Easy Books

You can add functions to Easy Books as you need them from the Add-ons screen. Each business is different, you can pick and choose which pieces of the software you need, leaving out the ones you don't. This way, you only pay for what you actually use, and you won't see settings and functions that you don't. We think this will give everyone a better experience using the software because it won't bombard you with irrelevant options you don't need.

Will I be charged again if I use Easy Books on a second iOS device?

No! You will not be charged again for the purchase on any other devices, as long as you use the same iTunes account. Just tap the restore button in the add-ons screen to bring your purchases over to your second device. And even if you try to buy the same add-on, you won't be charged twice. Note that the Mac version of the app is sold in the Mac App Store, and is priced separately, but just like the iOS version, you can use your in-app purchases in the Mac version on all your Macs.

If you un-install the app from your phone and later re-install it, you can go through the same steps as if buying the item again but you will not be charged if you have already purchased it.

The prices for these add-ons are listed in iTunes in your local currency. But you cannot purchase these from iTunes, they are only available from within the app. To purchase, tap the Add-ons button shown in the main title bar of the app as shown above.

What can I add to Easy Books?

The following add-ons are available:

* Transactions (This increases the initial 120 transaction limit)
* Customer Invoicing (email sales invoices)
* Time-Tracker (log hours worked)
* Online Backup & Sync (let us backup for you!)

You can try Easy Books before you pay for anything: it comes with space for 120 entries. An entry (or transaction) can be a sales invoice, purchase invoice, or a transfer amount from one account to another (e.g. Cheque Account to Credit Card to pay it off, or Credit Card to Insurance). Likewise, you can create customer invoices, time-entries and you can even register for our online backup & syncing service for two weeks of free use.

What does it cost?

You can pick any of these options, but typically all businesses will need the Transactions add-on because this extends the limit of 120 entries that you can make.

* 6 months use of our syncing service

If an item is available to buy, its is listed with the price next to it. Once purchased, the item is displayed with the word "Installed". Note that if you have disabled the in-app purchase system on the iPad, the option to buy is not available. Other words may be displayed, such as "Connecting..." when the device is connecting to the iTunes store to retrieve the product prices.

Some products can be turned off if you don't want to use them. To do this, use the slide switch and turn the feature off. This will hide any icons from the main screens, hide any reports and other parts of the program to keep the user interface nice and simple.

Transactions

The app can be extended to handle more transactions by tapping the "Buy" button. The purchase price is shown in your local currency. The iTunes in-app purchase system will ask for your iTunes account password to confirm you are able to make the purchase. Once the purchase has gone through, the app is updated immediately.

The unlimited transactions are available for the entire app, not just for one business. So once you've purchased this option, you can add as many transactions as you like for all your businesses. You can also use the product on more than one device for no extra charge because of the way the product is marked up in iTunes.

If you un-install the app from your phone and later re-install it, you can go through the same steps as if buying the item again but will not be charged if you have already purchased it.

You will not be charged again for the purchase on any other devices, as long as you use the same iTunes account.

Customer Invoicing

The app will create sales and purchase invoices for the purposes of bookkeeping as standard. These affect the profit and loss of the business.

But the app is also capable of sending PDF sales invoices via email, this feature is described in Customer Invoicing along with a sample invoice in PDF format so you can see what Easy Books is capable of producing.

The app currently produces sales invoices, credit notes, receipts, refunds and remittance advice slips.

Online Backup & Sync

Our Online Sync service will make sure you never forget to backup your important financial data! Over the time we have been selling Easy Books, we've been surprised at how many people have emailed to say they have replaced their device and have lost their data because they have not made a backup. The app does feature a very easy backup and restore system, which can be used to make a backup copy of your businesses. However, you need to do this manually and it's easy to put it off, or forget completely until it's too late.

By registering for our Online Sync service, you can choose to keep a copy of the Easy Books data online. Once you have uploaded your data, Easy Books uploads each change you make, as you make it. This happens silently in the background and does not interfere with what you're doing.

As well as providing backup, the system also allows you to keep multiple devices (iPhones and iPads) in sync. Each change you make is tracked by the system and when updates are available on your device the system will alert you.

For more details, see Online Backup & Sync.

Time-Tracker

If your business makes money by charging out time to customers, you might benefit from this add-on. It keeps track of all hours worked for customers, and uses some configurable rules to produce sales invoices automatically.

You can add as many workers and customers as you like, and for each combination you can set the billable rates and rules about how to process the hours into sales invoices. The app comes with 10 time entry slots, but just like the transactions, you can increase the limit to an unlimited number.