How to make an app for a freelancer

Freelancing with five clients at once means five deadlines, different revision rounds and invoices that clients forget to pay. An app for your own use keeps every project's stage, due date and money owed together, so you know each morning what to work on and whom to remind.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

Usually just you, so the data can stay on your phone. If you work with a partner or an assistant who needs the same project list on their phone, connect your own Supabase database.

The screens a freelancer app needs

This week: Projects due this week, by date, with the stage: brief, draft, changes or delivered
Projects: Each project with client, brief notes, rate, deadline, revisions used out of those included, and files to send
Clients: Each client with contact person, GST details if any, past projects and call and WhatsApp buttons
Time log: Hours spent per project, if you charge by the hour or want to check what a project really took
Invoices: Invoices raised, paid and pending, with the advance received and the balance
Earnings: Money received by month and by client, from what you have entered

Features worth asking for

A revision counter on each project, so extra rounds beyond those agreed are easy to point out
Invoices as PDFs with your name, bank details and the client's details
A pending-payments list with a WhatsApp reminder button and a ready, polite message
Advance and balance per project, so you see what is due on delivery
A time log that adds up hours per project
Monthly earnings by client, to see which work pays you the most

Where the data lives

If only you use the app, the data stays on your phone and works offline. If a partner shares the work, connect your own Supabase database from the chat. To let clients pay invoices online, connect your Razorpay account too; the money goes to you.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: This week, Projects, Clients, Time log, Invoices.
Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, changed to your own business and details.
Check the plan. AppCub shows the screens and features it will build. Change them in the chat until they are right; seeing the plan is free.
Try it on your phone. The app runs live next to the chat. Scan the QR code to install it, and ask for changes.
Share it. Share it as a web link, an APK file, or publish it on Google Play from your own developer account.

Copy this request, change the details to match your freelancer, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my freelance video editing work, Aarav Nair, Thiruvananthapuram, for my own use. Screens: this week, projects, clients, time log, invoices and earnings. Each project has client, brief notes, rate, deadline, stage (brief, draft, changes, delivered), revisions included and used. 50% advance and balance on delivery. Invoice as a PDF with my bank details. A list of unpaid invoices with a WhatsApp reminder button. Time log with hours per project. Monthly earnings by client. Black and yellow colours.

Tips for a freelancer app

Write down your project stages once and keep them the same for every client.
Give AppCub a photo of your current invoice so the PDF matches what clients already know.
Start with projects and invoices. Add the time log only if you charge by the hour or want to check your rates.
Enter the advance the day it arrives, so the pending list stays right.
Take a backup of the data from settings every month.

What it costs

Describing your app and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
A new app usually takes 60 to 110 credits. Start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits, enough for one app and a few changes) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499. Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
Google Play needs a paid plan (it includes the Play Store bundle and your app’s signing key) and your own Google Play developer account, a one-time US$25 fee to Google.
Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

AppCub doesn't connect to your bank, email or design tools, and it doesn't send reminders to clients by itself. It keeps projects and money owed, and reminders go out when you tap the WhatsApp button; the installed app can also show you a reminder on your own phone at a set time.
AppCub builds Android apps. You can also share the app as a web link that opens on any phone; for the iPhone App Store, AppCub’s team can do it for you.

Questions

Can the app make invoices for my freelance work?

Yes. Ask for an invoice PDF with your name, bank details, the client's details and the project lines, and share it on WhatsApp or email.

Can the app track revision rounds?

Yes. Ask for revisions included and used on each project, and the project card shows how many are left.

Can I track hours for hourly clients?

Yes, with a time log where you enter start and end times or hours per day. The app adds them up per project for the invoice.

Can the app tell me which clients pay late?

If you enter invoice and payment dates, it can list invoices pending longer than the days you choose.

Do I need an online database as a solo freelancer?

No. Your data stays on your phone. You need Supabase only if someone else should see the same projects on their phone, or for online payments.

Can clients pay an invoice through the app?

Yes, with a payment button on your own Razorpay account after connecting Razorpay and Supabase in the chat. The money goes to you, not AppCub.

Make your freelancer app

Seeing the plan is free. Building starts with a 2-day trial for ₹99.

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