Time & Bill is running again. You can use it in the browser or through the iPhone and Android apps, on your own or with a team of up to 20 people. It is a paid service now, and that is an important part of this story. You can see the current prices or create an account.
Why I shut it down
In 2023, I switched Time & Bill off.
People used the product, but most accounts were free. The small amount of income disappeared into infrastructure costs, while maintenance kept taking more of my time. I had built something useful, but I had not built a sustainable business around it.
That was my responsibility. Closing the service was painful, particularly because other people had trusted it with their daily work. But keeping an underfunded product alive indefinitely would not have been responsible either.
Why bring it back?
I still believe there is room for small, independent software. Not every useful product needs to become a platform, raise funding, or pursue endless growth. Sometimes it should simply solve a problem well and have a business model that pays for its continued care.
Time & Bill is that kind of product. It records project time, expenses, rates, budgets, and reports without trying to run the rest of your company. The application data is hosted in Germany, the relevant service providers are public, and I explain the practical privacy tradeoffs rather than hiding behind broad promises.
What is different this time
The application has been modernized and cleaned up, security work has continued, and the mobile apps are now available. Just as importantly, I have narrowed the product’s purpose and changed how it is funded.
There are no permanently free accounts. Time & Bill costs 5 € for one person, 15 € for a team of up to five, or 40 € for a team of up to 20, plus VAT. That money pays for the infrastructure and the work required to keep the product dependable.
I am not promising that the software will never have a problem. I am promising that there is a real person responsible for it. I build and operate Time & Bill through Grobmeier Solutions GmbH, and when you contact us, you are not dealing with an anonymous growth company or an automated persona.
Built to stay useful
The goal is no longer to make Time & Bill as large as possible. The goal is to keep it useful, understandable, and maintainable for the people who choose it.
If you used Time & Bill before, thank you for giving it another look. If you are discovering it now, you can start with the tour, compare the small-team plans, or read how I approach trust and privacy.
