A fencing quote app for fencers who work on their own

Fence cost calculator

Work out a fence price the same way the app does: length × height × your rate per square metre, plus palings at your price per metre. Add a gate as its own fixed price. GST is 10% on top.

The rates filled in are EXAMPLE figures, not market rates. Put in your own. This calculator doesn't save or send anything.

Quote like this every day? Save it as your fencing item in the app, and each quote is two numbers: the length and the height. Get Invoice Better free on the App Store.

Two fencing jobs, quoted

All prices below are EXAMPLE figures to show the maths. They are not market rates. Use your own.

Job 1: Colorbond fence, 12 m × 1.8 m (EXAMPLE)

Subtotal $1,836.00 · GST 10% $183.60 · Total $2,019.60

Job 2: Timber paling fence, 20 m × 1.8 m (EXAMPLE)

Subtotal $2,520.00 · GST 10% $252.00 · Total $2,772.00

Both jobs are over $1,000, so the tax invoice must show the customer's name or ABN. Add palings at your price per metre and any gates as their own lines, and the app adds them to the total.

How the fencing item works in the app

Version 1.5.5 (21 October 2026) added a fencing item for quoting fences.

• Length × height, priced at your rate per square metre.
• Palings at your own price per metre.
• Anything else, like a gate or a call-out, as its own fixed-price item.

When the customer says yes, the quote becomes the tax invoice in one tap. Your ABN, BSB and PayID are already on it. Need a starting point for your other prices? Grab the free tradie price list template.

What a fencing invoice needs in Australia

If you're registered for GST, the ATO says a tax invoice must show enough to work out:

1. That it's a tax invoice (the words "Tax invoice" at the top do this)
2. Your business name
3. Your ABN
4. The date you issued it
5. What you did or supplied, with the quantity and price
6. The GST amount (or "Total price includes GST" when GST is exactly 1/11 of the total)
7. Which parts of the sale have GST on them

For sales of $1,000 or more, it must also show the customer's name or ABN. If a customer asks for a tax invoice, you have to give them one within 28 days (unless the sale is $82.50 or less, including GST).

Source: ATO, Tax invoices. Want a blank version? Use the free GST invoice template for Australia.

Your free public page

Customers send you work from your free public page, and they don't need the app. Requests land in your app, and you accept, follow up or decline them. Share your link on your ute, your cards or your socials.

It's optional. Turn it on with a free account. Invoicing works without one. Public pages work in Australia and New Zealand.

No signal on a rural fence line?

You can make the quote or invoice and the PDF with no signal; sending needs a connection. Invoice Better keeps your customers, prices and invoices on your phone, and you don't need an account to invoice. Send it when you're back in range. More on offline invoicing.

Not registered for GST yet?

If your GST turnover is under $75,000 a year, you don't have to register for GST (ATO, Registering for GST). Switch GST off and Invoice Better sends a plain invoice, without "Tax invoice" or GST on it. When you register, switch it back on.

When you need ServiceM8, Tradify or Fergus instead

If you run a fencing crew, you probably need a job management app. ServiceM8, Tradify and Fergus are built for that. They cover things Invoice Better doesn't, like:

• Booking jobs and dispatching them to your team
• Staff timesheets and job costing
• Repeat jobs and recurring invoices
• Direct sync with Xero or MYOB

They're priced for businesses that use those features. Check their sites for current plans.

Invoice Better is for the fencer who does the job themselves and just wants the paperwork done before they pack up. You can still export your invoices to CSV for Xero, MYOB or your bookkeeper at BAS time. Comparing apps? See the tradie invoicing app comparison.

What it costs

• 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. No account, no credit card.
• Premium: unlimited clients, invoices and saved price-list items, your own logo, and no Invoice Better name on your PDFs.
• Premium Monthly: A$7.99 a month
• Premium Yearly: A$59.99 a year
• Premium Lifetime: A$79.99 once

Prices include GST, as listed on the Australian App Store. Cancel any time in your Apple settings.