Incusia vs Invoice Simple
Invoice Simple without the invoice cap, without the price hikes.
Invoice Simple charges $19.99 per month for unlimited invoices, and their entry plan caps you at 3 invoices per month. Incusia gives you unlimited invoices at $9 per month, with the price locked in writing forever.
By Abass Gass, Founder of Incusia.
August 28, 2026 · 10 min read
Unlimited invoices on any paid plan
Starter is $9 per month with no invoice cap. You do not wait for a Premium tier to send the fourth invoice of the month. Send what the work requires.
Price locked in writing
The rate you sign up at stays the rate you pay. That promise sits in our Terms of Service, not in a marketing footnote you have to hunt for.
Cancel with one click
Cancellation lives in your dashboard. No email to a support queue. No phone call. No retention script. Cancel anytime with one click. Keep full access until the end of your current billing period.
Invoice limits designed to force upgrades
Invoice Simple’s published plans, verified August 2026, split invoicing into three paid tiers. Essentials is $6.99 per month and caps you at 3 invoices. Plus is $13.49 for 10. Premium is $19.99 and removes the cap.
If you invoice more than three clients in a busy month, Essentials is not a real plan. It is a trial that happens to bill you.
Why the cap exists
Three invoices covers a side project. It does not cover deposits, progress bills, and a final on the same job. Ten sounds generous until you add corrections and a second client who pays in stages. The cap is there to open the upgrade screen.
What Incusia charges instead
Incusia Starter is $9 per month with unlimited invoices. Less than half of Invoice Simple Premium. You move to Pro at $29 for automation (reminders, recurring, currencies, late fees), not for permission to send invoice number four.
Invoice Simple Premium is $239.88 a year. Incusia Starter is $108. The first-year gap is $131.88. Over five years that is $659.40, assuming no further Invoice Simple increases.
Many Invoice Simple subscriptions also pay an app-store cut. Incusia bills on the web through Stripe, so there is no Apple or Google percentage on top of your $9. You still pay card processing when a client pays. You do not pay a store tax on the software itself.
- Invoice Simple Essentials: $6.99/month, 3 invoices per month (verified August 2026).
- Invoice Simple Plus: $13.49/month, 10 invoices per month.
- Invoice Simple Premium: $19.99/month, unlimited invoices.
- Incusia Starter: $9/month, unlimited invoices.
The cancellation problem nobody talks about
Independent reviews of Invoice Simple repeatedly describe cancellation as harder than signup. People report extra steps, unclear paths, or app-store rules they did not expect when they tapped Subscribe. Treat cancellation as a feature, not a footnote.
Who actually owns the bill
A large share of Invoice Simple customers subscribe through the Apple App Store or Google Play. Invoice Simple’s website is not the billing owner. Apple or Google is. Cancellation follows the store’s settings, not a button on the marketing site.
Incusia bills through Stripe on the web. Cancellation is one click in your dashboard. No email, no phone call, no retention script that blocks the button. You keep full access until the end of your current billing period.
Switching tools does not cancel an app-store subscription by itself. End Invoice Simple in Apple or Google settings first. That extra step is what trips most people up.
- App Store and Google Play subscriptions cancel in the store, not on Invoice Simple’s site.
- Incusia cancellation is one click in the dashboard. You keep full access until the end of your current billing period.
- Public reviews of Invoice Simple frequently mention cancellation friction.
What happens when you switch
You can bring a client list, past invoice records, and enough payment history to keep conversations with clients intact. Export what Invoice Simple will give you (CSV or PDF), then recreate active clients in Incusia. Reissue open invoices with a note that the new invoice replaces the old one. Clients get an email with a payment button. They do not need a portal account.
Cancel the store subscription
If Invoice Simple still charges Apple or Google after you start Incusia, you will pay both for a month. Open iOS Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions, or Google Play > Payments & subscriptions, and end it there. Confirm the next renewal is gone before you assume you are done.
A one-line note on the first Incusia invoice (“This invoice replaces Invoice Simple INV-1044”) stops the “did you bill me twice” email. Keep the old PDF for your records.
Most people finish in a weekend: create the account, add business details, enter the clients you still bill, send the next invoice. Keep Invoice Simple only until outstanding invoices are paid or reissued. If you want to see the PDF first, try our free invoice generator. It does not migrate data. It shows you the look.
Receipt images and expense notes may not export cleanly. Incusia is invoicing software, not a full expense app. If receipt scanning is the center of your week, read where Invoice Simple is strong below. If invoicing and getting paid is the center, the move is a client list and a few PDFs.
- Export clients and invoice PDFs from Invoice Simple before you cancel.
- Cancel Apple or Google subscriptions in the store if that is how you pay.
- Reissue any open invoices from Incusia so clients have one place to pay.
