Expenses in, invoices out—bill clients effortlessly from your freelance ledger.
Solo freelancers find bookkeeping software like QuickBooks too complex and expensive for handling only basic expenses.
Log basic expenses and income manually or via CSV; auto-generate customizable invoices linked to expenses. Track payments and see net profit without complex setups for under $10K/month gigs.
Solo freelancers handling basic expenses and billing under $10K/month
Seamless expense-to-invoice flow with client portals, no separate billing tool needed.
supportive
Quick add income or expense entries.
Turn tracked time/expenses into invoices.
Share invoices, track payment status.
Auto-email overdue invoices.
Real-time net profit dashboard.
Bulk upload bank statements.
Set up monthly billing.
Rough quarterly tax calc.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| stripe_id | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| client_id | uuid | No |
| amount | int | No |
| status | text | No |
| pdf_url | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| type | text | No |
| amount | int | No |
Relationships:
/api/entriesLog income/expense
/api/invoicesGenerate invoice
/api/clientsAdd client
/api/invoices/:id/sendEmail invoice
No portals
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 150 | 4% | $180 | $2,160 |
| Month 6 | 1,000 | 9% | $2,700 | $32,400 |
Solo freelancers: Log work, bill clients, get paid—simple, integrated, no bloat.
Offer beta to 20 freelancers on Upwork forums; Run $50 Twitter ad to #freelance; Email list from freelance newsletter signup.
Invoicing
Expense tracking weak
Tighter expense-invoice link
CRM
No core bookkeeping
Pure finance focus
Client network effects via portals locking in users.
Gig economy boom; Stripe integrations easier than ever.
PDF generation fails
Use reliable lib
Prefers free tools
Strong free tier
Stripe fees
High margin
Success: 80% want integrated
Success: Positive feedback
Success: 20% referrals
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