“I used Joist for over 10 years, but they recently raised their monthly fee again and then blocked access to my account and documents. I don't understand why they would treat a long-time customer this way. Even if I don't continue my…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 408 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
4.6 ★13,456 ratings
1M+Downloads
4+Age rating
—App size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Joist is an estimate invoice maker for contractors. Create professional, clear estimates, bills and easy invoices asap, schedule visits, stay on top of active work, streamline invoicing, accept payments, make business receipts, use estimate - invoice templates and manage every job from start to finish. Free trial, estimate & invoice maker app helps you SAVE TIME, WIN MORE JOBS, and STAY ORGANIZED.
► CONTRACTORS LOVE JOIST Estimate Invoice maker BECAUSE:
• STAY ORGANIZED ACROSS EVERY JOB – Keep customer details, estimates, invoices, notes, photos, and schedules connected in one place so you always know where work stands without digging through texts, memory, or paper notes. • PLAN WITH CONFIDENCE – See upcoming work in a simple calendar view, avoid scheduling conflicts, plan your workday, and always know what’s coming next from estimate to payment.…
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 3.86.0 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 3.86.0, updated 2026-09-21.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
2 themes reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
80–89% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 2
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Paywall blocks the basics
The core of the app — not extras — sits behind payment, or previously-free function moved behind a paywall.
What we saw: Paywall blocks the basics: raised by 6 distinct reviewers (1.5% of 408 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Price keeps rising
The price of the paid tier has been raised on existing users.
What we saw: Price keeps rising: raised by 18 distinct reviewers (4.4% of 408 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“was amazing when it was free, now they keep raising prices and I am switching to a different service provider”
“I've used Joist for nearly 2 years and was initially very satisfied with their Joist Elite plan. The invoice layout, email integration, and native visual graph report features to track growth made the app enjoyable to use. The native…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 3.86.0.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
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Google Play does not publish per-purchase prices.