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A Joist alternative for contractors who don’t want another subscription.

Joist is a well-rated estimate and invoice app for contractors. If you’re looking for an alternative, it’s usually about price. Here are the facts, with sources.

4.75

average App Store rating from 14,478 ratings.1

27%

of the 500 most recent written reviews are one or two stars.2

52%

of those low reviews are about price rises / subscription cost.2

Joist pricing.

PlanPriceLimits
Basics$12/mo monthly · $8.34/mo billed annually—
Pro$17/mo monthly · $14.17/mo billed annually—
Elite$32/mo monthly · $26.67/mo billed annually—
Run$100/mo monthly · $58.33/mo billed annuallylaunched Aug 2026
AI Receptionist add-onfrom $49/mo—

From joist.com/pricing, captured 3 Nov 2026. Plan history is from PricingSaaS, which tracks Joist’s pricing page.3 Prices change; check the official page for today’s figures.

What low reviews mention.

Most people rate Joist well. These are the themes in the 135 recent one- and two-star reviews (May 2022–Oct 2026).

Price rises / subscription cost52%
Billing, cancelling or refunds29%
Payments, processing fees or held funds29%
Features moved behind a paywall or downgraded27%

Where Joist is stronger today.

  • Joist is available now, on iPhone, Android and the web. NailQuote’s iPhone app is not released yet.
  • Joist has AI estimate and invoice creation (type or speak the job) on its plans. According to PricingSaaS, it was added to Basics in Oct 2026.
  • Built-in online payments, plus team and business-management features on the higher plans.
  • A long track record: 14,000+ App Store ratings averaging 4.75★.

How NailQuote is different.

  • Pay once. NailQuote is planned as a lifetime purchase for all on-device Pro features, not a monthly plan.
  • Voice estimates are priced from your own saved price list, not generated prices.
  • Works offline. Your data stays on your phone.
  • A payment link and QR code on the free tier.

NailQuote for iPhone is in development; these describe the planned app.

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  1. Apple iTunes lookup API (US store), app ID 592163563, retrieved 3 Nov 2026. App Store listing.
  2. We downloaded the most recent written US App Store reviews for each app from Apple’s public review feed (up to 500 per app). We then tagged the 1★ and 2★ reviews with keyword rules for each complaint theme. One review can count towards more than one theme, and the counts are approximate. The most recent reviews are not a random sample of everyone who uses the app, and most ratings for these apps are positive (see the overall rating above).
  3. Sources: Joist pricing page; PricingSaaS — Joist pricing history; Joist help — Estimate with AI; Joist on the App Store.