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Invoice Maker and Estimate App for iPhone

Build a clean, professional invoice or estimate on your phone and hand the client a pixel-perfect PDF before you leave the job.

Coming soon to theApp Store
Invoice builder with line items and live balance due in Ledgerpost on iPhone

What is Ledgerpost?

Ledgerpost is an invoice and estimate maker for iPhone, built for solo tradespeople and freelancers who send paperwork from the job site. Add line items, set your tax rate, attach photos, and turn the job into a branded PDF in under a minute.

The on-screen preview is the exported PDF — one render path, so the invoice your client receives looks exactly like the one you approved. No shifted margins, no broken layout, no surprises in their inbox.

Everything runs on your device. Invoices, clients, and rate cards are stored locally, so you can create and send an invoice on cellular or with no signal at all, and your old invoices are always reachable — no account, no login wall.

Features

Invoice and estimate builder

Line items, quantities, hourly or flat rates, notes, and job photos. Convert an estimate to an invoice in one tap.

WYSIWYG PDF export

The preview is the PDF. Pick from clean templates, add your logo and brand color, and export exactly what you see.

Clients and rate cards

Reusable clients and saved line items autofill new invoices, so repeat jobs take seconds instead of minutes.

Accurate tax and totals

Per-line and per-invoice tax rates, discounts, deposits, and balance due — computed with exact decimal math.

Send anywhere

Share the PDF through Mail, Messages, AirDrop, or Files. No email backend and no account required.

Paid and overdue tracking

Mark invoices sent, paid, or overdue and see running totals per client at a glance.

How it works

Set up your business once

Add your logo, brand color, tax rate, and the line items you bill most often. They autofill every document from then on.

Build the invoice or estimate

Pick a client, add line items and quantities, attach job photos, and watch the balance due update live as you type.

Preview the exact PDF

The preview on screen is the file you export — same layout, same page breaks, same totals.

Send it and track it

Share the PDF from the share sheet, then mark it sent, paid, or overdue so nothing slips through.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there an invoice app that works offline without an account?

Yes. Ledgerpost stores invoices, clients, and rate cards locally on your iPhone, so you can build and export an invoice with no signal and no login. That matters on job sites, in basements, and anywhere cellular is weak — the app never needs a server to do its job.

How do I make a professional invoice on my iPhone?

Pick a client, add line items with quantities and rates, set your tax, and export a PDF. Ledgerpost includes clean invoice templates with your logo and brand color, so the result looks like it came from an office, not a phone. The whole flow takes under a minute once your rate card is saved.

What is the difference between an estimate and an invoice?

An estimate is a priced proposal you give before the work; an invoice is the bill you send after. They usually carry the same line items, which is why Ledgerpost converts an approved estimate into an invoice in one tap instead of making you retype the job.

Why does my exported invoice PDF look different from the preview?

Many invoice apps render the preview and the PDF with two separate layout engines, so margins shift and text overlaps in the export. Ledgerpost uses a single render path: the preview on screen is generated by the same code that writes the PDF, so what you approve is byte-for-byte what the client receives.

Can I add tax, discounts, and deposits to an invoice?

Yes. Ledgerpost supports per-line and per-invoice tax rates, discounts, and deposits already paid, and it computes the balance due with exact decimal math so totals never drift by a cent. You set your rates; the app does the arithmetic.

Is there a good invoice app for contractors and tradespeople?

Ledgerpost is built around the trades workflow: finish the job, build the invoice in the driveway, and send it before you drive off. Job photos attach to line items, saved rate cards cover your usual materials and labour, and everything works without a connection.

Can I put my own logo and branding on an invoice?

Yes. Add your logo once and pick a brand color, and every template carries them. The header, accent rules, and totals strip adapt to your branding so estimates and invoices look consistently yours.

How do I send an invoice by text message or email from my phone?

Ledgerpost exports a standard PDF and hands it to the iOS share sheet, so you can send it through Messages, Mail, AirDrop, or save it to Files — whatever the client prefers. There is no proprietary sending system in the middle.

Can I track which invoices have been paid?

Yes. Each invoice carries a status — sent, paid, or overdue — that you set with a tap. Ledgerpost keeps running totals per client, so you can see who owes what across all their jobs without opening a spreadsheet.

Does Ledgerpost limit how many invoices I can create?

No. There is no cap on invoices, estimates, clients, or line items. Your documents are stored on your device, and the app treats invoice number 500 the same as invoice number 1.

Is my client data safe in an invoicing app?

In Ledgerpost, client details never leave your iPhone — there is no account, no server, and no analytics on your customer data. The only thing that leaves the device is the PDF you deliberately share.

Can I reuse line items and prices between invoices?

Yes. Saved line items work like a rate card: your standard labour rate, service call fee, and common materials autofill with a tap. Update a price once and the next invoice picks it up.

Get Ledgerpost for iPhone

Turn the job into a clean, branded invoice before you leave the driveway.

Coming soon to theApp Store

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