Solo Work Tools
Estimates, bookings, pay and subscriptions for people who work for themselves.
This is the home of EarnCheck, MoneyShield, ScopeBid, BookingSolved on the web: 4 small iPhone apps from Honest Little Apps, plus free tools, guides and checklists published by the studio behind them. Every app is free to download. Every page says what the app does, what it does not do, and who should pick something else.
The apps
- EarnCheck: Shift & Pay TrackerFree on iPhone · 7 pages on this site
- MoneyShield: Sub TrackerFree on iPhone · 5 pages on this site
- ScopeBid: Estimate & InvoiceFree on iPhone · 6 pages on this site
- BookingSolved: Client BookingFree on iPhone · 6 pages on this site
Latest pages
- Appointment Buffer Calculator: How Many Sessions Fit?Calculate capacity, start times and unused minutes for equal-length appointments with buffers. Free, no signup.
- Booking Request Checklist: Catch Missing Details Before SchedulingCheck six details in a client booking request and build a short editable follow-up for what is missing. No client information or message upload required.
- Cleaning business holiday booking rush: a one-week storyThe three weeks before Christmas through one solo house cleaner: 11 text requests, two near double-bookings, and the week once the calendar said no.
- Dog groomer booking by text, without a portalFor the mobile dog groomer whose clients book by text and always will. A week of real-shaped messages, what each becomes, and a toy parser to try.
- Weekly Appointment Capacity Calculator: Slots and BuffersCalculate bookable appointment slots across separate daily windows. Include service time, buffers and blocked minutes without carrying leftover time into another day.
- Holiday temp job pay calculatorSeasonal shifts to January: type rate and weekly hours, get estimated gross pay with overtime, then check the first paycheck line by line.
- Overnight Shift Hours Calculator with Unpaid BreaksCalculate hours worked across midnight. Choose the end day, subtract unpaid breaks, and see hours, minutes and decimal hours with a worked example.
- Gross to Net Pay Statement WorksheetA visual reconciliation of entered gross, deductions, additions and net amounts. Exact-cent arithmetic; no tax estimates.
- Shift Overlap Checker: Compare Two Shifts, Including OvernightCheck whether two shift intervals overlap, touch or have a gap. Enter start and end dates explicitly for overnight shifts.
- Shift Swap Request Template and Record ChecklistSeparate a requested change, a confirmed schedule and actual work. Neutral templates and a fictional status explorer.
- Hours and Minutes vs Decimal Hours: Timecard PracticeSix interactive cards teach timecard number formats, with exact visual explanations and a minute-to-hour reference.
- Annual vs Monthly Subscription CalculatorCompare upfront annual cost against 1–12 monthly payments, with a visual commitment chart and first cheaper month.
How these pages are made. These publisher-created guides pair a specific question with a practical tool or checklist. Sources and product links are provided so readers can check the details. No tracking cookies, no pop-ups, no email box.
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EarnCheck: Shift & Pay Tracker
- Holiday temp job pay calculatorSeasonal shifts to January: type rate and weekly hours, get estimated gross pay with overtime, then check the first paycheck line by line.
- Overnight Shift Hours Calculator with Unpaid BreaksCalculate hours worked across midnight. Choose the end day, subtract unpaid breaks, and see hours, minutes and decimal hours with a worked example.
- Gross to Net Pay Statement WorksheetA visual reconciliation of entered gross, deductions, additions and net amounts. Exact-cent arithmetic; no tax estimates.
- Shift Overlap Checker: Compare Two Shifts, Including OvernightCheck whether two shift intervals overlap, touch or have a gap. Enter start and end dates explicitly for overnight shifts.
- Shift Swap Request Template and Record ChecklistSeparate a requested change, a confirmed schedule and actual work. Neutral templates and a fictional status explorer.
- Hours and Minutes vs Decimal Hours: Timecard PracticeSix interactive cards teach timecard number formats, with exact visual explanations and a minute-to-hour reference.
- Paycheck doesn't match hours worked? 14 answersPaycheck doesn't match hours worked? Fourteen plain answers for shift workers: overtime, breaks, overnight shifts, what to say to payroll, who to call.
MoneyShield: Sub Tracker
- Annual vs Monthly Subscription CalculatorCompare upfront annual cost against 1–12 monthly payments, with a visual commitment chart and first cheaper month.
- Subscription Audit Checklist: Review One Plan | MoneyShieldReview six subscription facts, identify the billing provider and prepare your next step without entering account details, prices or receipts.
- Subscription Cost Calculator: Weekly, Monthly and YearlyConvert a recurring subscription price to an annualized estimate and monthly equivalent. Compare weekly, every-two-weeks, four-weekly and calendar-month billing.
- Subscription Cost Splitter: Equal or Weighted Shares That Add UpSplit one recurring charge among up to four people. Use equal or agreed weighted shares, with exact-cent totals and an explanation of rounding.
- Subscription trackers that don't link your bankEight iPhone subscription trackers compared (4 Nov 2026): which need a bank login, which run on manual entry, and who should pick what.
ScopeBid: Estimate & Invoice
- Board Foot Calculator for Lumber Quotes — Quantity, Allowance & CostCalculate board feet for equal-sized lumber pieces, round a chosen allowance to whole boards, and prepare a material note with explicit sizing assumptions.
- Contractor markup vs margin calculatorCheck gross margin, markup and discount impact, then share a fictional worked example without including your business figures.
- Estimate Inclusions Checklist: Define What the Job CoversReview six common scope questions before pricing a job. Mark inclusions, exclusions and client responsibilities, then copy clear discussion notes.
- Flooring Box Calculator: Coverage, Allowance and Whole-Box Material CostCalculate whole flooring boxes from up to three room areas, your chosen allowance and coverage per box. See purchased coverage and optional materials cost.
- Scope Change Worksheet: Added, Removed & Unresolved WorkA four-part worksheet to clarify scope changes before revising a quote.
- Estimate app vs spreadsheet vs paper (decision chart)Contractor estimate app vs spreadsheet vs paper pad for a one-person trade: a click-through decision chart, a pre-send checklist and where each breaks.
BookingSolved: Client Booking
- Appointment Buffer Calculator: How Many Sessions Fit?Calculate capacity, start times and unused minutes for equal-length appointments with buffers. Free, no signup.
- Booking Request Checklist: Catch Missing Details Before SchedulingCheck six details in a client booking request and build a short editable follow-up for what is missing. No client information or message upload required.
- Cleaning business holiday booking rush: a one-week storyThe three weeks before Christmas through one solo house cleaner: 11 text requests, two near double-bookings, and the week once the calendar said no.
- Dog groomer booking by text, without a portalFor the mobile dog groomer whose clients book by text and always will. A week of real-shaped messages, what each becomes, and a toy parser to try.
- Weekly Appointment Capacity Calculator: Slots and BuffersCalculate bookable appointment slots across separate daily windows. Include service time, buffers and blocked minutes without carrying leftover time into another day.
- Salon holiday booking: stop replying at 11 pm, a 14-day planSalon holiday booking without the 11 pm texting: three sliders total your December reply hours, then a 14-day plan to get services and replies ready.