Invoice clients and bill your clients, the freelance invoicing and expense app in one place.
Bill your clients with a clean, professional PDF invoice, send it by email or a public pay link, keep every billable and reimbursable expense in one running list, work in any currency, and settle up with the collaborators you subcontract — without buying a whole accounting suite. Free covers 10 invoices a month; Pro removes the cap.
To invoice clients with Split The Bill, save each client once, add your fee and any billable expenses, then generate a professional PDF invoice in the currency the client pays in and send it by email or a public pay link. It is a freelance invoicing and expense app that also tracks the billable and reimbursable costs you bill back and exports everything for your tax return, so a solo freelancer can bill clients, track expenses, and get paid in one place without a full accounting suite. Free covers 10 invoices a month and 7-day pay links; Pro removes the invoice cap and keeps links open indefinitely.
How to invoice clients in four steps
- 1
Save your clients once
Add each client once — a name is enough to get started, full billing details when you have them. Reuse them on every future invoice instead of re-typing an address every time you bill a client.
- 2
Log billable expenses as you go
Snap a receipt or type an expense the moment it happens and tag it to the client or project it belongs to, so the costs you need to bill back to clients are never lost by month-end.
- 3
Create and send the invoice
Turn your work and billable expenses into a professional PDF invoice, set the currency the client pays in, and send it by email or a public pay link — free, with your own sender details on it. Free pay links expire after 7 days; Pro links never expire.
- 4
Split shared project costs
Subcontracting part of the job? Split a project cost with a collaborator by percentage or shares, and keep a clear record of who owes whom.
- 5
Export for tax season
When it's time to file, export your expenses and income as a CSV your accountant or tax software can read — no scrolling through a year of receipts.
Everything a freelancer needs to invoice clients and track expenses
Professional client invoices, free
Build a clean, itemised PDF invoice with your own sender profile — business name, contact, and payment details — and send it to a client at no cost, with no watermark.
A reusable client list
Keep every client as a saved contact so your next invoice is a couple of taps. Add a client by name only when you don't have their full details yet.
Send by email or public pay link
Email the invoice straight to your client or share a public link they can open without an account — so getting the invoice in front of the client is one click. Free links expire after 7 days; Pro links stay open until you close them.
Track billable expenses
Photograph a receipt or type an expense and tag it to the right client or project, so everything you need to bill back is captured the moment you spend.
Invoice clients in any currency
Bill an overseas client in their currency — free on every plan. On Pro, see every balance also converted into the one display currency you choose — ideal when clients pay in dollars, euros, and pounds.
Split costs with collaborators
Bring in another freelancer on a project and split the shared costs by percentage or shares, with a running balance that nets down to a single payment.
Tax-season export
Pull a CSV of your expenses and income for the year so your self-employed bookkeeping and tax return start from clean data, not a shoebox of receipts.
Stop juggling a spreadsheet, a receipts folder, and an invoice template
Create a free account to invoice your clients, send each invoice by email or pay link, track every billable and reimbursable expense, and split project costs with the people you work with — all in one self-employed expense tracker.
Invoice a clientFree for 10 invoices a month and 1 AI invoice scan a month; Pro removes both caps for $7/month or $70/year.
What freelancers use it for
Sending a client their invoice
A designer finishes a €1,200 project and needs to bill the client. Pick the saved client, add the fee and a €40 billable stock-photo cost, and send a professional PDF invoice in euros by email — free, in a couple of minutes.
Billing back reimbursable costs
A consultant fronts a $220 flight and a $60 software licence for a client engagement. Tag each as reimbursable to that client so they land on the next invoice instead of vanishing into personal spending.
Invoicing an overseas client
A UK contractor lands a US client who pays in dollars. Invoice the $3,000 project in USD while your own totals stay in pounds, so you always see one clear figure for what you've earned.
Getting paid with a public pay link
A photographer sends a client the invoice and a public link they open without signing up. The client sees the amount and your payment details and pays you directly — no account needed. On Free the link expires after 7 days; if a client is slow to pay, Pro links stay open (and Pro can send automatic payment reminders).
Getting ready for tax season
At year-end a self-employed writer needs numbers for the return. Export a CSV of every logged expense and invoice so the accountant works from clean data, not a year of loose receipts.
