The short answer
If you want a mobile app with synced history, read receipts, online payments and client-hosted e-signatures, Invoice Simple earns its subscription. If you want to make invoices free, without counting how many you send, that is this site.
Invoice Simple plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials | $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year | Up to 3 invoices a month; saved client and item details, online payments, read receipts |
| Plus | $14.99 a month or $149.99 a year | Up to 10 invoices a month; adds photos, your signature, summary reports and due date reminders |
| Premium | $21.99 a month or $219.99 a year | Unlimited invoices; adds client signatures, premium templates, deposits and restoring past invoices |
Checked on 18 September 2026 on Invoice Simple's own pricing page. Prices are in US dollars; annual billing costs less. Prices change; their page has the live numbers.
Invoice Simple vs InvoiceTools, side by side
| What | InvoiceTools | Invoice Simple |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free to make documents; optional Pro and Business plans | App plans from $6.99 a month; 14 day trial of Premium on mobile |
| Monthly invoice cap | None | 3 on Essentials, 10 on Plus, unlimited on Premium |
| Account needed | No. An optional account adds saved clients and sending | The app plans are tied to an account |
| Where it runs | In your browser, nothing to install | iOS and Android apps, plus web |
| Branding on documents | None | Its free web generator's FAQ says invoices are unbranded |
| Where your data lives | In your browser unless you open an account | Saved to your invoices and clients lists |
| Templates | 278 designs plus Word, Excel and PDF downloads | Templates in the app, premium templates on Premium |
| Card payments | Optional Pay now through Stripe. Stripe charges its own fee and InvoiceTools adds 1.3% on cards or 0.5% on bank payments on Free, less on Pro and Business. You can also add your own pay link | Online payments on every plan |
| Deposits and client signatures | A deposit line you can show on a quote or estimate, and a seller signature you type or draw onto the PDF yourself. No client-hosted e-signature and no in-app deposit collection | On Premium |
| Other documents | Quotes, estimates, receipts, work orders, purchase orders, packing slips and more | Invoices, estimates and receipts |
Invoice Simple facts from its own pages, checked on 18 September 2026.
Who Invoice Simple suits better
The mobile app is the product. If you invoice from the truck, want your history synced to your phone, like read receipts that show when a client opened the invoice, and want in-app deposit collection or a client-hosted e-signature, Invoice Simple is built for exactly that. It also runs a free web invoice generator for a single invoice, and its own FAQ says invoices made there carry no Invoice Simple branding.
Who this site suits
This site suits someone who sends more than a few invoices a month and does not want a plan tier to decide how many. Pick a trade in the free invoice generator and the line items load with starting prices you edit, the totals work themselves out, and the PDF downloads without anything stored on a server. When you want a different look there are 278 designs in the Template Studio, and Word, Excel and PDF templates to download outright. Chasing is the real cost either way: the late payment statistics show how long invoices take to clear.
Other free options
If you want a free app with an account and synced history, Wave's Starter plan is free for businesses in the US and Canada, and Zoho Invoice was free for up to 500 invoices a year when checked on 18 September 2026. The Wave comparison and the Zoho Invoice comparison have the details.
Other honest comparisons
Written the same way: what each tool does better, and where this site fits.
Common questions
Is Invoice Simple free to use?
Its app plans are paid: when checked on 18 September 2026, Essentials was $6.99 a month for up to 3 invoices a month, with a 14 day trial of Premium on mobile. Invoice Simple also has a free web invoice generator for making a single invoice.
How much does Invoice Simple cost?
On 18 September 2026: Essentials $6.99 a month (3 invoices), Plus $14.99 (10 invoices) and Premium $21.99 (unlimited). Paying yearly costs $69.99, $149.99 or $219.99.
Is there an Invoice Simple alternative with no invoice cap?
Yes. The free invoice generator here has no cap, no signup and no watermark. Make as many invoices as the work brings in and download each one as a PDF.
What do I give up by not using an app like Invoice Simple?
Synced phone history, native apps, deposits and client signatures. If those carry your workflow, the subscription is honest value.
Do I need an account to use the tools here?
No. Generators, calculators and downloads work without one, and template designs need a free account. What you type stays on your device unless you save to an account, send a tracked link or use the optional AI helper. An optional account adds saved clients and document sending, and the free tools stay free either way.
Is a mobile app better than a browser for invoicing on site?
An app wins on offline use and on repeat clients you have saved. A browser wins on not having to install anything, on working the same way on a phone, a tablet and a laptop, and on being usable from somebody else's device.
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