The helm your
hours deserve.
Track time, send invoices, and collect what you're owed — all from one compact widget.
Time in. Money out.
No credit card required · Cancel anytime · macOS app + web
Dashboard
“Built by a freelancer in Austin who got tired of overpaying for a timer.”
From timer to payment
in three steps
No setup wizards. No onboarding calls. Just start.
Start your timer
Click once to begin. Your menubar widget starts counting.
Track & manage
Hours, clients, projects — all in one view. No tab switching.
Invoice & collect
Turn hours into invoices with one click. Send. Get paid.
INVOICE
Your timer lives where you work
Start tracking from your menubar. Switch projects, add notes, see today's total — without opening a browser. HelmBill's desktop widget keeps you in flow.
- Always-on menubar access
- Live earnings counter
- One-click project switching
Set your rate the moment you start
Most timers force you to a projects page before you can track a minute — and none capture an hourly rate in the same flow. HelmBill does. Name the project, pick the client, set the rate, hit go.
- Hourly rate at creationLock the rate into the project the instant it exists — no billing settings, no separate page.
- Projects where you track themYour project form lives next to your timer. No tab-switching, no settings detour.
- One flow, one screenName, client, rate, go. From blank canvas to running clock in a handful of fields.
Hours in. Invoice out. One click.
Select the time entries, click 'Create Invoice', and HelmBill generates a polished, professional invoice with line items calculated from your tracked hours. Send it. Get paid.
- Auto-calculated line items
- Professional formatting
- Send directly to clients
INVOICE
| Description | Hrs | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homepage hero | 12h | $150 | $1,800 |
| Logo design | 8h | $150 | $1,200 |
| Revisions | 5h | $150 | $750 |
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
From a single tracked hour to a paid invoice — see exactly where your time and money goes.
Invoices
6 invoices · 4 paid · 1 overdue
| Invoice | Client | Date | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INV-0042 | Virelli Systems | Apr 9, 2026 | $3,750.00 | Paid |
| INV-0041 | Northwind Studios | Apr 2, 2026 | $2,100.00 | Sent |
| INV-0040 | Lighthouse Coffee | Mar 28, 2026 | $880.00 | Overdue |
| INV-0039 | Atlas Records | Mar 21, 2026 | $1,425.00 | Paid |
| INV-0038 | Foundry Co. | Mar 14, 2026 | $5,200.00 | Paid |
| INV-0037 | Virelli Systems | Mar 7, 2026 | $2,675.00 | Draft |
Why freelancers are switching
See it side by side. Every part of your workflow, two very different experiences.
- Starting a timer
Open the web app, find the project, then start
- Sending an invoice
Export your hours, then build the invoice elsewhere
- Recurring invoices
Rebuild and resend the same invoice by hand each month
- Tracking expenses
A separate spreadsheet, or a paid upgrade to unlock it
- Pricing
Per-seat plans that climb as you grow
- Starting a timer
Click the menubar icon. Done.
- Sending an invoice
One click. Invoice sent.
- Recurring invoices
Set it once. Auto-drafted and emailed on schedule.
- Tracking expenses
Log expenses, export a CSV and a PDF tax summary.
- Pricing
Free during beta. $7/mo founder lock-in. No per-seat pricing.
A helm is a woven shelter — built to protect what's valuable. Your hours are valuable.
Free during beta
Sign up now and lock in founding-member pricing when beta ends.
Founding Member
Full unlimited access today. When beta ends, lock in $7/month forever — a permanent $2/mo discount off the $9 public price.
- Unlimited clients
- Unlimited projects
- Time tracking
- Invoicing with PDF export
- Expense tracking with receipts
- Recurring invoices
Beta ends August 1, 2026.
Shelter every hour.
HelmBill is the protective structure around your work — track every hour, send every invoice, collect every dollar.