Quick verdict
- What it is
- Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
- At a glance
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- From $9.99/mo
- Free to download
- In-app purchases
Categories and search queries
Official categories
- Business
- Utilities
AppCorpus categories
Key functions
| Function | Availability | Access | Scope | Evidence |
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| Free app | Yes | Free | — | Store published |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Limited free | — | Store published |
Screens
21 store screenshots
8 store screenshots
Pricing & paywalls
- Joist Basics Monthly — $9.99/month
- Joist Basics Monthly — $99.99/year ($8.33/mo)
- Quickbooks Sync Monthly — $9.99/month
- Quickbooks Sync Monthly — $90.99/year ($7.58/mo)
- Joist Pro Monthly — $16.99/month
- Joist Pro Monthly — $169.99/year ($14.16/mo)
- Joist Elite Monthly — $31.99/month
- Joist Elite Monthly — $319.99/year ($26.66/mo)
- Joist Run Monthly — $99.99/month
- Joist Run Monthly — $999.99/year ($83.33/mo)
- Free to download
- In-app purchases: $9.99 - $999.99 per item
Ratings & reviews
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5/5Joist now charges
Justin nailed it right on the head. Well said my friend. How can we trust a company who out of nowhere decides to charge me for something I've been using to run my small business for years? If I was never offered these amenedies from the beginning, I would not have a problem... In my eyes it's no different than this scenario. If I saw someone walking to work every day in the snow and I offered them a free car to use for 5 years, then at the start of the 6th year I said you can still use the car but you have to start paying me a monthly fee. If you don't like it, you can still use the car but I'm taking two of the tires, the steering wheel, and the headlights. This is what I feel is happening with the joist app right now. I asked numerous times when I first signed up " there will never be a fee in the future right"? Again and again I was told nope, this is totally free. I feel my business would look unprofessional if I uprooted my estimate and invoicing software out of the blue. I hope the joist team reconsiders this move as I've loved the app since day 1.
Lucius lucky · 30 Aug 2026
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3/5Great app mostly
This is my favorite app for bidding and invoicing! The two reasons I gave it less than 5 stars are as follows: 1. Every time you navigate to a different app during estimate editing mode (example: to copy and paste from your notes), it closes the edit and doesn’t save any changes. The app refreshes each time you close a bid, etc. Makes for a lot of wasted time while it reloads ten times more frequently than needed. I have brought this up to the Joist team and they said they would look into it, but never fixed it. 2. The app keeps sending annoying messages to try to get me to sign up for PayPal payments, and no matter how often I decline, they keep throwing it in front of me each time I open the app. Like please stop wasting our time. We are paying for the subscription, and you’re interrupting our busy day. If we could clear up those two issues, I would change my rating to 5 stars, and recommend this app strongly! It still remains the best one out there, but I always feel disrespected by the constant bugging to set up payments (PayPal isn’t trustworthy) and always having to re-edit any time I forget to save changes before I go grab a copy to paste from another app. You should not charge money unless you give satisfaction. Looking forward to improvements and honesty on their end. Joist team, please read this and fix it! It used to be different. I know it is possible! Thank you!
Dynamite John · 30 Aug 2026
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1/5Good app, terrible service
Joist has no business being in business. They can’t do ANYTHING right. You can’t actually talk to customer service, you can only chat with them. They never do anything they say they will do unless you ask several times over and over. When I wanted to set up payment receipts from joist, it took them 6 weeks to fix a problem in their end. Not only that, but I had to contact them 3 times to get it done. Every time I contacted them it was as if the previous person I “spoke” to never put in a request to have it fixed. Recently, the last straw. They advertised Joist Elite Pro as if it is available for all devices. It wasn’t until after I paid for it that I realized that it isn’t available for iOS or windows. They told me that AFTER I paid for it. I requested a refund and they said they would submit the request. More than one week later, still no refund. They have no idea what they are doing. When I requested the refund again today, I was told that the payment team only worked during business hours and that they would reach out to me on Monday. BS!! I’ll be disputing the charge with my credit card company and joist will never get another dime from me. Use the free version if you want, but DO NOT give them your money. They are dishonest and incapable of providing solutions to the problems they cause.
Jeeper_98_TJ · 30 Aug 2026
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5/5Office Manager
Great CRM program. Could maybe have a few more features available to Elite pros. However we love the simplicity of their app and it’s user friendly. It saves us so much time with estimates and billing. We’re 100% satisfied with the product and even signed up for a year given the discount offered to us at the end of our payment process. Their customer service was tremendous and extremely helpful when we began looking into their product as we had tons of questions or concerns. Great product Great price. It’s the perfect CRM for our company. Does everything we needed and even more than what we expected. Signed up and then found out we now were able to offer our customers financing options for their projects which was HUGE to us. I would love it if Joist could add a spot so their pro elite contractors can request reviews from our customers. Maybe someday. 100% satisfied would 100% recommend.
