Track billable hours and turn them into invoices on Mac

Most freelancers use one tool to track their time and a completely different tool to create invoices. The result is a disjointed workflow where hours get logged in a spreadsheet or a standalone timer app, then manually re-entered into invoicing software at the end of the week or month. Numbers get rounded incorrectly, sessions slip through the cracks, and billable time is left off invoices because it was never properly transferred. Contando Pollos eliminates that gap by putting time tracking and invoicing inside the same native Mac application. You start a timer, log your sessions, attach the hours directly to an invoice, and export a polished PDF — all without switching between apps or copying data from one place to another.

How it works

The workflow from tracked time to paid invoice takes four steps. There is nothing to configure, no integrations to set up, and no export-import dance between separate applications.

Step 1: Start the timer

Open Contando Pollos and start a timer for the client and project you are working on. The timer runs in the background while you focus on your work. You do not need to keep the app in the foreground — start it and switch to whatever application you actually use to do your job. When you finish the task or take a break, stop the timer. The session is logged automatically with the date, duration, and client assignment.

Step 2: Log your sessions

Every time you stop a timer, Contando Pollos saves a session entry with the exact start time, end time, and total duration. Over the course of a day, a week, or a month, your session log builds into a detailed record of how your time was spent. You can add notes to individual sessions to remind yourself what the work involved — useful when a client asks for an itemized breakdown or when you need to recall project details months later.

Step 3: Attach hours to an invoice

When you are ready to bill a client, create a new invoice and attach the relevant time sessions to it. Contando Pollos calculates the billable amount based on the total hours and your hourly rate, then adds it as a line item. You can attach multiple sessions from different dates to a single invoice, or split sessions across separate invoices if a project spans multiple billing periods. The calculation is automatic — no manual math, no formula errors, and no forgotten sessions.

Step 4: Export PDF and track payment

Choose one of the 15 included invoice templates, export the invoice as a PDF, and send it to your client. Once sent, mark the invoice status and track whether it has been paid. Your revenue dashboard updates in real time to reflect outstanding and collected amounts, giving you a clear picture of your cash flow without maintaining a separate accounting spreadsheet.

Built-in time tracking

The time tracker in Contando Pollos is not a bolted-on afterthought. It is a core feature designed to handle the way freelancers actually work — multiple clients, overlapping projects, and billing periods that do not always align neatly with calendar months.

One-click timer

Starting a timer takes a single click. Select the client, optionally select a project, and press start. There is no setup wizard, no project hierarchy to configure first, and no mandatory fields to fill out before you can begin tracking. If you just want to start the clock and assign the details later, you can do that too.

Session log

Every completed timer session is saved to a searchable log. You can view sessions by date, by client, or by project. Each entry shows the start time, end time, total duration, and any notes you attached. The log is your permanent record of billable work — a reference you can go back to when reconciling invoices, preparing tax records, or resolving a dispute about hours worked.

Per-project tracking

If you work on multiple projects for the same client, you can track time separately for each one. This keeps your billing accurate when different projects have different rates, different budgets, or different billing contacts. When you create an invoice, you can pull in time from a specific project rather than lumping all hours together under a single client.

Manual time entry

Not every work session starts with clicking a timer button. Sometimes you forget to start the timer, or you did work away from your computer that you need to log after the fact. Contando Pollos lets you add manual time entries with a custom start time, end time, and duration. Manual entries work exactly like timer-generated sessions — they appear in the same log and can be attached to invoices in the same way.

Turn tracked time into invoices

The real value of combining time tracking and invoicing is the connection between them. In Contando Pollos, tracked hours and invoices are not separate data silos that happen to live in the same app. They are linked, so your billable time flows directly into your invoices without re-entry or reconciliation.

Automatic calculation

When you attach time sessions to an invoice, Contando Pollos multiplies the total hours by your rate and produces the line item amount. If you tracked 4 hours and 23 minutes at $95 per hour, the app calculates the exact billable amount. You do not need to round manually, convert minutes to decimal hours, or double-check arithmetic. The number on the invoice matches the time in your log.

