
April 10, 2025 · Guides
Invoice vs. Receipt: A Clear Definition and When to Use Each
They are often confused, but an invoice and a receipt serve fundamentally different purposes in your financial workflow.
Read the guideProfessional invoices and estimates for contractors and small businesses. Build one on your phone or computer in under a minute, send it as a PDF or a link, and get paid by card.
Free plan · No credit card · Works on phone and computer

Every invoice and estimate goes out as a polished PDF in the template you choose, in your own brand colour.
Clean header, coloured rule
Lots of white space
Strong colour blocks
Side panel layout
Serif, formal layout
Fits long jobs on one page
Dark background
Bold totals, executive feel
Playful accents
One app for the paperwork around the work: what you quote, what you bill, and who still owes you.
Quote the job from your saved items and rates, then turn it into an invoice in one tap.
Nine templates in your brand colour. Send as a PDF or a link and see what is paid, due or overdue.
Save clients and the work you bill for, priced by the job, hour, foot or square metre.
Clients pay online from the invoice through Stripe, so money lands without a chase.
Estimates, Invoices, Clients, Card payments, PDF in one tap, Get paid faster
This is the invoice editor, cut down to fit on a page. Change the client, the work or the tax and the total follows.
Try it. Change anything.
Invoice
INV-0013 · Due in 30 days
Bill to
Harbor Street Dental
| Item | Qty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Panel upgrade, 200A | 1 | $1,850.00 |
| Labour (hours) | 6 | $570.00 |
Send this as a PDF or a payment link.
Make it real, freeThe same document moves from quote to invoice to payment. Tap a step to see it change.
Estimate
EST-0008
Bill to
Maple Court Apartments
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Add the clients and services you bill most and send your next invoice in minutes.
The free plan is enough to try InvoiceASAP on real jobs. Premium removes every limit.
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$13.99/month
or $139/year, 2 months free
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A finished invoice in under a minute
Works on your phone and computer
Estimates that convert to invoices
Online card payments
Priced by the hour, foot or m²
A free plan to start
Email or Google. No card, no setup call.
Logo, brand colour, address and bank details, once.
Pick a client, add the work, send. Done in a minute.
InvoiceASAP is a mobile and web-based invoicing software designed for small businesses and contractors. It allows you to create professional invoices and estimates, track payments, and manage your clients from anywhere.