What are the best apps for freelancers and agencies?

Top freelancer/agency apps: iContract (free contracts + e-sign), HoneyBook or Bonsai (combined contracts/invoicing), Notion (project management), Toggl (time tracking), QuickBooks (accounting), Stripe (payments), Slack (communication), Loom (async video).

The complete freelancer/agency tech stack:

  • iContract (free) — AI contracts + e-sign + payment.
  • DocuSign — if enterprise clients require it.
  • HoneyBook ($19/mo) — for creative service businesses.
  • Bonsai ($21/mo) — broad freelancer suite.
  • Dubsado ($35/mo) — workflow automation.
  • 17hats ($13/mo) — small biz suite.
  • Wave (free) — invoicing + accounting.
  • FreshBooks ($17/mo) — beautiful invoices.
  • QuickBooks Self-Employed/Online ($15-30/mo) — best tax integration.
  • Xero — popular outside US.
  • Toggl Track (free) — simple, fast.
  • Harvest — time + invoicing.
  • Clockify (free) — team time tracking.
  • RescueTime — automatic productivity tracking.
  • Notion (free) — flexible, popular.
  • Asana — task management.
  • ClickUp — comprehensive PM.
  • Trello — Kanban boards.
  • Monday.com — visual workflows.
  • Slack — team + client channels.
  • Loom — async video for updates.
  • Calendly — scheduling.
  • Zoom / Google Meet — calls.
  • Stripe — cards (2.9% + 30¢).
  • PayPal — backup, broad acceptance.
  • Wise — international transfers.
  • Mercury — business banking.
  • Google Drive (15GB free).
  • Dropbox — clean sharing.
  • Designers: Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud.
  • Developers: GitHub, VS Code.
  • Writers: Grammarly, Hemingway.
  • Video: Descript, CapCut.
  • HubSpot (free) — robust free tier.
  • Pipedrive — sales-focused.
  • Streak — Gmail-native.
  • Keeper Tax ($16/mo) — finds deductions.
  • TurboTax Self-Employed.

Minimum viable stack ($0/month): iContract (contracts) + Wave (invoicing) + Stripe (payments) + Notion (PM) + Toggl (time) + Google Drive (storage) + Slack/Calendly (free tiers).

Scale up as revenue grows.

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