Flexible line items

An invoice does not have to consist entirely of tracked time. You can mix time-based line items with fixed-price items, expenses, and other charges on the same invoice. A typical freelance invoice might include 12 hours of development work pulled from the time tracker, plus a fixed-fee consultation, plus a reimbursable software license. Contando Pollos handles all of these on a single document.

Multiple sessions per line item

If you worked on a project across five separate sessions over two weeks, you do not need to add five separate line items. Attach all five sessions to a single line item and Contando Pollos totals the hours for you. The invoice shows one clean entry with the combined duration and amount, while the underlying session data is still available if the client requests a detailed breakdown.

15 professional templates

Every invoice you generate uses one of 15 included templates designed to look professional whether viewed on screen or printed on paper. Templates are customizable with your business name and logo. The finished PDF is ready to email or share — no additional formatting required.

Track paid and unpaid invoices

Sending an invoice is only half the job. Getting paid is the other half, and keeping track of which invoices have been paid and which are still outstanding is critical for any freelancer managing cash flow.

Invoice status tracking

Every invoice in Contando Pollos has a status that reflects where it stands in the billing cycle. You can see at a glance which invoices are drafts, which have been sent, which are paid, and which are overdue. Updating the status is a single click — when payment arrives, mark the invoice as paid and the dashboard adjusts immediately.

Revenue dashboard

The built-in dashboard gives you a visual summary of your income. See your total revenue, outstanding amounts, and collection rates without exporting data to a spreadsheet or a separate accounting tool. The dashboard pulls from your actual invoice data, so the numbers are always current and accurate.

Overdue invoice awareness

When invoices pass their due date without being marked as paid, they appear as overdue in your dashboard. This gives you a clear signal to follow up with the client rather than letting unpaid invoices quietly age in the background. For freelancers juggling multiple clients, this kind of visibility is the difference between chasing payments promptly and discovering months later that an invoice was never collected.

Why freelancers choose Contando Pollos

Freelancers have specific needs that set them apart from larger businesses. Every tool in the stack either helps or hinders the bottom line, and invoicing software is no exception.

No monthly fee eating into your earnings

Subscription invoicing tools charge between $10 and $30 per month. Over a year, that is $120 to $360 taken directly from your freelance income — money that goes to a software company instead of staying in your pocket. Contando Pollos costs $27.99 once. After two months, you are already ahead of any subscription alternative. After a year, the savings are substantial. For freelancers who track every dollar carefully, this is not a minor detail.

Privacy by default

Your client list, billing rates, and income history are sensitive information. Cloud invoicing tools store all of this on third-party servers. Contando Pollos stores everything locally on your Mac. There is no account to create, no data uploaded to remote servers, and no third party that has access to your financial records. Your business data stays on your hardware.

Simplicity over feature bloat

Enterprise invoicing platforms are packed with features designed for accounting departments, multi-user teams, and complex organizational hierarchies. As a freelancer, you do not need approval workflows, role-based access control, or ERP integrations. You need to track time, create invoices, and get paid. Contando Pollos focuses on exactly those tasks without burying them under layers of features you will never use.

One app instead of two

Running a separate time tracker and a separate invoicing app means two subscriptions, two sets of data, and a manual transfer step in between. Contando Pollos replaces both with a single application where time tracking and invoicing are natively connected. Fewer tools means fewer costs, fewer failure points, and less time spent on administrative overhead instead of billable work.

Works offline, anywhere

Freelancers work from coffee shops, co-working spaces, client offices, airports, and home offices with occasionally unreliable internet. Contando Pollos works without a connection. Start a timer on a flight. Create an invoice at a coffee shop with no Wi-Fi. Export a PDF from a cabin with no cell service. The app does not depend on anything outside your Mac.

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