Questions
Short answers. No payment-processing percentages on this page.
Basics
What is Daybook?
Phone-first invoicing and jobs for small NZ trade businesses. Works on a laptop too.
Is it accounting software?
No. Not a ledger, payroll, or stock system.
Same as Solo?
No. Solo is a tax app. Daybook is for quoting and invoicing. Some people will use both.
Really free?
Yes. $0, unlimited quotes and invoices, no credit card, no trial clock. If a customer pays by card through Pay Now, Daybook takes a small clip on top of the card fee, shown in the app before you turn it on. Recording a bank transfer yourself costs nothing.
Other costs?
No. Paid plans are not billed yet.
Who is it for?
Owner-operators and two-person trade businesses.
Who isn't it for?
Bigger crews, payroll, stock, dispatch.
Switching from Word, Excel, Xero, MYOB or Solo?
Add your details, customers and saved items, then send the next invoice from Daybook. You don't move old records.
On my phone?
Yes. It works in the browser on your phone and on a laptop.
Try first?
Yes. Open /try. The interactive demo lands next; Start Free works today.
GST
Work out NZ GST?
Yes. 15%. Yours vs GST visible.
Hold my GST money?
No. You see the split. Daybook does not hold that money or move it.
File my GST return?
No. Your return stays with you, your accountant, or a tax app such as Solo.
Not GST-registered?
Yes. Turn GST off.
GST-compliant invoices?
Built to carry what Inland Revenue expects. What's required depends on the sale. Check with your accountant or Inland Revenue.
How long to keep records?
At least seven years. Electronic is fine.
Getting paid
Pay Now?
A card link. A bank transfer you record yourself is separate and free.
Where does the money go?
Card payout details will be stated here once locked. Recording a bank transfer puts money straight in your own account.
Another way to pay?
Record it yourself.
Does the customer need an account?
No.
Quote to invoice?
One tap.
Plans
Free or Standard?
Free is one person quoting, invoicing and getting paid. Standard is $39 + GST for the business: calendar, margin on each line, expenses, bank feeds, assets + depreciation, deposit + milestone invoices, reminders, recurring invoices, a second login, and a separate accountant login. It stops at two.
A third person?
No. Two logins is the wall.
Accountant?
On Standard, read-only, and separate from the second person. On Free, send a PDF.
Expenses or bank feeds?
On Standard.
Payroll or stock?
No.
Cancel?
Free has nothing to cancel.
Where's my data?
See the privacy policy.