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GlideQuote vs Invoice Simple
Invoice Simple prices are as published at invoicesimple.com/pricing on 24 October 2026; feature cells quote their own website on the same day. Where their pricing page does not state something, the cell says so — nothing is inferred. GlideQuote figures are the UK App Store and Google Play prices.
| GlideQuote | Invoice Simple | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | £6.99 a month, or £4.17 a month billed annually (£49.99 a year) | Essentials US$6.99, Premium US$21.99 (US dollars; the page says prices may vary by local currency) |
| Annual price | £49.99 a year | Essentials US$69.99, Premium US$219.99 |
| Invoices on the cheapest tier | Unlimited — on the Free plan | Up to 3 a month on Essentials; unlimited on Premium |
| Free plan | Yes, permanent: unlimited invoices and receipts, logo and VAT on every PDF | "Start for free" — limits not stated on the pricing page |
| Free trial | First month of Pro free | Mentioned; length not stated |
| Quotes | Yes — quote becomes the invoice with one tap | Estimates — unlimited on every plan; "Convert estimates to invoices with one click" |
| VAT on invoices | Yes, on every plan — VAT number, rate and totals on the PDF | Not stated on their pricing page |
| Branding and document customisation | Logo, any brand colour, your own invoice and receipt headings, per-document footers, your own numbering prefixes, stamp and signature (Pro), notes and terms templates (Pro) | "60+ templates or customize your own"; colour palette, logo, signature, photos and notes |
| Deposits and staged payments | Deposit + balance or up to five milestones on one invoice; refundable security deposit kept off the taxable total (Pro) | Not stated on their pricing page |
| Get paid by card | Yes (Pro) — a Stripe pay link and QR code on the invoice; the customer pays by card through Stripe Checkout and the money goes into your own Stripe account, in every country Stripe supports | Yes — "all major credit and debit cards", PayPal; ACH and Venmo in the US only |
| Currencies and country tax rules | 40 currencies (Pro); UK, Thai, Australian, Irish, NZ and US tax rules built in | Not stated on their pricing page |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac | iOS, Android, web |
Over a year
What one person pays in twelve months
GlideQuote
£49.99 (annual plan) or £83.88 (12 × £6.99)
Invoice Simple
US$219.99 a year for unlimited invoices (Premium annual); US$69.99 a year for 3 invoices a month (Essentials annual)
Which to choose
A straight answer
Choose Invoice Simple if…
- You send a couple of invoices a month and want the simplest possible invoice maker.
- You are already paying in US dollars and are comfortable with a US-centric tax setup.
- You want a US-centric invoice maker and nothing else.
Choose GlideQuote if…
- You want unlimited invoices without paying — GlideQuote’s Free plan has no invoice cap.
- You are UK-based and want VAT, sort code and account number on every invoice, priced in pounds.
- You want deposits and staged payments on one invoice, and a document that carries your own logo, colour, headings and numbering.
What makes GlideQuote different
Your paperwork, your way
Every item below is a setting in the app, not a template you have to work around:
- Branding: your logo and your brand colour on every quote, invoice and receipt — any hex colour, not a fixed palette — plus a company stamp and signature on the documents you choose (Pro).
- Wording: your own heading text on invoices and receipts, your own footer text per document type, notes and terms templates per job type that fill in automatically (Pro), and a document language that is independent of the app language.
- Numbering: invoice, quote and credit-note prefixes with their own running numbers (NG-001, NG-002…), set once and carried forward.
- Tax, your way: enter your own VAT, GST or sales-tax rate (any value from 0 to 100), switch withholding tax on with your own rate, and choose whether your tax ID appears on invoices. The rules of the UK, Thailand, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the USA are built in.
- Deposits: ask for an upfront payment as a percentage of the total or a fixed amount, shown on the quote and carried onto the invoice as the first stage (Pro).
- Milestone payments: split one invoice into a deposit plus balance or up to five milestones, each with its own amount and due date, so a long job is paid as it progresses (Pro).
- Security deposits: hold a refundable deposit on an invoice, kept out of the VAT total, tracked until you return it, with a return-due reminder (Pro).
- Currencies: invoice in any of 40 currencies, formatted the way the customer expects (£1,234.56 or 1.234,56 €) (Pro).
- Terms and discounts per document: due on receipt or a number of days, and a discount as a percentage or a fixed amount, on any quote or invoice.
- Saved line items: every item you send is saved automatically and sorted by most used, so the next quote is a few taps, not a retype.
- Saved clients: your customers are kept with their details, imported from your phone contacts if you like, so a repeat job starts with the client already filled in.
Get paid by card (Pro). Every invoice can carry a Stripe pay link and a QR code. Your customer taps or scans, pays the balance due by card through Stripe Checkout, and the money lands in your own Stripe account — not ours. It works in every country Stripe supports, and the invoice shows the payment the moment Stripe confirms it.
And the rest
What else is in the box
- Quote, invoice, receipt: build the quote on site, turn it into the invoice with one tap, and issue the receipt when it is paid — three documents, one flow.
- Send it anywhere: the PDF goes by email, WhatsApp, LINE, AirDrop or straight to a printer, from the phone, before you leave the job.
- Bank details on every invoice: sort code and account number, IBAN, BSB/PayID or PromptPay, so the customer can pay you directly.
- Credit notes with their own numbering, to cancel or reduce an invoice you have already issued.
- Monthly and yearly reports, exported to CSV or PDF for you or your accountant.
- Calendar sync, site visits and call-backs: jobs, due dates and quote expiry on your Dashboard and in your phone calendar (Pro).
- Reminders: invoice due, milestone due and deposit-return reminders on your phone (Pro).
- Works on iPhone, iPad, Android and Apple-silicon Macs, in English or Thai, with the tax rules of six countries built in.
Invoice Simple is a trademark of its owner. GlideQuote is not affiliated with it. Prices and plan details are as published on the linked page on 24 October 2026 and may change; check the vendor’s page before you buy.
Common questions
People ask us
Is Invoice Simple free?
Its pricing page says you can start for free but does not state the free limits; the cheapest paid tier, Essentials at US$6.99 a month, allows 3 invoices a month. GlideQuote’s Free plan has unlimited invoices and receipts.
Does Invoice Simple show UK prices?
The pricing page we checked on 24 October 2026 shows US dollars and notes that prices may vary by local currency. GlideQuote’s UK price is £6.99 a month or £49.99 a year on the UK App Store and Google Play.
Which handles VAT for a UK business?
GlideQuote has UK VAT built in: switch it on with your registration details and the VAT number, rate and totals appear on every invoice. Invoice Simple’s pricing page does not describe its VAT handling, so we make no claim about it.
Can I take a deposit on an invoice?
In GlideQuote, yes: deposit plus balance or up to five milestones on one invoice, each with its own due date (Pro). Invoice Simple’s pricing page does not mention payment schedules.
Can my customers pay by card?
Yes, on Pro. Connect your own Stripe account once in Settings; from then on every invoice carries a Stripe pay link and a QR code. The customer pays the balance due by card through Stripe Checkout and the money goes straight to your Stripe account. Bank transfer and PromptPay details stay on the invoice as well.
What does GlideQuote cost?
Free: unlimited invoices and receipts, your logo, VAT and bank details on every PDF, monthly and yearly reports — with a small GlideQuote watermark. Pro: £4.17 a month billed annually (£49.99 a year) or £6.99 month to month, and the first month is free.
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