Why freelancers use it to bill clients instead of a spreadsheet
One place for money in and out
Invoices to clients and the expenses you spend on their work live together, so you always know what's billed, what's owed, and what's still to bill back.
Nothing billable slips through
Log a cost the second you incur it and it's tagged to the right client, so the reimbursable expense you forgot about doesn't become money you never charged for.
Look professional for free
Bill a client with a clean, branded PDF invoice with your own sender details at no cost — no watermark, no per-invoice fee, no upsell before you can invoice your first client.
Invoice clients across currencies without maths
Invoice each client in the currency they pay in — free. On Pro, read every balance in your own currency too, no manual exchange-rate lookups line by line.
Fair splits with collaborators
Split shared project costs by percentage or shares and let the app net it down to the fewest payments, so settling with a subcontractor is one transfer, not five.
Billing clients: the patchwork way vs. the app
Most freelancers stitch together an invoice template, a receipts folder, and a spreadsheet — and hope nothing falls through the cracks. Here's what changes when one tool keeps it all.
| Billing clients: the patchwork way vs. the app | ✗ | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| Sending an invoice to a client | Fill in a Word or spreadsheet template each time, re-typing the client's details and hoping the totals add up. | Pick a saved client and generate a professional PDF invoice with your sender details already on it — free to send by email or pay link. |
| Tracking billable expenses | Keep receipts in a folder and try to remember at month-end which ones a client owes you back. | Snap or type each expense and tag it to the client or project, so billables are captured the moment you spend. |
| Reimbursable vs. your own costs | Mix everything together and risk absorbing a cost you should have charged back. | Mark expenses as reimbursable so client costs are separated and land on the next invoice. |
| Invoicing a client in another currency | Convert by hand and second-guess the rate, or make the client pay in a currency they don't use. | Invoice in the client's currency for free; on Pro, see your own totals converted into one display currency too. |
| Splitting a job with a collaborator | Trade back-and-forth messages about who paid for what and settle it from memory. | Split shared costs by percentage or shares with a running balance that nets down to one payment. |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I invoice clients for free?
- Save the client once, add your fee and any billable expenses, set the currency the client pays in, and generate a clean PDF invoice with your own sender details on it. Free covers up to 10 invoices a month — no watermark and no per-invoice charge. Pro ($7/month or $70/year) removes the monthly cap and keeps pay links open indefinitely instead of expiring after 7 days.
- How do I bill my clients and track expenses I charge back?
- Log each cost the moment it happens — snap the receipt or type it — and tag it to the client or project, marking it as reimbursable. When you create that client's next invoice to bill them, the billable expenses are already captured and ready to charge back.
- Can I invoice a client in a different currency?
- Yes, free on every plan. You can invoice a client in the currency they pay in — dollars, euros, pounds, or others. On Pro, your own totals are also converted into the one display currency you choose, so you see a single clear figure for what you've earned.
- How do I send an invoice to a client and get paid?
- Generate the PDF invoice, then email it to the client or share a public pay link they can open without an account. The invoice shows the amount and your payment details, so the client pays you directly — the app tracks who has paid, without holding your money.
- How do I export expenses for my tax return?
- Export your expenses and income as a CSV that your accountant or tax software can read. Instead of scrolling through a year of receipts, your self-employed bookkeeping and tax return start from clean, organised data.
- Is it a full accounting suite?
- No — and that's the point. It's a lightweight app for invoicing clients, tracking billable and reimbursable expenses, working across currencies, and splitting costs with collaborators, without the overhead of a full accounting package.
- Do my clients or collaborators need an account?
- No. You can add a client by name only to invoice and track them, and send an invoice as a public pay link the client opens without signing up. You can split a project cost with a collaborator who isn't on the app, and invite them to a shared balance only if you want.
- Does the app process payments or hold my money?
- No. Split The Bill creates invoices and tracks who owes what — it stores and displays your payment details so a client can pay you directly, but it never processes card payments or holds or moves your money itself.
- Can I reuse the same client and sender details across invoices?
- Yes. Save each client to a reusable list and set up one or more sender profiles, so every future invoice to bill a client is a couple of taps instead of re-typing a name, address, and your own billing details each time.
- Can the app chase a late-paying client for me?
- On Pro, yes — you can send an automatic payment reminder instead of chasing manually. Free doesn't include reminders, so on Free you'll need to follow up yourself; the invoice and pay link still show the live paid/unpaid status either way.
