GPOs, downlights, RCDs, switchboard upgrades, callouts, after-hours rates — pre-loaded as visual formulas. GST tax invoice with your ABN, BSB and PayID. Make invoices with no signal in basements and meter boxes.
On a computer? Scan with your iPhone camera to get the app.Load the Electrician starter pack, then edit every rate to match yours. Rates below are EXAMPLE figures, not market rates. Starter packs are free and don't count toward the free plan's 3-item cap.
| Electrician Job | Formula | Sample Output |
|---|---|---|
| Standard callout (first hour) | Flat $145 + $95/hr after | 1.5hr → $192.50 ex GST → $211.75 inc |
| After-hours callout | Flat $245 (first hour) + $142.50/hr after | 2hr → $387.50 ex GST → $426.25 inc |
| Double GPO install | $135 per unit | 5 GPOs → $675 ex GST → $742.50 inc |
| LED downlight install | $95 per unit + parts at cost | 10 lights + $280 parts → $1,353 inc GST |
| RCD / safety switch | $220 per circuit + min 1 | 3 circuits → $726 inc GST |
| Switchboard upgrade | Labour $95/hr + parts (your price, e.g. cost + 20%) | 6hr + $420 parts at cost → $1,074 ex GST → $1,181.40 inc |
| Saturday loading | 1.5× standard hourly | $142.50/hr Sat (saved as its own price-list item) |
| Sunday / Public holiday | 2× standard hourly | $190/hr (saved as its own price-list item) |
Tap any item, set quantity, GST is auto-calculated. The full smart price list walks through how every formula type works.
An example tax invoice (example figures) built from a saved client and saved price list, with ABN, GST and payment details.
Mick's Electrical Services
ABN 12 345 678 901
Pay to: Mick's Electrical Services · BSB 062-000 · Acct 1234 5678
Switchboard work happens in tight cupboards with no signal. Maintenance jobs run over by 40 minutes and a callout becomes a four-hour day. Saturday emergency call costs 1.5× — but only if you remember to apply the loading. And every job needs an ATO-compliant GST tax invoice with your ABN, your BSB and account number, and a sane GST line.
Most apps make you do that maths in your head, on your phone, in a switchboard, with poor lighting. Invoice Better doesn't. The Electrician starter pack gives you a ready-made price list for common jobs (GPOs, downlights, RCDs, switchboards and callouts) that you can edit. Save your after-hours and weekend rates as their own items, and the app does the maths and the GST.
If you're a sole-trader sparky, you probably don't need the dispatch, scheduling and timesheet features Tradify and ServiceM8 are built around. You need to quote and invoice fast and accurately, ideally before you leave the driveway. Invoice Better does that: saved prices, GST tax invoices, and invoices you can make with no signal. Free: up to 3 clients, 5 invoices sent a month and 3 saved price-list items. Premium is from A$7.99 a month.
If you run several sparkies on dispatched jobs every day, Tradify or ServiceM8 is the right call. They're built for that.
Sparky work happens where signal doesn't. You can make invoices with no signal: your invoices, clients, price list and PDFs live on your iPhone. Sending needs a connection, so AirDrop the PDF to a customer on-site, or send it when you're back in range. Only the optional quote page needs a sign-in and a connection.
Invoice Better makes a GST tax invoice with the "Tax Invoice" heading, your ABN, the date, GST at 10% and the total, plus your BSB and PayID so customers can pay. For sales of $1,000 or more, add the customer's name or ABN, as the ATO requires. For Certificate of Compliance work, attach the COC PDF reference number to the invoice description line — the customer's email then carries both files. We don't issue COCs (that's your state regulator) but we make the paper trail painless.
About 30 seconds on a repeat job with a saved client.
Side-by-side comparison: speed, offline, GST, price. Tested April 2026.
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Real questions Australian tradies and sole traders ask before switching invoicing apps.
If you work on your own and just need quotes and GST tax invoices, Invoice Better fits. You save your callout, hourly and per-unit rates once, you can make invoices with no signal. Free: up to 3 clients, 5 invoices sent a month and 3 saved price-list items. Premium is from A$7.99 a month. If you run a team and need dispatch, scheduling or timesheets, Tradify or ServiceM8 are built for that.
Yes. Save your callout fee, hourly rate and after-hours rates as price-list items, then tap the right one on each job. The Electrician starter pack gives you a set to start from, and you can edit every price. Many sparkies charge 1.5× on Saturday and 2× on Sunday or public holidays, but you set your own rates.
Yes. Save separate items in your price list, such as 'GPO install – domestic' and 'GPO install – commercial', and tap the one that fits the job.
Yes. With GST turned on, each invoice has the 'Tax Invoice' heading, your ABN, the date, each line with quantity and price, GST at 10% shown separately, and the total. For sales of $1,000 or more, the ATO also needs the customer's name or ABN. You can add your BSB and PayID so customers can pay you.
You can reference the COC number on the invoice line description and attach the COC PDF to the same email when sending. Invoice Better doesn't issue COCs (your state regulator handles that), but the customer-facing paper trail stays in one place.
Yes for making invoices. You can create the invoice and make the PDF with no reception; sending needs a connection, so send it when you're back in range, or AirDrop it to a customer who's standing next to you. Only the optional quote page needs a sign-in and a connection. Read more about offline invoicing.
Free: up to 3 clients, 5 invoices sent a month and 3 saved price-list items. Starter packs are free and don't count toward the 3 items. Premium Monthly is A$7.99, Premium Yearly is A$59.99 and Premium Lifetime is A$79.99 once. Prices include GST, as listed on the Australian App Store. Premium gives you unlimited clients, invoices and saved price-list items, your own logo, and no Invoice Better name on your PDFs.
Yes, by CSV export. Export your invoices as CSV and import them into Xero or MYOB at BAS time. There's no direct sync.
Your client list, invoices, pricing and PDFs stay on your device. We collect anonymous, aggregate app-usage signals (which screens get opened, crashes, paywall views) to improve the product. We never see invoice content, client names or pricing. If you turn on the optional quote page, only what you choose to publish goes online, plus the job requests customers send you.
Not yet. Invoice Better is for iPhone and iPad only.
Free: up to 3 clients, 5 invoices sent a month and 3 saved price-list items. No card. No account needed to invoice.
Premium A$7.99/mo · A$59.99/yr · A$79.99 lifetime (prices include GST)
On a computer? Scan with your iPhone camera to get the app.