Contractor Estimate & Invoice

Joist Software Inc.

In-app purchases

About this app

Create quick, professional estimates and invoices, accept payments, and manage projects from anywhere!

Joist is a FREE tool for contractors that helps you SAVE TIME, WIN MORE JOBS, and STAY ORGANIZED.

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► CONTRACTORS LOVE JOIST BECAUSE:

• WIN MORE JOBS - Send your client an estimate before you leave. Be the first to get an estimate in their hands, and give them the opportunity to say YES on the spot.
• REMOVE THE BOTTLENECK OF ESTIMATING & INVOICING - Build estimates and invoices quicker by creating and selecting from your list of commonly used materials and labor rates.
• ACCEPT PAYMENTS FROM CLIENTS - accept Credit Card and E-Check payments from your clients directly through Joist, so you can stop wasting hours driving around to pick up checks and deposit them at the bank.
• EASILY MANAGE CLIENTS - Create, organize, and store valuable client info, so you can access their info anytime, on the go.
• SAVES TIME - Complete work at the jobsite or in the truck, rather than spending your evenings and weekends catching up on paperwork after a long day
• LOOK PROFESSIONAL - Show your clients that you’re the contractor they should trust for the job; with customized, professional looking estimates and invoices.

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► FEATURES:

- Easily calculate material & labor costs when estimating & invoicing
- Build a list of commonly used items
- Customize your estimates & invoices with your company info, logo, etc.
- Attach a client contract and collect a signature directly on the spot
- Accept Credit Card and E-Check Payments directly through the app
- Attach photos to your estimates and invoices
- Preview estimates & invoices before you send
- Print or email estimates & invoices on the spot
- Create a personal message for your clients
- Convert estimates into invoices
- Keep track of customer payments and how much you're owed
- Manage and save your clients information
- Set your tax rates
- Export everything into your accounting program (reduce bookkeeping costs)

*Access all your info from any device and the web - Joist is a cloud application

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► WHO USES JOIST:

All types of general and specialty trade contractors, estimators, and service companies use the app, such as: general contractors, handymen, electricians, plumbers, builders, landscapers, roofers, painters, carpenters, heating and air conditioning, flooring, siding, tile, concrete, paving, bathroom and kitchen remodeling, renovators, deck builders, drywallers, pest control, and more!

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Joist is FREE to Download and FREE to use - available on Android, iPhone, iPad, & desktop computer.

Get support FAST! Our support staff are based in North America. They are responsive (answer the phone / emails immediately), and care about helping you run the best business possible:

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www.joist.com/app
In-app live chat

Customer Support is available 8AM-10PM EST M-F

Ratings and reviews

I've been using Joist for several years now. I love the app, use it just about daily. I wasn't aware that you were going to be charging for basic services until I just went to create an invoice and wasn't able to. I'm a little upset that there was NO notice or email that could have prepared us for this, especially because 7.99 per month for only FIVE documents (estimate/invoice) is a little excessive. 13.99 for unlimited invoices is insane. Might as well just use QuickBooks 5 stars to 0 stars.

Joist is all I know, and I really like it. There might be better apps out there, but I'll never know. Any issues I've had have been promptly addressed and fixed. My customers love it. I don't use the payment options, but I could; I just prefer not to. The one issue I do have is with photos. You can only have 15 photos per job, and most of the time I have to cut certain photos out. I do a lot of punch list/odd job types which require a before and after, and the photo count adds up fast. 4 stars !

I used this app for freelance jobs for 10 years and it was decent. Then a year ago they started limiting the number of invoices you can send. And today, they sent me an email saying that I HAD to choose a paid plan, and it's now QuickBooks priced without all of the features. We use QBs for the small business I co-own and it's far superior. I can't recommend that anyone pay to use this app when there's something that much better available and I found a different free app for my freelance jobs.

What's new

Hey Joisters!
This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements

Cheers,
The Joist Team