Time Tracking for Independent Contractors
You invoice your own clients and file your own 1099 income, so your hours need to become invoices and clean books, not just numbers in a timer. Timebook does the whole loop in one app. Free to start.
Log the hours you bill
Nobody runs your timesheet for you. Start a timer or log an entry against each client and project, so every billable hour is captured and nothing slips. Free, for as long as you want.
Your AI agent can log it
Timebook is in the ChatGPT app store and speaks MCP, so ChatGPT, Claude, or any AI agent can log your time as you work. The timesheet writes itself while you focus on the contract.
Invoice your clients from those hours
Tracked hours become a clean PDF invoice per client in a couple of clicks — send it, track it to paid — with no separate billing tool and no re-typing at month end.
Schedule-C-ready books for 1099 income
Your contractor income goes on Schedule C. Timebook keeps books oriented around it, so filing your 1099 income is a review, not a year-end scramble.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best time tracking app for independent contractors?
The best fit for a 1099 contractor is a tool that carries the hour all the way through: track it, invoice your client from it, and keep Schedule-C-ready books for the income. Timebook does all three in one app, so you are not bolting a timer onto a separate invoicer and a spreadsheet.
How do independent contractors track their hours?
Start a timer when you begin work for a client and stop when you finish, tagging the entry to that client and project — or log the hours after the fact. With Timebook an AI agent can also log them for you via the ChatGPT app store or MCP, so tracking does not interrupt the work.
Do I need to track time as a 1099 contractor?
If you bill by the hour, yes — your tracked hours are what you invoice and your proof of the work. Even on fixed-fee or retainer work, tracking time shows your effective rate and keeps a clean record. Timebook turns those hours directly into the invoices and books you need at tax time.
How much does contractor time tracking software cost?
Timebook keeps time tracking free forever and charges a flat $29.99/month for Pro, which adds invoicing, bank sync, and Schedule-C-oriented bookkeeping — no per-seat pricing and no tiers. There is a 14-day Pro trial that needs no credit card.
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