J&M Elite Contractors · 30 Aug 2026
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1/5Nothing is Free
I usually don’t write reviews. I was one of the contractors that began using the app after the premium features were added. I saw many other reviews during that time that spoke about the company being greedy and complaining about taking away features that were once free. I didn’t see any problem with it at the time. They were letting you use the app but you have to pay for premium features. It was understandable to expect the company to make some money on a product that they are taking time and effort to build and support. We’re all businesspeople. We should understand. No one should be working for free. Fast forward to today and I have received an email stating that at the end of month nothing in the app will be free. Just to send 5 invoices a month you have to pay $8 per month. After using this app for almost two years and then to to have it changed up on me like that, I’m starting to see what the fuss was about in the first place. The company is taking a big risk in doing this. They have the freedom of choice to take that risk. They have the freedom to charge whatever they want. I’m a small contractor that only does side work every so often so I can’t justify paying a fee every month for basic features that I can use from another free app. I think including advertisements in the free version would have been more beneficial for them but whatever. It’s their company. I thought Joist catered more to small contractors but seems like they are scaling it to meet the needs of bigger companies. If they add dispatching, price book, etc they will be there with the likes of ServiceTitan and Housecall Pro etc. I never thought that was their intended audience but ok. I’m moving on though and many others probably will also.
Mac Electric Co · 30 Aug 2026
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1/5
They will charged me 2 times in 16 days, canceled my service after I paid last time, then did a full on investigation over $14.99, told me its resolved, then today, 16 days after being charged and losing access with the next few days, having to get "blessed" with access to my account until it was "resolved" then, CHARGED AGAIN! 2 TIMES IN 16 DAYS. This is fraud and theft. A tech company, getting over on a small business owner. Total joke.
Mike Mills Sr · 31 Jul 2026
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1/5
brutal experience customer service is pathetic this is just a money grab for this app they charge u outrageous amounts of money and only because u got the homeowners info that homeowner doesnt hire you you lose money and they gain each the same rate 5 6 contractors only one gets the job but the other 5 still pay money for not getting job its a cash cow and they do not care about financial difficulties this causes
canada stepdad · 31 Jul 2026
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4/5
This app is lit!
Drex · 31 Jul 2026
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5/5
I am highly satisfied with the app I have been using it for the past 3 years and it definitely helps me a lot.
Octavio Cruz · 31 Jul 2026
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1/5
Was free! blocked me out of my account until i pay money. Very unfriendly, dont want to use this app now. Who wants to pay for that kind of slimy maneuver
Jubei Roku · 31 Jul 2026
Privacy & accessibility
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Accessibility
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Privacy
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Versions
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3.143.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.144.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.145.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.146.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.146.1
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.147.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.147.1
Joist is an estimate invoice maker app built for trade contractors. Create quick, professional estimates and invoices, accept payments, and manage projects from anywhere! Joist is a specialized estimate and invoice app for contractors that helps you save time, stay organized, and win jobs. ———————— ► CONTRACTORS LOVE JOIST • SAVES TIME - Complete work at the jobsite or on-the-go, rather than spending your evenings and weekends catching up on paperwork after a long day • 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 PayPal 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 • LOOK PROFESSIONAL - Show your clients that you’re the contractor they should trust for the job; with customized, professional looking estimates and invoices ———————— ► FEATURES - 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 PayPal Payments directly through the app - Build a list of commonly used items/services/materials - 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 or the web - Joist is a cloud application ———————— ► WHO USES JOIST All types of contractors, estimators, and service companies use the app, such as: general contractors, handymen, electricians, plumbers, builders, landscapers, arborists, roofers, painters, carpenters, heating and air conditioning (hvac), cleaning, flooring, siding, tile, concrete, paving, bathroom and kitchen remodeling, construction, renovators, deck builders, drywallers, lawn care, pest control, and more! ———————— ► WHAT OTHER CONTRACTORS ARE SAYING ""Now I can do quotes on the fly I don't have to walk through the job and write everything down its all programmed in to my iPad right from material cost to cost per square foot! This app is so awesome."" ———————— ► Joist Estimate Invoice maker SUBSCRIPTIONS You can subscribe to Joist Pro Monthly or Joist Pro Annual, Joist Elite Monthly or Joist Elite Annual. Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes Account at the purchase confirmation. Monthly and annual subscriptions will automatically renew after 30 or 365 days for the prices listed above, respectively, and account will be charged within 24 hrs of the end of the current subscription period, unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hrs before the end of the current subscription period. Subscriptions can be managed in App Store or iTunes account settings after subscribing. Unused portions of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. ———————— Joist is FREE to Download and FREE to try! Available on iPhone, iPad, & desktop computer. Get support FAST! Our support staff are responsive and care about helping you run the best business possible: [email protected] www.joist.com In-app live chat Customer support is available 7 days a week. ———————— Terms of Service: https://www.joist.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.joist.com/privacy-policy/
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3.148.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.149.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.150.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.151.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.152.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.153.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.154.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.155.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.156.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.157.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.158.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.159.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.160.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.161.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.162.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.162.1
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.163.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.164.0
· 28 Jul 2026
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.165.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.165.1
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.166.0
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
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3.167.0
· 27 Aug 2026
Hey Joisters! This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements Cheers, The Joist Team
- 3.79.1 · 30 Jul 2026
- 3.82.1 · 28 Aug 2026
Alternatives
- SimplyWise: Cost Estimator — Same category + similar ratings
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Availability by market
- US
Data quality & evidence
- Page completeness
- Live store listing
- Last verified
- 30 Aug 2026
- Sources
- App Store, Google Play
- Independent summary has not been published yet.