more shape options beyond just squares
  • Allow free access to saved plans

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Contractor Estimate & Invoice

One-time10
  • Messages & Reminders$3.99
  • Document Manager$3.99
  • Estimates, Bids & Quotes$4.99
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  • Auto Service Calls$4.99
  • Scheduler$4.99
  • Cloud Sync Secure Data Sharing$6.99
  • Profits Expenses & PDF Reports$6.99
  • All Productivity In-Apps$9.99
  • Mac User Full License$19.99
  • Craftsman NCE Cost Book$24.99
9 purchases

DrawPlan

Subscriptions6
  • DrawPlan Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • DrawPlan Plus (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • DrawPlan Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Draw Plan Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • DrawPlan Plus (Yearly)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • DrawPlan Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • AI Credits (500)$4.99
  • AI Credits (1000)$9.99
  • AI Credits (2000)$19.99

Questions

Is Contractor Estimate & Invoice free?
Contractor Estimate & Invoice costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is DrawPlan free?
DrawPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Contractor Estimate & Invoice or DrawPlan?
DrawPlan is rated higher. Contractor Estimate & Invoice averages 3.2 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while DrawPlan averages 3.5 from 5.3K ratings.
Do Contractor Estimate & Invoice or DrawPlan have ads?
Neither Contractor Estimate & Invoice nor DrawPlan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contractor Estimate & Invoice or DrawPlan?
Contractor Estimate & Invoice ships an update every 3 months, and DrawPlan every 5 days. Most recently, Contractor Estimate & Invoice was updated on October 22, 2026 and DrawPlan on October 26, 2026.

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