Time tracking that automatically becomes invoices and books
Solopreneurs waste 10+ hours per week on manual bookkeeping, invoicing, and expense tracking instead of building products and growing revenue.
TimelyBooks lets you track time with one click, attach project expenses, and turn logged time directly into polished invoices. Every hour and dollar flows automatically into accurate bookkeeping and profitability reports without duplicate data entry.
Solopreneurs and small business owners handling their own finances
The only all-in-one tool that closes the loop between time, project expenses, invoicing, and bookkeeping specifically for service-based solopreneurs.
professional and efficient
Desktop timer, mobile app, and calendar import
Organize work by client and project with budgets
One-click invoice generation from logged hours
Attach receipts and costs to specific projects
Real-time margin per project and client
Match income and expenses to projects
Auto-log meetings from Google/Outlook
Clients view and approve invoices online
Weekly time and revenue analytics
Create quotes that convert to projects
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| business_name | text | Yes |
| hourly_rate | int | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| profile_id | uuid | No |
| client_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| budget | int | Yes |
| is_active | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| project_id | uuid | No |
| duration_minutes | int | No |
| description | text | Yes |
| date | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| profile_id | uuid | No |
| project_id | uuid | Yes |
| amount | int | No |
| status | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/timer/startStart a new time tracking session
/api/time-entriesFetch time logs with project filter
/api/invoices/generateCreate invoice from selected time entries
/api/projectsCreate new client project
/api/dashboard/profitabilityGet profitability metrics
Limited projects
None
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 90 | 12% | $313 | $3,756 |
| Month 6 | 950 | 17% | $4,687 | $56,244 |
Track time, attach expenses, and send perfect invoices automatically. See true project profitability in real time.
1. Post detailed value screenshots in r/freelance and r/consulting offering free year-one access for case studies. 2. Engage with time-tracking Twitter threads and offer personalized demos. 3. Partner with popular freelance newsletters for a co-branded webinar.
Excellent time tracking
Requires separate bookkeeping tool
Native bookkeeping and automatic invoice-to-books flow
Beautiful timer
No built-in invoicing or bookkeeping
Complete time-to-cash pipeline in one place
Strong invoicing
Weak time tracking integration
Deeper time-to-invoice automation
Rich dataset connecting time logs to actual collected revenue, enabling unique profitability intelligence that improves with every user.
Remote work has made accurate project profitability critical, while modern APIs allow seamless calendar and banking connections.
Competition from established time trackers
Heavily emphasize the complete time-to-books workflow in all marketing
Accurate calendar parsing complexity
Start with manual entry and add calendar sync after v1
Scope creep on mobile apps
Use React Native Web first and validate demand before native apps
Success: 70% say current tools require too much switching and they would switch for $29 tool
Success: At least 9 users generate 80% of invoices from the tool
Success: Top 10 ranking and 200 signups first week
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