The Time Tracking Tool That Pays for Itself
Every unbilled hour is lost revenue. CloudBooks captures every minute of your work and turns it into accurate invoices. Most users find it pays for itself in the first week.
Stop Losing Billable Hours
The average freelancer loses 5+ hours per week to inaccurate time tracking. CloudBooks fixes that.
Stopwatch Timers
Click start when you begin work, click stop when you're done. The simplest way to track time accurately.
Weekly Timesheets
Prefer to log time at the end of the week? The timesheet view lets you batch-enter hours by project and day.
Revenue Recovery
Stop undercharging. Tracked time converts to accurate invoices so you bill for every hour you work.
Weekly Summaries
Clear weekly reports show total hours, billable hours, and revenue earned. Review your week in one glance.
Invoice Conversion
Turn tracked hours into invoices with one click. Each time entry becomes a detailed invoice line item.
Mobile Stopwatch
Run the stopwatch from your phone. Track time between meetings, at client sites, or on the move.
Tracking Reminders
CloudBooks nudges you when you haven't tracked time, so you don't forget to log billable hours.
Quick Switch
Switch between projects without stopping the timer. CloudBooks logs the time to each project automatically.
Stopwatch Mode
The classic time tracking experience. Hit start, do your work, hit stop. CloudBooks records the time to the second and associates it with the right project and client.
- Precise to-the-second tracking
- Project and client tagging
- Running timer always visible
- Keyboard shortcut support
Timesheet Mode
Some people prefer to log time in bulk. The timesheet view shows your week as a grid — projects down the left, days across the top. Fill in hours and submit.
- Weekly grid layout
- Per-project daily entry
- Copy previous week
- Bulk submission
Invoice from Time Entries
Select the time entries you want to bill, click 'Create Invoice', and CloudBooks generates a professional invoice. Each entry is a line item with description, hours, rate, and total.
- Filter unbilled entries
- Select entries to bill
- Auto-generate invoice
- Detailed line items
Earnings Dashboard
See how much you've earned today, this week, and this month based on tracked time and your billing rates. Know your revenue in real time.
- Daily earnings tracker
- Weekly and monthly totals
- Per-project revenue
- Effective rate calculations
Purpose-Built Tool vs Generic Alternatives
Why a time tracking tool with billing integration beats standalone timers.
| Feature | CloudBooks | Free Timer App | Guessing Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | To the second | To the second | ~60-70% accurate |
| Project organization | Full project/task | Labels only | None |
| Invoice creation | Built-in | Not available | Estimated hours |
| Revenue tracking | Real-time | Not available | Not available |
| Weekly reports | Auto-generated | Basic | Not available |
| Lost billable hours/week | ~0 | ~1-2 hours | ~5+ hours |
| Revenue impact/month | +$500-2,000 | +$100-500 | Baseline |
| Cost | From $9/mo | Free | $0 |
“I used to estimate my hours on invoices — always rounding down to be fair. CloudBooks showed me I was giving away 6 hours a week for free. At my rate, that's $4,500 a month I was leaving on the table.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about our time tracking tool.
How does the stopwatch timer work?
Can I log time without the timer?
How much revenue am I losing without time tracking?
Can I switch between projects while tracking?
How do I convert time to invoices?
Is this included in the CloudBooks subscription?
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