Comparison
One-time purchase invoicing apps for Mac
Searching for an invoicing app you buy once, on a Mac that also runs the same app on your iPhone and iPad. Here is what the six apps on this site's other comparison pages actually offer, side by side.
Last checked: 2026-10-15. Next check due 2026-12-15.
Who actually sells one
| App | One-time purchase? | Native Mac + iPhone + iPad? |
|---|---|---|
| Ochre | Yes — a lifetime, non-renewing tier is on sale alongside monthly and yearly. | Yes — iPhone, iPad, and Mac, one native SwiftUI codebase. |
| Zoho Invoice | No. | iPhone/iPad and Mac are two separate App Store listings (iOS/iPadOS 16.0 vs. macOS 13.0 only) — not one app across all three. |
| Invoice Ninja | No paid one-time tier — but a free, source-available (Elastic License) self-hosted option exists. The only competitor checked here with that option. | Yes — one App Store listing covers iOS 13.0, iPadOS 13.0, macOS 11.0, and visionOS 1.0. |
| FreshBooks | No. | No Mac app on its App Store listing (iOS 18.0, iPadOS 18.0, visionOS 2.0 only). |
| Wave | No. | No iPad or Mac line shown on its App Store listing (iOS 16.4 only). |
| Bonsai | No. | Its App Store listing (“Bonsai by Zoom”) is iPhone-only, but its pricing page also lists a macOS app. |
| QuickBooks Online | No. | No Mac app on its App Store listing (iOS 16.0, iPadOS 16.0, watchOS 26.0 only — a separate, non-Online “QuickBooks Desktop” product exists under a different listing). |
None of the six offers a one-time purchase tier. The one exception to subscription-or-free is Invoice Ninja, which is free and source-available if you self-host it — a genuinely different trade (you run the server) rather than a one-time purchase from a vendor.
Where a free tier beats a one-time purchase
If a permanently free tier is the goal rather than a one-time purchase specifically, Zoho Invoice and Wave both offer a generous one, and QuickBooks now has a limited Free plan — see their own pages on this site for the limits that come with each.
Every comparison on this site: Ochre vs Zoho Invoice · Ochre vs Invoice Ninja · Ochre vs FreshBooks · Ochre vs Wave · Ochre vs Bonsai · Ochre vs QuickBooks Online.