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The back office for creative freelancers. Time, scope, invoices and profit in one place, so nothing you do goes unbilled.

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InvoicingGet paid

One link on a branded invoice. Money settles straight to your account.

INV-041Due Aug 18Amount due$4,800.00Pay this invoice

Scope ShieldHold the scope

The extra ask becomes a change order they approve first.

Change order 02To approveSocial cutdown, 30sAdds 4.0 h+$450.00ApproveDecline

True ProfitSee real profit

What the job paid you an hour, after time and expenses.

Brand film126 hRate you earned$58/hBelow target$37 under your $95 target · profit $4,060

Your money never touches usCard payments settle from Stripe straight into your account.

Your data leaves wholeExport every client, project and invoice whenever you want.

No per-client feesThe portal is on every plan, for as many clients as you have.

Launch price, lockedSubscribe by 31 January 2027. Prices rise after. Yours will not.

Cancel in one clickNo contract, no call, no retention email.

Your time, scope and invoices finally talk.

A tracked hour becomes a line item. An approved change order becomes the next invoice. Nothing gets re-typed and nothing slips through the gap between two tools.

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Invoices that chase themselves

Branded, sent, and followed up automatically. You see what is outstanding without opening a spreadsheet.

InvoicesAugust

Northlight StudioINV-041 · Brand film, final cutPaid$4,800.00

Marlow RidgelineINV-042 · Site refresh, phase 2Sent$2,150.00

Bay & CoINV-039 · Retainer, July12 days late$1,600.00

Outstanding $3,750.00Paid this month $12,400.00

$4,800.00 settledYour money, direct

Stripe settles to your account. Tideway never holds a deposit and never takes a cut.

Time becomes line items

Priced at the project rate as you work.

Timer, Thursday

3:42:16

Northlight · Brand film · Colour grade

Lands on INV-043 as $351.50

Scope changes become billable

The third free revision stops here. Tideway turns the extra ask into a change order your client approves first.

Change order 02Awaiting approval

Additional 30s social cutdownAdds 4.0 h · delivery moves to Aug 21+$450.00

Scope agreement · Brand filmRevisions 3 of 3 used · signed Jul 12At limit

Invoicing & finances

Get paid, without chasing.

One pay link on a branded invoice, reminders that go out on their own, and no client signup to get in the way.

Branded invoices with Stripe pay links

Automatic reminders on the late ones

Recurring invoices for retainers

No per-client fees, no client account

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INV-041 · Northlight StudioDue Aug 18

Brand film, final cut18.0 h at $95$1,710.00

Colour gradeFixed fee$1,200.00

Change order 02 · Social cutdownApproved Aug 4$450.00

Total due$4,800.00

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Analytics

Know which clients pay off.

Profit per project and per client after time and expenses, plus the rate you actually earned. The biggest invoice is not always the best job.

P&L per project and per client

Effective hourly rate against your target

Expenses and unbilled time surfaced early

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Profit by projectTarget rate $95/h

ProjectRevenueProfitReal rate

Northlight · Brand film126 h logged · $2,180 expenses$12,000$4,060$58/h

Bay & Co · Retainer25 h logged · $180 expenses$4,500$3,320$131/h

Marlow · Site refresh39 h logged · $410 expenses$6,800$4,390$112/h

Below your target rateBlended $94/h

Yes, it does that too.

The parts you would usually bolt on a year in are already here.

Time tracking

Start a timer or log after the fact, priced at the project rate.

Proposals & contracts

Your client signs online, any deposit is drafted as an invoice, and the project starts pre-filled.

Client portal

One branded link. No signup, no per-client fee, on every plan.

Expenses

Capture a receipt and pass it through to the right invoice.

Projects & boards

Plan, schedule, and track the work without a second tool.

CRM pipeline

Leads through to signed, in the same place as the work.

Ask Tideway

Plain questions answered from your own numbers.

Notes & checklists

Keep the lessons and the steps that worked, pinned and linked to the project.

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Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial, no credit card. Pick monthly, or save two months with annual billing.

Base

$12/ mo

Billed $144/yr

Everything you need to run your business solo and get paid.

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12 projectsUnlimited contacts40 GB

Invoicing + Stripe pay links

Recurring invoices + branding

File approvals + comments

Time tracking + Kanban boards

ProMost popular

$23/ mo

Billed $276/yr

Unlimited everything. Know exactly what you actually earn.

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Unlimited projectsUnlimited contacts100 GB

Everything in Base

P&L analytics + reports

CRM pipeline

Scope Shield agreements

More AI every month

Subscribe by 31 January 2027 and your rate holds for as long as you stay. On 1 February 2027 Base becomes $15 a month billed annually and Pro becomes $29. See how Tideway compares

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All of it is free, and none of it needs an account.

CompareWho holds your money, how long setup takes, and how hard it is to leave.GuidesThe tool tax, scope creep, and your real profit per project. Each with a calculator.Field NotesWriting on pricing, systems, and running a business that lasts.

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