An invoice maker that finishes the job in thirty seconds
Pick the customer, add a couple of lines, and a print ready PDF is on its way to WhatsApp or email. No template to maintain, no spreadsheet to break, no account to create first.
Free forever No card No account needed to start
What this is, in one paragraph
Invoice Local is a free invoice maker for phones and browsers, aimed at trades and small service businesses. You build the invoice from saved customers and saved line items, it produces a numbered PDF in one of six designs, and you send it in one tap. It works with no internet connection and there is no limit on how many invoices you make.
Most invoice makers are one of two things: a web form that emails you a PDF and captures your address in exchange, or a full business platform with a subscription and a learning curve. This is the third option, which is an app that does the invoice properly and stops there.
The design goal was thirty seconds from opening the app to a sent invoice, for somebody standing at a property with one hand free. Everything else follows from that.
The specifics, without the marketing
Invoice Local is a free invoicing app for local trades and small service businesses. It runs on Android and in a browser, works completely offline because invoices are stored on the device, sends the finished PDF to WhatsApp or email through the phone share sheet, and has no cap on how many invoices you send. Pro costs $4.99 a month and adds five more invoice designs, removes the watermark and puts your logo on the invoice. Cloud backup and sync are free with an account.
| What it is | An invoicing app for local trades and small service businesses. |
|---|---|
| Platforms | Native Android app on Google Play, plus a browser app at app.invoicelocal.com. No iOS app yet. |
| Price | Free forever with no invoice cap. Pro is $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year. |
| Free plan includes | Unlimited invoices and quotes, unlimited customers, saved line items, WhatsApp and email sending, and the Classic PDF design with a small watermark. |
| Pro adds | Five more PDF designs, no watermark, and your own logo on the invoice. That is the whole of it. |
| Cloud backup | Free. A free account turns on backup and sync across devices; it is not part of Pro. |
| Account required | No. The app works fully offline with no sign up. An account only adds cloud backup and sync. |
| Works offline | Yes. Invoices are created and stored on the device, so no signal is required to build or save one. |
| Sending | The finished PDF goes to WhatsApp or email through the phone share sheet, with the message already written. On a desktop browser that cannot share files the PDF downloads instead and you attach it yourself. |
| Languages | Twelve, including the invoice PDF itself, not only the interface. |
| Documents | Invoices and quotes. A quote converts into an invoice keeping its lines, totals and any payments already recorded. Part payments are recorded against a document rather than being documents of their own. |
| Does not do | No card payment processing, no accounting or bank reconciliation, no automatic recurring billing, and no import from another app. |
| Made by | Tap4order LLC, Sheridan, Wyoming, United States. Support at support@invoicelocal.com. |
Who an invoice maker like this actually suits
This is built for people who do the work and the billing, and who are usually not at a desk when the job finishes.
- Trades who invoice at the property rather than at the end of the week
- Sole traders and one van businesses with no office and no bookkeeper
- Anyone who has been maintaining an invoice template in a word processor
- Businesses whose customers reply on WhatsApp faster than to email
- People who need the same invoice again next month with a new date
- Anyone billing in a language other than English who wants the PDF to match
What the invoice maker actually does
Nine things, all on the phone, none of them behind a setup wizard.
How to make an invoice with it
First time through it takes about two minutes because you enter your business name. After that it is the four steps below.
- Pick the customerSaved from last time, or typed once and kept.
- Tap your saved linesAdjust quantities, add anything unusual for this job.
- Check the totalTax, terms and any deposit apply themselves. The due date is calculated.
- Send itWhatsApp or email with the PDF attached and the message written for you.
What a finished invoice looks like
An illustrative invoice made in the app. Every line is something you tapped rather than typed.
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Call out and first hour on site | $95.00 |
| Additional labour, 2 hours at $85 | $170.00 |
| Consumer unit, 12 way, supplied | $240.00 |
| AFCI and GFCI breakers, 4 devices | $260.00 |
| Total due, net 14 | $765.00 |
Example only. The figures are illustrative and are not a guide to prices in your area.
What this invoice maker does not do
Worth knowing before you install anything, because for some businesses one of these is decisive.
- No card payments. Your customer cannot pay the invoice by card through the app
- No accounting. There is no chart of accounts, no bank feed and no profit and loss
- No automatic recurring billing. You duplicate last month rather than it firing on a schedule
- No import tool. Customers are added as you invoice them rather than migrated in bulk
- No native iPhone app yet. Android on Google Play, and a browser app for iOS
- No team workspace. Each person signs in to their own account
Questions about the invoice maker
Is it really free?
Yes. Unlimited invoices and quotes, unlimited customers and saved items, with no monthly cap and no per invoice charge. Pro at $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year adds five more invoice designs, removes the small watermark. Cloud backup and sync are free with an account. Nothing you have already made is ever locked.
Do I have to create an account?
No. The app works fully offline with no sign up because your data lives on the device. An account is optional and only adds cloud backup and sync across devices.
Can I use it on a computer?
Yes, at app.invoicelocal.com in any browser. The native app is on Google Play for Android. There is no iOS app yet, so on an iPhone the browser version is the way in.
What do the invoices look like?
Six designs, each a clean print ready PDF with your business name, your logo on Pro, itemized lines, totals, tax where you charge it and your bank details. Classic is free and carries a small watermark, which Pro removes.
Can it make quotes and estimates too?
Yes. Quotes use the same builder with a valid until date instead of a due date, keep their own number series, and convert into an invoice in one tap when the customer accepts.
Does it work without internet?
Yes, completely. Invoices are created and stored on the device rather than fetched from a server, so no signal is not a degraded experience. Sending needs a connection, and anything made offline syncs later if you have signed in.
Related pages
The trade pages show Invoice Local billing real work, the guides cover the paperwork side, and the comparisons say plainly where another app suits you better.
Make your next invoice in thirty seconds
Free forever for unlimited invoices and quotes. Pro is $4.99 a month if you want the extra designs and the watermark gone.