Effortless bookkeeping for student side hustles—scan receipts, track gigs, reclaim your study time.
Student entrepreneurs waste hours on manual bookkeeping, tracking freelance income and expenses for side hustles while juggling demanding class schedules.
StuLedger automates expense tracking with mobile receipt scanning and AI categorization tailored to common student gigs like tutoring or design work. It generates simple profit reports and tax summaries, syncing with your class schedule to suggest quick 5-min sessions. Forget spreadsheets—focus on hustling and classes.
Student entrepreneurs managing freelance side hustles
AI-powered receipt OCR optimized for student expenses (coffee runs to client lunches) with class schedule integration for timed reminders.
friendly
Mobile-first OCR to scan and auto-categorize expenses
Log freelance payments with auto-import from PayPal/Stripe
Real-time P&L view with monthly summaries
One-click CSV/PDF for student tax deductions
Google Calendar integration for bookkeeping reminders
Pre-built invoice templates for tutoring, gigs
Notifications for overspending categories
Support for international student gigs
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| calendar_token | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| amount | int | No |
| category | text | No |
| receipt_url | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| amount | int | No |
| source | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
/api/expensesAdd new expense via OCR
/api/incomesLog income entry
/api/dashboardFetch profit summary
/api/tax-exportGenerate tax CSV
/api/users/calendar-syncSync calendar token
No OCR, no exports
1 calendar
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 100 | 3% | $111 | $1,332 |
| Month 6 | 800 | 8% | $2,368 | $28,416 |
Scan receipts, track gigs, get tax-ready reports. Built for busy student hustlers.
Post in university Reddit subs (r/[school]Entrepreneur, r/freelance) with a free beta invite; DM student influencers on TikTok sharing side hustle tips; offer free Pro access to first 10 signups from campus Facebook groups.
Robust features
Overkill UI for students, no receipt OCR ease
Student-focused simplicity + calendar integration
Free invoicing
No mobile OCR or student templates
AI scanning tailored to campus life
Proprietary student expense categorization data from early users, creating better AI over time.
Gig economy boom among Gen Z students amid rising tuition costs; mobile AI OCR now accessible via affordable APIs.
OCR accuracy issues
Use multiple APIs, manual override option
Low adoption by non-tech students
Campus ambassador program
Build delays on integrations
Prioritize core features first
Success: 70% confirm pain + interest in $37/mo
Success: 50% weekly active
Success: 200 signups
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