You do the work. SMASH does the rest.
FreshBooks is the premium “nice invoice” cloud app — clients, expenses, time tracking, branded PDFs. SMASH targets the same freelancers and sole traders with a different job: get a priced document out in about 30 seconds by voice, then run approve → invoice → paid without rebuilding the job at a desk.
Talk → verify your rates → send → they approve and pay.
Most invoice apps stop at send. Service businesses need quote → approve → invoice → paid — on site.
| SMASH | FreshBooks | |
|---|---|---|
| Win the job (quote / estimate) | Talk → priced PDF on site (~30s) | Typed estimates |
| Customer approves | One-tap approval link | Client portal / email |
| Invoice same lines | Convert — no retype | FreshBooks invoicing |
| Get paid | Pay on the same link | Online payments |
| Dirty-hands capture | Voice on iPhone | Awkward on site |
| Prices | Your catalog — nothing guessed | Manual / saved items |
| SMASH | FreshBooks | |
|---|---|---|
| Create invoice | Voice → verify → send | Web / app forms |
| Estimates | Catalog-priced on site | Typed estimates |
| Accounting features | Speed + sync | Broader freelancer suite |
| On dirty hands | Built for it | Awkward |
| Price | Free + ~$15+/mo | Paid tiers (check site) |
People searching “FreshBooks alternative” often want cheaper software. The better hijack for our ICP is faster software: first quote wins on site, then invoice without retyping. FreshBooks wins on polish and freelancer accounting breadth. SMASH wins on voice to invoice. Same conversation as Wave and Square Invoices.
Open laptop. Build estimate. Email PDF. Chase approval. Convert invoice. Remind for payment. SMASH collapses that into talk → link → they approve → they pay — often before you start the van. That is what handymen and mobile cleaners actually need between appointments.
FreshBooks publishes paid plans by invoice volume — confirm current pricing. SMASH: free monthly allowance, then paid from ~$15/month AUD. Pricing.
Mobile service workers who liked FreshBooks’ look but still finish paperwork at night.
If the quote dies because you are still typing in the ute, switch the capture layer.
Both support online payment. SMASH attaches approval + pay to a catalog-priced send from the job.
Email quote requests? Chrome extension reads the thread so you stop double-typing.
Yes for voice-first quoting and invoicing. FreshBooks is broader as a freelancer finance suite.
No. Use SMASH for speed-to-send; sync or export into accounting tools you already trust.
Pretty invoices. Faster capture.
Talk the next job.
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Updated 2026-08-04