Turf $/m², mulch $/m³, retaining walls $/m, decking and paving — all pre-loaded as visual formulas. Deposit invoicing, materials on their own lines, quick repeat invoices for regular maintenance, ATO GST. Works on regional sites with no signal.
Try the turf, mulch and soil calculator
Measure each area, pick its shape, and get square metres for turf or cubic metres for mulch and soil. Add as many areas as the job has, and the total adds the GST.
The turf and mulch rates are EXAMPLE figures from the table below ($22 lay + $40 supply per m², $95 + $45 spread per m³). Put in your own. This calculator doesn't save or send anything.
Quote like this every week? Save turf per m² and mulch or soil per m³ as price-list items in Invoice Better, then type the measurements on site.
| Shape | Area formula | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Rectangle | length × width | 10 m × 6 m lawn = 60 m² |
| Circle | 3.14 × (diameter ÷ 2)² | 4 m round bed ≈ 12.57 m² |
| Triangle | base × height ÷ 2 | 5 m × 3 m corner bed = 7.5 m² |
| Volume | area × (depth in cm ÷ 100) | 12.57 m² at 7.5 cm deep ≈ 0.94 m³ |
EXAMPLE: 60 m² of turf at $62 per m² is $3,720 ex GST, or $4,092 with GST.
Open the Landscaper starter pack inside Invoice Better and these line items load instantly. Edit the rates to match your business and you're done. No spreadsheet, no calculator. Starter packs are free and don't count toward the free plan's 3-item cap.
| Landscaper Job | Formula | Sample Output |
|---|---|---|
| Lawn turf supply & lay | $22/m² lay + $40/m² supply + min $250 | 60m² → $3,720 ex GST → $4,092 inc |
| Mulch supply & spread | $95/m³ + $45/m³ spread + delivery | 8m³ → $1,120 ex GST → $1,232 inc, plus delivery |
| Retaining wall (timber) | $385/m + min 2m + materials at your price | 8m → $3,080 ex GST → $3,388 inc, plus materials |
| Decking install | $220/m² + posts $145 each | 18m² + 6 posts → $5,313 inc GST |
| Tree removal (small) | Flat $385–$650 by size category | 5m gum → $605 inc GST |
| Garden design / consultation | $185/hr design + $880/day on-site | Half-day design → $407 inc GST |
| Lawn mowing (regular) | $65 flat (sub 200m²) / $95 (200–500m²) | Suburban block → $71.50 inc GST |
| Deposit (example: 50% on jobs over $2,000) | You choose the deposit amount | $3,200 ex GST quote → $1,600 ex GST → $1,760 inc deposit |
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.
Greenline Landscaping
ABN 34 567 890 123
Pay to: Greenline Landscaping · BSB 062-000 · Acct 1234 5678
Landscaping jobs are weird. Half the price is materials measured in cubic metres or square metres. The other half is labour that varies wildly with weather, ground conditions and access. Deposits are essential because turf orders can't be cancelled. And you're often quoting on a back-of-envelope sketch from a customer who doesn't know what they want.
Invoice Better handles it: per-m² and per-m³ formulas, deposits, materials on their own lines, and quick repeat invoices for regular maintenance.
Turf orders can't be cancelled once cut. Plant orders are non-refundable. Concrete is poured to spec. If you're not collecting a 50% deposit on jobs over $2,000, you're carrying the inventory risk for free.
A simple way to run it:
Materials are easy to under-charge. Put them on their own line at your price (for example, cost plus your markup) to cover the ute trip, supplier admin and breakage. You set the price for each item, so the customer can see what they're paying for.
Invoice Better has no recurring invoices, so it won't send them for you on a schedule. For lawn mowing, hedge trimming and garden tidy-ups, save the customer and the line item once. Each repeat invoice is then quick: pick the saved customer, tap the saved item, send.
If a job's pushed by weather, the quote PDF includes a default 30-day validity. Invoice Better's quote system supports re-issuing a quote with an extended validity in 2 taps. No re-typing, no awkward conversations.
Every Invoice Better PDF is a fully ATO-compliant GST tax invoice — ABN, BSB, "Tax Invoice" header, GST 10%, sequential numbering. For commercial landscape work where the buyer is GST-registered, the invoice format supports their input tax credit claims.
Most landscapers we hear from were using either spreadsheets, free generic invoicing apps with no AU defaults, or lightweight tools like Sole/Billdu. The structural advantage Invoice Better offers is the formula-based price list — a per-m² turf formula or a per-m³ mulch formula in a generic invoicing app means re-typing the maths every quote. Here that maths is a saved formula. Build it once.
Real questions Australian tradies and sole traders ask before switching invoicing apps.
For sole-trader and small-crew Australian landscapers and gardeners, Invoice Better is a good fit — per-m² and per-m³ formulas, deposit invoicing, materials on their own lines and ATO GST tax invoices in 30 seconds. From A$7.99/mo, A$59.99/yr or A$79.99 lifetime. You can make invoices with no signal on regional and rural job sites; sending needs a connection.
Yes — the Landscaper starter pack includes pre-set formulas for turf ($/m² lay + $/m² supply), mulch ($/m³ supply + $/m³ spread), retaining walls ($/m), decking ($/m²) and more. Drop in dimensions, get the price, GST auto-applied.
Send the quote, and once the customer says yes, ask for a deposit before you order turf or plants. Invoice Better handles deposits and upfront payments, and you choose the amount, for example 50% on bigger jobs. Then send the final invoice when the job is done.
That's your call. Put materials on their own line at your price (for example, cost plus your markup), so the customer can see what they're paying for. A clear materials line is easier to explain than a cost hidden inside labour.
Not automatically: Invoice Better has no recurring invoices. But save the customer and the line item once (for example 'Lawn mowing, sub 200m²: $65'), and each repeat invoice is quick: pick the saved customer, tap the saved item, send.
Yes — your invoices, clients, prices and PDFs are saved on your phone. Create and save invoices with no signal; sending needs a connection, so queue email for when you're back in range or AirDrop on-site. Built for properties beyond reliable 4G. More on offline invoicing.
Yes — quote PDFs include a default 30-day validity, editable per quote. If weather pushes a job, re-issue the quote with extended validity in 2 taps. The customer sees the same price and a fresh expiry date.
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 is A$7.99/month, A$59.99/year, or A$79.99 once for a lifetime licence, as listed on the Australian App Store. Tradify Lite is $48 per user a month ex GST (checked 22 Oct 2026), about $576 a year. Premium yearly is A$59.99. The lifetime tier eliminates subscriptions entirely.
Yes — tap an invoice and mark it as paid; the PDF gets a PAID stamp automatically. Outstanding-invoice list shows you who still owes you, sorted by days outstanding.
No. Your customer list, invoices, pricing and PDFs live entirely on your device in encrypted on-device storage. We collect anonymous, aggregate app-usage signals (which screens get opened, crashes, paywall views) to improve the product. We never see invoice content, customer names or your pricing.
Work out the area in square metres, then multiply by the depth in metres. For example, a round bed 4 m across is about 12.57 m², and at 7.5 cm deep that's about 0.94 m³. Use the calculator on this page, or save your price per m³ in Invoice Better and type the measurements on site.
For a round bed, halve the diameter, square it and multiply by 3.14. For a triangle, multiply the base by the height and halve it. A round bed 4 m across is about 12.57 m², and a triangle 5 m along the base and 3 m high is 7.5 m².
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