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No VAT rules to look up
Pick the client and the right VAT is set for their country, with the sentence the law asks for printed on the invoice.
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Simple invoices. Bureaucracy.
The invoice app for freelancers: type a name and an amount. Spoonbill does the invoice, the sending, and the polite chasing.
- Free plan, no card
- First invoice in a minute
- Tax done right for your country
Three chores you stop doing.
Most of invoicing is not the invoice. It's the tax rules, the chasing and the forms. Spoonbill does those. All features
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No chasing by hand
Polite reminders go out on their own, and stop the moment the client pays.
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No forms to fill
A name and an amount is enough. Spoonbill writes the rest of the invoice.
1.0Write
Type a name and an amount.
Pick the client and Spoonbill fills in what it knows: their address, their currency, their tax. You watch the invoice they will get fill in as you type.
1.1
Clients, remembered
Bill the same people twice and the rates, taxes and payment terms are already there. More on clients and items
1.2
Quotes become invoices
An accepted quote turns into its invoice in one tap, lines and all. More on quotes
1.3
E-invoices inside the PDF
E-invoices travel inside the PDF your client already gets. How e-invoicing works
2.0Send
It arrives ready to pay.
A short email with the PDF, and a link to a page where the client reads it in their language and pays by card. You see the moment they open it.
2.1
PDF, share link and read receipt
Every invoice goes as a PDF and a page, and tells you when it was opened. More on the invoice link
2.2
In their language
The page and the PDF follow the client's language, not yours.
2.3
Card payments on the pagePro
A Pay button on the invoice page, through your own Stripe account. More on the invoice payment link
3.0Chase
Reminders that chase for you.
Overdue invoices get polite, escalating follow-ups on a schedule you set once. The moment one is paid, the rest are cancelled. You stay the nice one.
3.1
A schedule you set oncePro
Before the due date, after it, and a final one. The wording escalates, politely. More on payment reminders
3.2
Stops the moment it's paid
A payment cancels every reminder still waiting. Nobody gets chased for money they sent.
3.3
A nudge by hand on Free
One tap sends a reminder now, from the invoice itself.
4.0Get paid
Paid shows up by itself.
A card payment marks the invoice paid the moment it clears. A transfer is one tap. The month adds itself up, and the export is a file your accountant can open.
4.1
Card payments on the invoicePro
The client pays from the page; the invoice turns paid by itself.
4.2
Paid from the emailPro
The client opens the invoice from your email and pays by card there, no login.
4.3
CSV export and the VAT reportPro
Every payment in a file your accountant can open, and the VAT you owe by quarter.
5.0Repeat
Retainers send themselves.
Set the client, the amount and the day once. Every month the invoice is written and numbered, and on Pro it sends itself. Taxes and currency follow the client, not the spreadsheet. More on recurring invoices
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A VAT report for every period
VAT in the sidebar shows the VAT you charged by month, quarter or year, rate by rate, with the net and the documents behind it. It is part of Pro.
- Type only the digits of a VAT number
In Business & tax and the client dialog, the country prefix sits fixed in the field. A number whose check digit looks wrong still saves, with a quiet warning under it.
Web - A VAT report for every period
VAT in the sidebar shows the VAT you charged by month, quarter or year, rate by rate, with the net and the documents behind it. It is part of Pro.
Web - Prefixes for quotes and credit notes
Settings › Invoicing has a Quote prefix and a Credit note prefix under the invoice one, so each kind of document carries its own.
Web - Bill the rest after an advance
Once a quote has an advance invoice, Create final invoice bills the whole quote. Each advance is deducted under the total, on the PDF and your client's page, then the amount due.
Web - Sort your lists by any column
Invoices, quotes, clients, items and recurring invoices sort by every column they show, from number and client to status and amount. Empty values go last.
Web - Cancel a sent invoice with a credit note
Cancel invoice now issues a credit note and emails it to your client. The invoice reads Cancelled and links to its note, and Invoices has a filter for credit notes.
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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.
For the odd invoice
€0/month
- 5 sent invoices or quotes a month
- Unlimited drafts, clients and items
- PDF, share link and read receipt
- E-invoices
- Your logo and your colour
- Manual reminders
- The phone app
Recommended
For a business that sends every week
€9/month
- Unlimited sends
- Automatic payment reminders
- Recurring invoices that send themselves
- Attachments
- CSV export
- Invoice designs
- Card payments on the invoice page
No card for the trial. Cancel in one click. Prices in euro, VAT included.
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 — Spoonbill does. It sends a heads-up 2 days before the due date, then polite, firmer reminders 3 and 7 days after it, and stops 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 work out the right tax for my country?
Where Spoonbill knows your country's rules, yes: its VAT rates and its small-business exemption are built in. Anywhere else you set your own rate, including 0%, and the wording that goes with it. Set it once and every invoice carries it. 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.
Can Spoonbill send e-invoices?
Yes, on every plan, Free included, where Spoonbill supports your country's format. Elsewhere an invoice goes out as a PDF.
Guides for the paperwork around an invoice
What the law asks an invoice to carry, and how to keep track of them, free to read.
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.