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Invoice app for freelancers

Invoices without the bureaucracy.

Type a name and an amount. Spoonbill does the invoice, the sending, and the polite chasing.

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  • Free plan, no card
  • First invoice in a minute
  • Tax done right for your country
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This is what your client receives.

Not a mockup — a real invoice out of Spoonbill. It arrives in your client’s language, carrying the tax their country actually requires.

An invoice as a UK client receives it — line items in English, zero-rated export, VAT numbers and IBAN
This one goes to London, so no VAT is charged and the document says why. Spoonbill worked that out from the client’s country, not from a setting you had to find.

“You owe me” to paid, in three moves

Creating an invoice online shouldn’t feel like filing taxes. Spoonbill keeps the whole trip under a minute.

  1. Type who and how much

    A name, an amount, a due date. Spoonbill fills in the numbering, taxes, and the boring legal bits from your profile.

    The Spoonbill invoice editor — a client, a line item, and the total worked out

  2. Send it as a link or PDF

    One click. Your client gets a clean page they can open anywhere — no login, no portal, no password reset saga.

    Spoonbill asking to confirm before the invoice goes to the client

  3. Let the bird do the chasing

    Polite reminders go out on day 3, day 7, and the day before the due date. You watch Sent become Viewed become Paid.

    A sent invoice’s timeline, showing when it went out and when the reminders followed

Everything you need to get paid. Nothing you don’t.

No modules, no add-ons, no “contact sales”. Just the parts of invoicing software that actually move money.

Spoonbill’s reminder schedule in Settings — a heads-up before the due date, then two escalating follow-ups

Reminders that chase for you

Overdue invoices get polite, escalating follow-ups on a schedule you set once. You stay the nice one.

The invoice list showing sent, viewed, paid and overdue invoices side by side

Live payment status

Sent, viewed, paid — you always know where every invoice stands, without asking.

Saved clients in Spoonbill, ready to bill again without retyping anything

Clients, remembered

Bill the same people twice and Spoonbill pre-fills everything — rates, taxes, payment terms.

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Monthly retainerNext: Sep 1 · €300.00

Recurring invoices, any currency

Retainers send themselves every month. Taxes and currency formats follow the client, not the spreadsheet.

Late payments, handled while you sleep

Chasing overdue invoices is the worst part of working for yourself. Spoonbill sends the awkward follow-ups for you — and stops the moment the money lands. You never send “gentle reminder No. 4” again.

  • Day 3Friendly nudge — “just making sure this reached you”.
  • Day 7Firmer follow-up with the payment link up front.
  • Due − 1Heads-up the day before the deadline — friendly, not pushy.

Free to start. €9 when it’s a business.

Every account gets 14 days of Pro, no card asked. Then Free keeps sending five documents a month for as long as you like — and Pro is there when five stops being enough.

two months free

For the odd invoice

€0/month

  • 5 sent invoices or quotes a month
  • Unlimited drafts, clients and items
  • PDF, share link and read receipt
  • Your logo and your colour
  • Manual reminders
  • The phone app
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For a business that sends every week

€9/month

  • Unlimited sends
  • Automatic payment reminders
  • Recurring invoices that send themselves
  • Attachments
  • CSV export
  • Swiss QR-bill
  • Card payments on the invoice page
Try Pro free for 14 days

No card for the trial. Cancel in one click. Prices in euro, VAT included.

Fair questions

The things people ask before they stop using invoice templates.

How fast can I really create an invoice?

Under a minute. You type the client, the amount, and the due date — Spoonbill fills in invoice numbers, taxes, totals, and your business details automatically. The slow part is deciding what to charge.

Is Spoonbill free?

Yes, and it stays free. Free sends 5 invoices or quotes a month for as long as you like, with unlimited drafts, clients and items, your logo and the phone app. Pro is €9 a month, VAT included, for unlimited sends and the business features. Every account starts with 14 days of Pro, no card asked.

How do I chase an overdue invoice without feeling awkward?

You don’t — the bird does. Spoonbill sends polite, escalating payment reminders on day 3, day 7, and the day before the due date, and stops automatically the moment the invoice is paid. That automatic cadence is part of Pro; on Free you send the same reminder yourself, in one click.

Can I send recurring invoices?

Yes, on any plan. Set up a monthly retainer once and Spoonbill raises it on schedule, in the client’s currency, with the right taxes. Sending it automatically is part of Pro; on Free, Spoonbill drafts on the day and waits for you to send. Pause or edit it any time.

Do my clients need an account to view or pay an invoice?

No. Clients get a clean link (or a PDF, if you prefer) that opens anywhere — no login, no portal, no password. Fewer walls between you and getting paid.

Does Spoonbill handle German VAT and the §19 UStG small-business rule?

Yes. Spoonbill supports German VAT rates and the Kleinunternehmer exemption under §19 UStG — set your tax situation once and every invoice carries the right rates and the right legal wording. Tooling, not tax advice.

Can I export my invoices for my accountant?

Your invoices are always yours as PDFs, on every plan. The CSV export your accountant can actually work with is part of Pro — no copy-pasting numbers out of emails at year-end.

Your next invoice: one minute, zero forms.

The app is live. Sign in, type a name and an amount — your first invoice is out the door in a minute.

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