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Projects your team can follow
Each project adds up the time logged against its hours budget.
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Time tracking
Billable hours tracker for freelancers
Start a timer on any task, log hours against each client and see the billable value add up, ready for your next invoice.
Free plan, no card needed. Or book a demo.
Stop guessing your hours
Freelancers who bill by the hour often reconstruct the week from memory. That usually means under-billing, and clients who question the number.
startbuddi tracks time on the task you are working on. Mark entries billable, and the week shows your billable hours and their value. When you invoice, those numbers are right there, and the client pays through a Pay button on the invoice.
- A timer, or time added by hand with a note.
- Billable totals and value for the week.
- Invoices with Paystack or Stripe payments.
- A free plan to start.
Our free hourly rate calculator helps you set the rate in the first place.
- Billable by entryTick billable on the hours the client pays for.
- Weekly valueSee what the week is worth.
- Invoices with a Pay buttonCard, transfer or USSD.
- FreeTime tracking is on the free plan.
Timer & week
Start a timer, stop it, done.
The clock runs while you work. Week totals show total hours, billable hours and billable value.
- Start timer and Stop on any open task
- Week totals: Total, Billable, Billable value and Tasks
- Previous week, This week and Next week
Log time
Forgot the timer? Add it by hand.
Type the time, date and a note, and tick Billable if the client pays for it.
- Time in hours and minutes, like 1:30
- A note on every entry
- Billable or not, entry by entry
Pay online
Then send the invoice.
Clients pay by card, bank transfer or USSD through Paystack, or by card through Stripe.
- Accept payment via Paystack and Stripe, toggled per invoice
- A Pay by bank transfer block with your account details
- Copy the invoice link and send it on WhatsApp, or email it from startbuddi
Same workspace
Time that sits next to the work and the client.
Timesheets are part of the same workspace as your projects, clients and invoices.
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Everyone's work, one list
Timers run on tasks, so hours always belong to a piece of work.
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Invoices that get paid
Send the invoice from Money Manager with the billable value in front of you.
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A portal for each client
Share progress with the client in their own portal.
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Plans
Time tracking on every plan
Timers, timesheets and billable hours are on every plan, including Free. Team time needs teammates: Growth includes 5 seats and Scale 15.
- Free Included, free forever $0
- Starter Included, 30-day trial $29/mo
- Growth Included, 30-day trial $79/mo
- Scale Included, 30-day trial $199/mo
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Questions people ask
Is there a free billable hours tracker?
Yes. Time tracking is on startbuddi's Free plan, with timers, manual entries and billable totals.
Can it create the invoice from my hours?
Not in one click yet. The billable value is added up for you, and you create the invoice in Money Manager.
Can I track hours per client?
Yes. Time is logged on tasks in a project, and each project belongs to a client.
How many invoices can I send for free?
Free sends 5 invoices a month. Starter ($29 a month) sends as many as you like.
Know where the hours go this week.
Start a timer on your next task and see billable hours add up. Free to start.
Free plan available. Every paid plan starts with a 30-day trial.