For painters
Estimate painting jobs by room or wall area, itemize labor + paint + prep, send a PDF quote from the site, and convert to an invoice when the job wraps. Free tier plus a lifetime option ($249.99) available.
Last updated: July 13, 2026
Invoice
Direct answer
Billgami is a painting estimate and invoice app for solo painters and small painting crews. It builds estimates by room or wall area, itemizes labor, paint, prep, and trim work, and sends PDF quotes from iPhone. One tap converts an approved estimate into an invoice. Billgami never processes card payments. Clients pay you directly. Free to start, with a lifetime tier ($249.99) available if you want to skip subscriptions.
50-word summary
For solo painters: estimate by room or wall area, itemize labor + paint + prep, send PDF quotes at the property, convert to invoices on completion. Track paid manually. Works offline. Free tier plus lifetime option ($249.99).
Estimates that match how painters actually quote jobs
PDF quotes from iPhone at the property
Free tier plus lifetime option ($249.99), not subscription-only
Solo painters and small crews doing residential and small commercial work.
Painting spans a wide range from solo house-repaint work to enterprise multi-site industrial contracts. Billgami sits at the solo-crew end.
For crew scheduling, Jobber or Housecall Pro. For accounting, QuickBooks. Billgami stays in the estimate and invoice paperwork lane.
Workflow
Walk the property, price by room or wall area, itemize labor + paint + prep + trim, send the PDF estimate, convert to an invoice on completion.
Add the client with contact info and property address. Repeat property-management clients with multiple buildings, save each address so the paperwork stays clean.
Build the estimate the way you quote: per room, per wall area, or per total square footage. Add prep work, primer coats, top coats, and any specialty labor as separate line items.
Save common services in your library: labor per hour, prep + patch, primer + first coat, second coat, trim detail, cabinet refinish, deck stain. Drop into any estimate with one tap.
Preview the estimate, share the PDF through email or text before you leave. Works offline. Client gets a print-clean document they can save or forward for approval.
When painting completes, one tap turns the estimate into the invoice. Adjust actual hours or paint gallons used if the job differed from the quote. Send the invoice PDF the same way.
Client pays through check, Zelle, Venmo, or their preferred method. Billgami never processes payment. You mark the invoice paid when the money lands.
| Feature | Billgami | Housecall Pro | Joist | QuickBooks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made for solo painters | Yes | Field-service crews | Contractor focus | Full accounting |
| PDF estimate + invoice from iPhone | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Estimate to invoice in one tap | Yes | Yes | Yes | Multi-step |
| Labor + paint + prep line items | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works offline at the property | Yes | Partial | Partial | No |
| No dispatch or field-service overhead | Yes | No, dispatch central | Yes | Yes |
| No payment holds | Yes | Payment processing | Optional payments | QB Payments |
| No accounting bloat | Yes | Growing suite | Yes | No, full accounting |
| Lifetime option available ($249.99, no renewal) | Yes | No | No | No |
Comparison based on public product pages and App Store metadata as of July 2026.
Six things Billgami ships for painting workflows. Honest scope: this is not a scheduling suite or an industrial paint calculator. It is the estimate and invoice paperwork layer for solo painting work.
Save clients and properties for reuse
Property-management repeats, HOA jobs, and residential referrals all get saved. Property address, access notes, and paint-preference notes travel with every future estimate or invoice.
Save labor, paint, prep, and trim as reusable line items
Save your service library the way you actually quote: labor per hour, prep + patch, primer + first coat, second coat, trim detail, cabinet refinish, deck stain, exterior wash.
Estimate by room, wall area, or square footage
Different jobs price differently. Interior repaints usually go by room. Exterior work often prices by wall area or square footage. Cabinet refinish is per unit. Billgami lets you build any of these structures per job.
Send professional PDF quotes from the property
Estimate at the site, share the PDF before you leave. Works offline; PDF generation does not need cellular. Print-clean document readable on phone or desktop.
Convert an approved estimate to an invoice in one tap
When the paint dries and the job wraps, one tap turns the estimate into the invoice. Adjust actual hours or paint gallons if the job differed. Send the invoice PDF the same way.
Track paid, unpaid, and partial manually
Painters often take a deposit for larger jobs and get paid on completion. Billgami tracks the status manually so deposits, progress payments, and final payments all get recorded. No card processing.
On-scope on labor. Client approved a small color change during the job that required an extra gallon of paint.
| Line item | Qty | Rate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Interior repaint: bedrooms (3) | 3 | $480.00 | $1,440.00 |
Interior repaint: living areas (2) | 2 | $620.00 | $1,240.00 |
Trim + baseboards (whole house) | 1 | $680.00 | $680.00 |
Paint materials Interior latex + primer + supplies + 1 gallon color change per client approval | 1 | $465.00 | $465.00 |
| Subtotal | $3,825.00 | ||
| Total | $3,825.00 | ||
Example only. Line item pricing varies by market, job scope, and business. Confirm your own pricing before quoting a client.
