Build a Time Tracking App for Freelancers
Log billable hours per client, set your rate, and see earnings on a live dashboard. Build a freelance time tracker with Kleap. Free to start.
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A working app, not a template
What it is
A time-tracking app for freelancers is a web tool where a solo freelancer logs the hours spent on each client and project so they can bill accurately and see where their working day actually goes. On Kleap it's a website backed by your own database, where you enter each work session against a client, mark it billable, and watch unbilled hours add up.
What your freelancers time tracking tracks
Every field below is one you can add, rename, or remove by chatting with Kleap — a starting point tuned for freelancers.
Client name
Freelancers juggle several clients at once, so every entry must be tied to who it's for before it can be invoiced.
Project or deliverable
One client often means multiple gigs (a logo, then a landing page), and separating them shows which work is really paying off.
Task description
A short note on what you did turns a raw hour into a defensible line item when a client questions an invoice.
Date
Solo workers bill in cycles, so a clean date on each entry lets you pull exactly the hours that fall inside an invoicing period.
Hours worked
The core billable quantity for a freelancer paid by the hour, entered per session so nothing gets rounded away or forgotten.
Billable flag
Freelancers spend real time on admin, pitching and revisions, so flagging billable vs non-billable reveals your true effective rate.
Hourly rate
Rates differ per client and per project, so storing it on the entry lets the dashboard total revenue, not just hours.
Invoice status
With no accounts team, a simple unbilled/invoiced/paid flag is how a freelancer avoids working for free by double-billing or forgetting hours.
What good looks like for freelancers
One app, a view for everyone
Freelancer (owner)
Billable hours by client, effective rate, and which projects are worth repeating
Client
A clear breakdown of hours and tasks behind each invoice
Bookkeeper or accountant
Total billable hours per period to reconcile against invoices at tax time
Buy a tool, or own one built for you
Off-the-shelf software makes you fit its mold. With Kleap you describe the time tracking you actually want and own it outright.
A typical time tracking
- Monthly per-seat fees that grow with your team
- Your data lives on their servers, in their format
- Fixed features — you adapt to the tool, not the reverse
- Generic, not shaped around freelancers
Built with Kleap
- Free to start — no per-seat pricing
- You own the app and its database, data stays yours
- Change anything by chatting — fields, views, workflow
- Shaped around how freelancers actually works
Build it in 3 steps
Describe it
Tell Kleap what your freelancers needs, in plain words.
AI builds it
Get a real working app with records, forms, and a dashboard.
Publish
Refine it in chat, then publish. It is a live app you own.
Frequently asked questions
Does this automatically track my hours or take screenshots while I work?+
No. Kleap builds a web app where you enter your time yourself, either by filling in a quick form or using a simple in-app start/stop. It does not install desktop monitoring software, run an automatic timer in the background, or capture screenshots, so nothing is recorded without you logging it.
Can I mark some hours as non-billable, like pitching or admin?+
Yes. Every entry has a billable flag, so you can log a client call as billable and a proposal you wrote for free as non-billable. The dashboard then splits the two, which is how you see your real effective rate rather than just gross hours.
Will it create and send invoices to my clients?+
Not directly. Kleap stores your hours, rates and an invoice status flag so you always know what's been billed, but it does not process payments or email invoices on its own. Many freelancers export the totals per client and raise the invoice in their own accounting tool.
Is there a mobile app I can install to log time on the go?+
There's no native iOS or Android app to download from an app store. What Kleap builds is a responsive website, so you can open it in your phone's browser and enter hours between meetings, and it works the same as it does on your laptop.
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Ready to build it?
Describe your freelancers time tracking and watch it come to life. Free to start, no code.