StrikeBooksBetaStop Guessing Your OT.
Start Getting Paid Right.
The only invoicing app built specifically for AV, live event, and film production freelancers. Day rates, overtime, per diems, travel days — calculated in seconds.
30-day Pro trial. No credit card.
Built for Production
Everything your spreadsheet can't do.
Production Billing Engine
Configurable OT & double time from your rate card — plus short turnaround, meal penalties, rest periods, and overnight work. Calculated instantly.
Professional PDF Invoices
Itemized labor, premiums, reimbursements, and gear — including deposit → final invoice flow. Logo, terms, and send from the app.
Per Diem & Mileage
GSA-accurate per diem rates, IRS mileage with free-radius rules, and travel day billing — all handled.
Time Clock
Punch in from your phone. Meal breaks and hours sync straight to the job day and invoice.
Books & Tax Prep
Transactions ledger, P&L, Schedule C worksheet, and quarterly federal estimates — planning tools from the work you already logged.
Rate Cards
Global and per-client cards. Dark days, holidays, time blocks, meal penalties, and short turnaround — rules your contract recognizes.
Rate Cards
Your rates. Your rules.
Set up once, bill forever. Save day rates, OT multipliers, short turnaround rules, per diems, and mileage — per client or globally. StrikeBooks does the rest.
- Full Day, Half Day & Dark Day rates
- Configurable OT, DT, short turnaround & meal penalties
- Time-block rules (Midnight to 6AM, etc.)
- Per diem & IRS mileage reimbursements
The Billing Engine
Every dollar, accounted for.
Log shifts and meal breaks — StrikeBooks calculates regular labor, OT, double time, premiums, per diem, mileage, and travel automatically.
- Real-time net total as you log each day
- Rest periods, overnight shifts & short turnaround prompts
- GSA per diem, travel, mileage & gear line items
- Day-by-day breakdown feeds directly into your invoice
The Workflow
Invoice in 3 steps.
Add a Job
Enter your client, venue, and dates. StrikeBooks auto-fills the billing schedule.
Log Your Days
Clock in/out or enter shifts and meal breaks. OT, DT, and premiums calculate in real time.
Send the Invoice
One tap generates a PDF invoice with a full itemized breakdown. Done.
Invoices
Stop writing invoices in software designed for term papers and data entry.
A clean, itemized PDF — labor, overtime, premiums, per diems, mileage, and gear. Deposit invoices credit the final bill. Zero spreadsheet work.
- Full labor breakdown with OT, premiums & meal penalties
- Expenses, per diem, mileage & gear (deposit → final)
- Your logo, payment terms & instructions
- Send as PDF straight from the app
Financial Reports
Tax season, handled.
P&L statements, IRS Schedule C worksheets, and quarterly estimated tax breakdowns — generated from your jobs, invoices, and Transactions ledger. Your CPA will love how organized you are.
- Profit & Loss with monthly breakdown
- IRS Schedule C worksheet, pre-filled
- Quarterly estimated tax payments by deadline
- Self-employment & federal income tax estimates
Planning tools only — StrikeBooks is not a CPA, tax advisor, or a substitute for tax-prep software. Verify filings with a qualified professional.
Pricing
Simple plans for production freelancers.
Start with a 30-day Pro trial — full access, no credit card. Then pick Starter, Plus, or Pro.
Starter
$10/mo
Full production billing math. Unlimited jobs, clients, and rate cards.
- Full rate card math (OT, DT, short turn, premiums)
- Unlimited jobs, clients & rate cards
- Job-day billable mileage
- Deposit & final invoices
Plus
$20/mo
Integrations, Time Clock, and automatic GSA per diem.
- Everything in Starter
- Time Clock
- Calendar & email integrations
- Automatic GSA per diem by venue
Pro
$30/mo
Gear locker, books, mileage log, reports, and tax tools.
- Everything in Plus
- Gear Locker
- Transactions, Accounts & receipts
- Mileage log (non-billable)
- Reports & tax profile
- Manual line-item invoices
- Bank CSV import
30 days free — full Pro access. No credit card required.
Start for free.
30 days of full Pro — invoices, Time Clock, GSA, and more. Leave your details and we'll email your invite. No credit card.