A minimal interior repaint estimate for a 3-bedroom house. Priced by room, itemized labor + paint + prep.
| Line item | Qty | Rate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Interior repaint: bedrooms (3) Walls only, 2 coats, moderate prep | 3 | $480.00 | $1,440.00 |
Interior repaint: living areas (2) Living room + hallway, 2 coats, standard prep | 2 | $620.00 | $1,240.00 |
Trim + baseboards (whole house) Semi-gloss white, brush work | 1 | $680.00 | $680.00 |
Paint materials Premium interior latex + primer + supplies | 1 | $420.00 | $420.00 |
| Subtotal | $3,780.00 | ||
| Total | $3,780.00 | ||
Example only. Line item pricing varies by market, job scope, and business. Confirm your own pricing before quoting a client.
Data
The r/painting subreddit and adjacent trade forums have running conversations about invoice tools painters actually use. Three consistent patterns show up.
Pattern 1: solo painters resist subscription pricing. In threads about invoice tools, the most common complaint is not features but recurring cost. Painters who invoice 10-30 jobs a month feel a monthly subscription eats into margin. Threads consistently recommend one-time-purchase tools or spreadsheet workflows over subscription apps for solo work.
Pattern 2: painters want line items that match how they quote. Room-by-room pricing, wall-area pricing, and specialty-work pricing (trim, cabinet refinish, deck stain) all need to fit inside the same app. Rigid template tools that force one pricing structure get abandoned.
Pattern 3: painters underestimate paint materials in about 20-30% of jobs (aggregated from Reddit and PDCA discussions). Being able to adjust actual materials on the invoice after the job is the difference between eating the cost and getting paid for what you used. Billgami's one-tap estimate-to-invoice conversion with editable line items is built for this reality.
Sources
Solo painters already pay for paint, brushes, drop cloths, and truck maintenance. Billgami is one App Store purchase. Own the app, keep your estimate and invoice history, never pay again for the paperwork layer.
Locked pricing
Free tier + Lifetime option ($249.99)
One purchase covers the full painter workflow: unlimited estimates, unlimited invoices, unlimited clients and properties, PDF export, offline mode, manual status tracking.
See full pricingvs Housecall Pro
Housecall Pro is a full field-service platform: dispatch, scheduling, customer records, marketing, payments. Built for growing painting companies with crews. For a solo painter or 2-person crew, most of that surface area is unused overhead paid for monthly. Solo painters consistently mention paying for features they never use.
When to pick Housecall Pro: You have or are growing a painting crew, need dispatch and scheduling, and want an integrated business platform.
vs Joist
Joist is well-known among contractors and used by some painters for its estimate-to-invoice workflow. Subscription-priced with integrated payments. For painters who want the same paperwork flow without the subscription or payment-processing overhead, Billgami covers it.
When to pick Joist: You want Joist's contractor-brand recognition and integrated payment collection, and are OK with a subscription.
vs QuickBooks
QuickBooks handles accounting and tax. Painters with employees or complex tax needs use it. Not designed for fast mobile estimate creation from the property. Billgami handles on-site paperwork; QuickBooks (if needed) handles accounting behind it.
When to pick QuickBooks: You have employees, complex accounting, or want bank-feed integration inside one paid subscription.
Methodology
Billgami's painter positioning is grounded in three sources. First, BLS occupational data on Painters, Construction and Maintenance (~250K workers, 2024). Second, PDCA industry data on typical painting cost structures and job-size ranges. Third, Reddit r/painting and r/HomeImprovement discussions about invoice tools painters actually use. The consistent pattern: painters resist subscription pricing on paperwork tools, want flexible line-item structure that matches room/area/specialty pricing, and often adjust materials on the invoice after underestimating during the quote. Billgami's six features are built directly against these specific patterns.
Sources
Simple Invoice App
The core mobile invoice workflow behind the painter page.
Estimate & Quote Maker
The estimate half of the painter workflow, in depth.
For contractors
The larger-project sibling for trades.
For handymen
The repair-work sibling for solo service pros.
For landscapers
Outdoor service with materials line items.
Pricing
Free, subscriptions, or lifetime ($249.99). Pick what fits.
Estimate by room or wall area, itemize labor and paint, send PDF quotes from the property, and get paid the way you already work. Free tier plus a lifetime option ($249.99) if you want to skip renewals.
Last updated: July 13, 2026
