Manage your business on the go using the FreeAgent mobile app

This article explains how to use some handy features on the FreeAgent mobile app to help you run your business when you’re out and about.

The FreeAgent mobile app contains lots of powerful features designed to help you run your business more efficiently. Read on to find out how to manage your invoices, expenses and bills, projects and banking, on mobile.

Please note that any changes you make using the FreeAgent mobile app will be reflected in the desktop version of FreeAgent.

Managing your invoices on the go

Create invoices for your customers using the FreeAgent mobile app to manage your invoicing whilst you’re out and about.

'Create invoice and add line items' button highlighted on New invoice screen.

Automating your invoice emails

Speed up your payment collection process by letting FreeAgent automatically chase up your customers on their late payments with reminders. Then, let FreeAgent automatically send thank you notes once they’ve paid.

Options to toggle on and off for 'Email payment reminders' and 'Email a Thank You'.

Save time using flexible payment integrations

Get paid faster using flexible payment integrations such as Stripe or PayPal, to make it easier for your customers to pay for your invoices.

Find out how to set default payment options on your invoices.

'Manage' button highlighted in Payments enable section.

Managing your expenses and bills on the go

Add an out of pocket expense or mileage claim using the mobile app to manage business or travel costs that were paid for using personal funds.

'Save' button highlighted on New expense screen.

Add a bill using the mobile app to manage supplier invoices or costs that have been incurred but not yet paid for.

'Save bill and review' button highlighted on New bill screen.

Automating your expenses and bills

Speed up your expense management by using Smart Capture to create an expense or bill from a file or paper receipt.

Image captured of a paper receipt.

Convert the Smart Capture to an expense or bill and FreeAgent will fill in key details like the date and amount and suggest a category and contact (if applicable).

Read more about how Smart Capture works on the FreeAgent mobile app.

Expense screen showing Smart Capture information added.

Managing your projects on the go

Manage your projects whilst out and about by using the mobile app to create a new project and add any associated items such as estimatesinvoicescredit notestimeslipsexpenses and mileage claims.

Options to add new estimate, invoice, credit note, timeslip, expense, and mileage highlighted on drop down menu.

Managing your banking on the go

Manage your banking admin with FreeAgent’s Guess feature, and by approving and explaining bank transactions in bulk using the mobile app.

Automate your banking

Speed up your banking admin by using FreeAgent’s powerful Guess feature to automatically categorize new bank transactions.

For example, Guess might see that you typically explain Costa Coffee transactions using the ‘Accommodation and Meals’ category. If FreeAgent then detects a Costa Coffee transaction imported into your account, Guess will automatically suggest an explanation of ‘Accommodation and Meals’ to save you time.

'For approval' tab highlighted on bank account screen.

Approving and explaining bank transactions in bulk

Transactions that Guess has correctly categorized can be approved in bulk using the mobile app to speed up the process of reconciling bank transactions.

'Approve' button highlighted above selected unexplained transactions.

Transactions that Guess has been unable to categorise can be explained in bulk.

'Explain' button highlighted above selected unexplained transactions.

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