April 2026 · 7 min read

Invoice Simple Alternative for Contractors

Invoice Simple capped your invoices without warning. Lead Score's pricing has never changed.

In 2025, Invoice Simple raised prices and capped invoices for existing subscribers — with no warning. Lead Score does invoicing, estimating, lead scoring, and mileage tracking at one transparent price. $99 lifetime means $99 lifetime.


Choose Lead Score if…Choose Invoice Simple if…
Choose Lead Score if you want transparent pricing that never changes mid-subscription, plus lead tracking, mileage, and qualification built in alongside invoicing.Choose Invoice Simple only if you have a specific need for PayPal payment collection or their exact invoice format — and you're comfortable with their recent pricing changes.
You were burned by Invoice Simple's mid-subscription price capsYou specifically need PayPal invoice payment collection
You want predictable lifetime pricingYou have a large library of Invoice Simple templates
You want to qualify leads before invoicingYou only need invoicing — no CRM or lead tracking
You want mileage tracking alongside invoicingYour clients are accustomed to Invoice Simple's payment portal
You want offline-first, no account requiredYour clients are used to Invoice Simple's payment portal
Feature Comparison

Lead Score vs Invoice Simple

Lead Score was built by a contractor who watched Invoice Simple cap invoices on longtime users who'd done nothing wrong. Transparent pricing for life isn't a feature — it's respect.

FeatureLead ScoreInvoice Simple
Invoice generation PDF invoices built in Core feature
Invoice caps No caps on paid plan Capped at 10/mo on base plan
Estimate generation PDF estimates built in Not available
Lead scoring 5-factor scoring Not available
Auto GPS mileage tracking Background detection per lead Not available
Expense tracking per lead Linked per lead Not available
Pricing stability No mid-subscription changes Price raised and caps added 2025
Lifetime plan $99 one-time Subscription only
PayPal payment collection Not available PayPal integration
No account required Local storage Account required
Monthly price $9.99/month $8.99/month
Annual price $59.99/year ~$108/year
Free tier First 3 leads, no card No free tier
$99lifetime — price has never changed
No capson leads, invoices, or features
5 appsreplaced at one price

The problem with Invoice Simple

Invoice Simple raised prices and capped invoices. Contractors who paid are getting less.

Invoice Simple built a large base of loyal solo contractors with a simple promise: easy mobile invoicing at a fair price. In late 2025, they changed that deal. Prices went up — and existing subscribers found themselves capped at 10 invoices per month without warning.

2 hrsAverage time building an estimate for a lead that goes nowhere
3–5Bad-fit proposals sent per month before filtering
$0Revenue from jobs you estimated but never should have quoted

Invoice Simple sends the estimate. It never told you if the lead was worth it.

The complaints are consistent across Trustpilot and app store reviews: surprise price increases, surprise feature caps, and a difficult cancellation process. For contractors who built their invoicing workflow around Invoice Simple, the trust is broken.

And like every invoicing tool, Invoice Simple starts at the wrong point. By the time you're sending an invoice, you've already done the qualifying visit, written the estimate, and won the job. Invoice Simple has no visibility into which leads were worth pursuing before any of that work happened.

"Will be leaving this app after around 5 years. I was happy with it but sudden price rises and now capped at 10 invoices per month unless you subscribe to a premium plan at a much higher price."

— Invoice Simple Trustpilot review, December 2025

What Lead Score does differently

One transparent price. No caps. No surprises.

Lead Score's pricing has never changed since launch. The lifetime plan is $99 — and that's exactly what it will cost next month, next year, and the year after. No mid-subscription caps. No surprise tier changes. No features moved behind a higher paywall.

Unlimitedinvoices — no arbitrary cap ever
$99lifetime — pricing that never changes
Freetier — 3 leads, no card required

Lead Score v1.1.0 includes full estimate and invoice functionality. Generate professional PDF estimates, track status (open, verbal, signed), convert to invoices with one tap, and track payment status. Unlimited. No caps.

And unlike Invoice Simple, Lead Score works upstream of the invoice. The 5-factor scoring system qualifies leads before you ever write an estimate — so the only invoices you're sending are for jobs you were likely to win.


The Real Cost

What your current app stack actually costs.

Most solo contractors run 4–5 separate apps. Here's the monthly total — and what Lead Score costs to replace all of them.

Typical contractor app stack — per month
MileIQ (mileage)$8.99
Joist or Invoice Simple (estimates + invoices)$8–32
HelloLeads or similar (lead tracking)$5
Expense tracking app$5–10
Monthly total$27–56/month
Lead Score replaces all of the above
Lead scoring + mileage + estimates + invoices + expenses$9.99/month
Your annual savings$204–552/year

Or go annual at $59.99/year — less than $5/month for the full stack.


Pricing

Clear pricing. No surprises.

Invoice Simple

$8.99

raised 50% in 2025 with invoice caps · ~$108/year

  • ✗ No lead qualification
  • ✗ No pipeline analytics
  • ✗ Separate tool — one workflow

Bottom Line

Who should use what.

Our Verdict

If Invoice Simple's pricing changes in 2025 pushed you to reconsider your tools, Lead Score is the logical next step. It handles invoicing and estimating with no caps, at a price that won't change — and adds lead scoring and pipeline visibility that Invoice Simple never had.

The lifetime pricing option ($99) is a direct contrast to Invoice Simple's approach. You pay once. You get everything. Forever. No future decisions to make about whether the price increase is worth it.


FAQ

What contractors ask before switching.

Does Lead Score have a cap on how many invoices I can send?×
No. Paid Lead Score users have no caps on leads, estimates, or invoices. The free tier allows 3 leads to try the scoring system — once you upgrade, there are no limits.
Will Lead Score's pricing change like Invoice Simple's did?+
Lead Score's pricing has not changed since launch. The lifetime plan is a one-time payment that locks in full access permanently.
Does Lead Score send invoices the same way Invoice Simple does?+
Lead Score generates PDF estimates that convert to invoices with one tap. You can track invoice status (open, outstanding, paid) and see your full invoice pipeline in the dashboard.
Can I import my Invoice Simple client list into Lead Score?+
Yes. Lead Score supports CSV import. Export your contacts from Invoice Simple, use Lead Score's import template from Settings, and bring your client history in one step.
I've been a loyal Invoice Simple customer for years. Is switching worth it?+
If the cap and price increase affected you, the math is straightforward: Lead Score handles invoicing, estimating, lead scoring, mileage, and expenses at a lower total cost than Invoice Simple alone — with no caps and no history of mid-subscription surprises.


Transparent pricing. No caps. No surprises.

Score your first 3 leads free. Invoicing, estimates, mileage, and pipeline — one price, no changes.

Free tier · No account required · iOS & Android · Works offline

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Written by the Contractor School team based on publicly available pricing and feature information. Last updated April 2026. Lead Score is not affiliated with or endorsed by Invoice Simple.

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