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For people who bill by the hour

Track every billable minute.
Effortlessly.

Tally is a calm, beautifully simple time tracker for lawyers, consultants, and freelancers. One tap to start. Add time you forgot. Turn your hours into clean invoices — without the busywork.

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Free to start · iPhone, Mac & web · Your data stays yours

The Tally app running a billable timer for a client project — live duration, project and billable tags, and a clock dial

Built because your time is your livelihood

When you bill by the hour, the minutes you don't capture are money you never see. Most time trackers are clunky spreadsheets or bloated enterprise tools. Tally is the opposite: quiet, fast, and human — so logging your work feels like nothing at all, and getting paid for it feels effortless.

How Tally works

  1. 1

    Track your time

    Tap once to start a timer for any client. Forgot to start it? Add a past time block in seconds and pick a quick duration — 30m, 1h, 1.5h — done.

  2. 2

    Organize by client & project

    Keep every entry tied to the right client, project, and rate. Mark what's billable, jot a note, and Tally keeps your day tidy automatically.

  3. 3

    Invoice & get paid

    Turn your hours into a polished PDF invoice with your logo and send it to your client — straight from the app. Your numbers, finally working for you.

Everything you need, nothing you don't

⏱️ One-tap timer

Start and stop in a single tap. A calm dial shows your day at a glance.

➕ Add time later

Missed a timer? Log past work on any day with quick-set durations in billing hours.

👥 Clients & projects

Per-client and per-project rates, so every entry bills at the right amount.

🧾 Clean invoices

Generate branded PDF invoices and send them to clients without leaving the app.

🔄 Syncs everywhere

iPhone, Mac, and web stay perfectly in sync — start on one, finish on another.

🔒 Private by design

Your client work is yours. Secure sign-in and data scoped to your account alone.

A note from the founder

I built Tally for the people doing the work

Hi, I'm Yufan — the maker of Tally. I kept watching friends who bill by the hour lose real money to the small stuff: a timer they forgot to start, a note they meant to write down, an invoice that took all evening. The tools meant to help felt like another job.

So I set out to build the time tracker I'd want to use every day — one that's warm instead of corporate, fast instead of fiddly, and respectful of the fact that your time is your living. Tally is small on purpose. It does the few things that matter, and it does them beautifully.

If you've ever undercharged because tracking was a pain, this one's for you. Welcome — I'm glad you're here.

— Yufan Chen, Founder

For the solo builders and small firms

Tally is for the people who'd rather be doing their craft than chasing their hours — the solo lawyer, the two-person practice, the freelancer building something of their own. You're not a cost center. You're someone whose time deserves to be counted. Let's make every hour count, together.

Get Tally on your iPhone

Tally is in TestFlight beta right now — be one of the first to use it. Scan the code or tap the button to join. The App Store release is coming soon.

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📱 Coming soon to the App Store

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Questions, answered

What is Tally?

A simple time tracker for people who bill by the hour. Track time with one tap, organize it by client and project, and turn it into clean invoices.

Who is it for?

Solo lawyers, small firms, consultants, and freelancers — anyone whose income depends on capturing billable hours accurately.

Can I add time I forgot to track?

Yes. Add a time block to any past day and pick a quick duration like 1.5 hours. Tally files it on the right day automatically.

Does it sync across my devices?

Yes — your entries, clients, projects, and settings sync securely across iPhone, Mac, and the web app.

How much does it cost?

Free to start, and currently in TestFlight beta. A subscription unlocks the full invoicing features.

Is my data private?

Your client work is scoped to your account with secure sign-in. It's your data — always.