Support, billing, and who you actually talk to
Invoice Simple is a mobile-first product from a company that has been in the category for years. Scale shows up in the help center. It also shows up when you need a person: public reviews often mention chatbots or store support instead of someone who can refund a double charge. That is how large app businesses tend to run support, not a claim that nobody at Invoice Simple ever replies.
Incusia support is email to me@abassinvoice.com. Starter gets a human reply within 24 hours. Pro and Lifetime get 12 hours. We are not a 200-person success team. If you need phone support in six languages, we are not that desk. If you need someone to read the invoice number you pasted, we are.
- Incusia: human email support, 24 hours on Starter, 12 on Pro and Lifetime.
- Invoice Simple: help center plus in-app and store channels. Independent reviews often mention chatbot friction.
- Who owns billing is who can stop the charge. Check the store if you subscribed there.
Real pricing comparison
The table below uses Invoice Simple Premium at $19.99 per month because that is the published Invoice Simple plan with unlimited invoices, verified August 2026. Incusia Starter is the published Incusia plan with unlimited invoices. Neither column includes taxes, app-store variants, or promotions. Annual totals assume twelve monthly charges at the listed rate.
On Invoice Simple Plus at $13.49 you still hit a 10-invoice wall. Incusia Starter at $9 undercuts Plus and removes the cap. On Essentials at $6.99, Incusia costs $2.01 more per month and removes the 3-invoice ceiling. A few dollars for unlimited sending, a rate locked in the Terms, and web billing you can cancel without a store.
| Plan | Monthly | Year 1 | Five years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invoice Simple Premium | $19.99 | $239.88 | $1,199.40 |
| Incusia Starter | $9.00 | $108.00 | $540.00 |
| Difference | $10.99 | $131.88 | $659.40 |
Key differences
Where Incusia and Invoice Simple differ
Shared capabilities are left out. This is where the two platforms diverge.
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| Capability | Incusia | Invoice Simple |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & cost model | ||
| Pricing model | Simple flat pricing | Tiered: Essentials, Plus, Premium |
| Price locked at signup | Yes | Prices have increased |
| Starting price for unlimited invoices | $9/month | $19.99/month (Premium) |
| No invoice caps on paid plans | Yes | Caps on Essentials and Plus |
| One-time lifetime option | $99 | Not available |
| Invoice creation | ||
| Unlimited invoices on paid plans | Yes | Premium only |
| Client limit | None | Not a published cap |
| Recurring invoices | Pro and Lifetime | Paid plans |
| Multiple currencies | Pro and Lifetime, 30+ | Available |
| Custom logo | All plans | Available |
| Payment collection | ||
| Payment button on invoices | Yes | Available |
| Stripe integration | Yes | Available |
| PayPal integration | Available | |
| Apple Pay / Google Pay | Via Stripe | In-app / store payments |
| Get paid directly to your bank | Stripe Connect | Through payment processors |
| Business platform | ||
| Time Tracking | Pro and Lifetime | |
| Expense Tracking | Pro and Lifetime | |
| Estimates/Proposals | Pro and Lifetime | Paid plans |
| Client CRM | Pro and Lifetime | |
| Financial Reports | Pro and Lifetime | |
| Client Portal | Pro and Lifetime | |
| Automation | ||
| Auto-reminders for late payments | Pro and Lifetime | Higher paid tiers |
| Automatic late fee calculation | Pro and Lifetime | Available on paid plans |
| Recurring billing | Pro and Lifetime | Available on paid plans |
| Email delivery tracking | Yes | |
| Support & experience | ||
| Real human support | Yes | Help docs, in-app, reviews cite chatbots |
| Response time | 24 hours, 12 on Pro | Varies |
| Cancel with one click | Yes | Often via App Store or Google Play |
| No account traps | Yes | Store billing for many users |
| Deployment | ||
| Where your data lives | Hosted cloud | Vendor cloud plus mobile apps |
| Export your data anytime | PDF on every plan, CSV on Lifetime | Export options vary by plan |
| No lock-in | Yes | App-store billing can delay a clean exit |
Pricing and features verified August 2026 and may have changed.
Where Invoice Simple is strong
Invoice Simple has been in the market longer and has a polished mobile app with strong receipt scanning and expense tracking. Their app store ratings are generally positive for the core mobile experience. If your primary workflow is snapping photos of receipts on the go and generating quick invoices from your phone without needing much desktop functionality, Invoice Simple's mobile app remains one of the more mature options in the space.
- Polished mobile app
- Receipt scanning
- Expense tracking
- Long time in market
Where Incusia is different
We built Incusia specifically for people who were tired of watching their invoicing tool raise prices year after year while quietly removing features.
- Unlimited invoices from $9/month, not $19.99
- Price locked contractually in your Terms of Service
- One-click cancellation from your dashboard
- Real human support in 24 hours
- No app store subscription trap
- Founded and built by one person, not a corporation
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Common questions
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