WaffleInvoice
Free invoice maker for freelancers and service businesses.·waffleinvoice.com
WaffleInvoice is a web-based invoicing tool for freelancers, contractors, agencies, and service businesses. It lets users create branded invoices and estimates, convert approved estimates into invoices, collect online payments via Stripe (card, ACH, Apple Pay), and automate payment reminders, late fees, and recurring billing. It also offers a client portal, time tracking, team accounts, and a referral program.
What it's for
Features 19
- API access (Pro)
- Automatic estimate follow-up reminders (Pro)
- Automatic Google review requests after payment (Pro)
- Automatic payment reminders and configurable late fees
- Calendar event dates linked to invoices
- Client portal with magic-link login (no password)
- Custom invoice/estimate branding
- Customer tags for organizing clients
- Kanban status board for invoices/estimates (Pro)
- Multi-user team accounts with role-based access (Owner, Admin, Member)
- One-click estimate-to-invoice conversion
- Online payment collection via Stripe (card, ACH, Apple Pay)
- Partial payments with running balance
- Per-invoice activity/audit log
- Recurring invoices and installment plans
- Referral program with account credits
- Saved services library with templates for 12+ service trades
- SMS notifications for invoices and reminders (Pro)
- Time tracking with default billable rates per client
Pricing
WaffleInvoice does not charge a platform fee on payments; standard Stripe payment processing fees apply when clients pay online. The Free plan includes unlimited invoice/estimate creation, capped at 25 email sends per rolling 30-day window (5 emails/24h for accounts under 14 days old).
WaffleInvoice branding appears on PDFs. No credit card required to sign up. (Note: llms.txt and the site changelog describe a newer Free plan with unlimited invoice/estimate creation and a cap of 25 email sends per rolling 30-day window instead of the 10-invoices/5-clients limit stated on the pricing/home pages — see extraction_notes.)
Up to 5 clients, 10 invoices per month
$19/mo or $190/yr (billed annually, saving two months vs monthly). 14-day free trial available; card required to start trial, $19/mo billed when trial ends. 30-day money-back guarantee.