Invoices and expenses for student side hustles in under 60 seconds.
College students struggle with QuickBooks' steep learning curve and high subscription costs for basic invoicing and expense tracking on their side hustles.
SideBill offers dead-simple invoicing with pre-built templates for tutoring, freelancing, and campus gigs, plus effortless expense scanning via mobile. Students track income and costs without QuickBooks complexity, generating reports instantly. Everything syncs across devices for on-the-go management.
College students managing side hustles that require basic invoicing and expense tracking
Ultra-minimalist UI designed for mobile-first college life, with hustle-specific templates that auto-populate student details.
friendly
Create and send professional invoices from templates in seconds.
Snap photos of receipts for automatic entry and categorization.
Real-time profit/loss view with charts for side hustle performance.
Auto-send gentle chase-up emails for unpaid invoices.
Exportable summaries of income, expenses, and taxes.
Set up monthly billing for repeat clients like tutoring.
Simple contact management with notes and history.
Track multiple side gigs in separate workspaces.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| name | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| client_name | text | No |
| amount | int | No |
| status | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
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:
/api/invoicesCreate new invoice
/api/invoices/:idFetch single invoice
/api/expensesAdd expense with optional image upload
/api/dashboardGet summary stats
/api/users/meUser profile
No reminders or exports
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 200 | 3% | $150 | $1,800 |
| Month 6 | 1,200 | 8% | $2,400 | $28,800 |
Simple invoicing + expense tracking built for college side gigs. No learning curve, no crazy fees.
Post in college subreddits like r/college and r/sidehustle with a free beta invite; DM student influencers on TikTok sharing hustle tips; offer free Pro access to first 10 signups from campus Facebook groups.
Feature-rich
Overkill and expensive for basics
Student-focused simplicity at 1/3 price
Free tier
Ad-heavy, no mobile scan
Clean mobile-first with scans
Hustle-specific templates and data on student spending patterns for AI improvements.
Rise in student side hustles post-pandemic, with inflation pushing need for cheap tools.
Students prefer free tools
Generous free tier + viral referrals
Mobile scanner accuracy
Use Supabase Edge Functions with OCR lib
Success: 70% express interest in $25/mo
Success: 50% retention week 2
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