# HourTrack HourTrack is a single-screen dashboard that combines billable-hour tracking, invoicing, payment follow-ups and revenue reporting for solo freelancers. Canonical URL: https://hourtrack.co Dashboard: https://hourtrack.co/app Last updated: 2026-09-25 Language: English ## Tagline Your entire freelance business. One screen. ## Summary Track billable hours, send invoices, chase late payments, and watch your revenue — all on one screen. Built for solo freelancers who do not want a bloated project management suite. ## Core features 1. Single-screen daily command center — billable hours today and this week, unbilled work, outstanding invoices, overdue payments and a revenue trend, all visible at once. 2. One-tap billable timer to invoice draft — start and stop from anywhere, unbilled hours roll up, then convert selected entries into a numbered draft invoice in one click. 3. Invoice status and follow-up nudges — draft, sent, paid and overdue states, days late, one-click reminders, and snoozing so nothing slips. 4. Client follow-up queue — a prioritised who-needs-contact-today list with last touch, next action, snooze and done. 5. Revenue and cash-flow chart — paid versus outstanding versus projected, with a billable/collected toggle and 3M, 6M and 12M ranges. ## Feature detail ### What is a one-screen freelancer dashboard? A one-screen freelancer dashboard puts every number that matters — billable hours, unbilled work, outstanding invoices, overdue payments and revenue trend — inside a single viewport. Nothing is hidden behind navigation, so you see your whole business the moment you open it and can act on any figure with one click. ### How does automatic invoicing from tracked hours work? You start the timer when work begins, and HourTrack stores each session against a client and project with a rate snapshot. Unbilled hours roll up automatically. Select the entries you want to bill, and the app groups them into line items, applies tax, and writes a draft invoice while marking those entries as invoiced. ### How does the follow-up queue stop payments slipping? Every client that needs contact today appears in a prioritised queue sorted overdue first, then due today, then upcoming. Each row shows the last touch and next action, and offers a reminder with a pre-written message, a snooze option, and a done action that clears the row and updates your counts immediately. ### How do I know which invoices are late? HourTrack tracks every invoice as draft, sent, paid or overdue, and flips a sent invoice to overdue the moment its due date passes. The table shows age as days late or days remaining, and each invoice keeps a reminder history so you can see exactly what was sent and when. ### What does the revenue chart actually show? The chart stacks paid and outstanding amounts per month as bars, and draws a dashed projection line for the current and next two months based on your trailing average. A toggle switches the bars between value of billable work completed and cash actually collected, across three, six and twelve month ranges. ## How to invoice a client in 60 seconds 1. Start the timer or log a block. Pick a client and project, describe the work, and start the timer. Manual entries support 6, 15 and 30 minute rounding for work you did away from the desk. 2. Review your unbilled hours. Unbilled time collects in the timer panel with its dollar value. Select the entries you want to bill and choose create invoice from selected. 3. Adjust line items and rates. HourTrack groups entries into line items and shows subtotal, tax and total. Edit any rate before confirming. 4. Create the draft invoice. Confirming writes a numbered draft invoice, marks the source entries as invoiced, and updates every KPI on the screen. 5. Send, follow up, get paid. Send the invoice, then use the follow-up queue to nudge overdue clients with a pre-written reminder until the payment lands. ## Pricing Free during early access. No credit card, no signup, no trial limit. ## Who it is for - Solo freelancers, consultants, designers and developers who bill by the hour or by fixed scope. - One-person businesses that want hours, invoices and payment chasing in a single view. ## How it compares - Time to see your full financial position: HourTrack — Instant — one screen; Generic project management tools — Several clicks across tabs; Spreadsheets — Manual formula upkeep. - Timer to invoice path: HourTrack — One click from tracked hours; Generic project management tools — Not connected; Spreadsheets — Copy and paste by hand. - Overdue payment detection: HourTrack — Automatic on due date; Generic project management tools — Not built in; Spreadsheets — Conditional formatting you maintain. - Follow-up queue: HourTrack — Prioritised with reminders; Generic project management tools — Generic task list; Spreadsheets — Sticky notes. - Revenue and cash-flow chart: HourTrack — Paid, outstanding and projected; Generic project management tools — Delivery focused; Spreadsheets — Manual chart rebuilding. - Setup effort: HourTrack — Loads with realistic sample data; Generic project management tools — Days of configuration; Spreadsheets — Hours of template building. ## Key facts - Category: Freelance business management software - Best for: Solo freelancers, consultants, designers and developers - Pricing: Free during early access, no signup required - Platforms: Any modern browser on desktop, tablet and mobile - Data storage: Local-first in your browser, with JSON export and import - Key differentiator: The entire business fits one screen with no navigation - Time tracking: Built-in billable timer with manual entry and rounding - Invoicing: Draft from tracked hours, tax support, print-ready PDF layout ## Definitions - Billable hours: Time you worked that a client has agreed to pay for, measured per client and project. - Unbilled WIP: Work in progress that has been tracked but not yet placed on any invoice. - DSO: Days sales outstanding, the average number of days between issuing an invoice and receiving payment. - Invoice aging: How long an unpaid invoice has been outstanding, usually expressed as days past its due date. ## Frequently asked questions Q: Do I need an accountant to use HourTrack? A: No. It tracks hours, raises invoices, applies a tax rate you set, and records when payments arrive. That is enough to run your own billing. It is not bookkeeping software, so you would still pass exported figures to an accountant at year end if you use one. Q: Is my data stored on a server? A: HourTrack is local-first. Your clients, entries and invoices are stored in your own browser, and nothing is uploaded anywhere. You can export the whole workspace as a JSON file at any time and import it back on another machine. Q: Does the timer keep running if I close the tab? A: Yes. The timer stores its start time rather than counting seconds, so closing the tab or reloading the page does not lose time. When you return, it shows the correct elapsed duration and you can stop it to log the session. Q: How are invoices numbered? A: You choose a prefix and a starting number in settings, and HourTrack increments from there, for example INV-0044. Duplicating an invoice also consumes the next number, so your sequence stays continuous with no gaps or repeats. Q: Can I bill multiple clients on one invoice? A: No, and that is deliberate. Invoices are always scoped to one client, which keeps tax handling and payment chasing unambiguous. If you select tracked hours belonging to different clients, the app asks you to narrow the selection before it creates a draft. Q: What happens when an invoice passes its due date? A: Its status flips from sent to overdue automatically, the amount moves into your overdue KPI, and the client appears in the follow-up queue with a pre-written reminder. You can snooze the follow-up or mark it done once you have made contact. Q: Can I print or save an invoice as a PDF? A: Yes. Open any invoice and choose print. A dedicated print layout renders a clean white A4 document with your line items, subtotal, tax and total, and you can save it as a PDF from the print dialog in any browser. Q: Is there a mobile app? A: There is no separate app to install. HourTrack runs in the browser and adapts below desktop width to a stacked layout with a sticky summary bar, so you can log time, check a balance or read the follow-up queue from a phone. ## Not a fit for - Teams of more than one person; there are no seats, roles or shared calendars. - Agencies needing resource planning, utilisation across staff or client portals. - Full accounting, payroll or bank reconciliation. ## Contact Product site: https://hourtrack.co ## Optional - [Full documentation](https://hourtrack.co/llms.txt): this file - [Dashboard](https://hourtrack.co/app): open the product itself