Time tracking
Track time the way you actually work
Time logged in Quivva flows directly into invoices and tells you what you're actually earning.
Time tracking that earns its keep
What you get
Time flows into invoices
Hours logged against a retainer or milestone appear on the invoice automatically — nothing to reconcile.
Effective hourly rate
Even on flat-fee retainers, logged time surfaces what you're actually earning per hour.
Daily summary
See total hours today broken down by client, without opening a spreadsheet.
Break detection
Gaps over 10 minutes between records are surfaced automatically.
Hours remaining warning
See hours remaining before starting a timer, with a warning when you're under 2 hours.
Task name suggestions
Recurring task names appear as you type — records stay consistent across periods.
How it works
from start to invoice
Pick a client and contract
Select a retainer period or project milestone — Quivva shows what's active and ready to log against.
Name the task and start
Type a task name or pick from recent suggestions, and hit start. Or add a manual record with exact times.
Stop when you're done
One tap to stop — retainer burn-down and project progress update immediately.
Invoice time, sorted
When the period ends, all logged hours are already on the invoice.
Time tracking FAQs
Is time tracking required?
For pay-for-work retainers it drives the invoice directly. For pay-for-access retainers and fixed-price projects it's optional, but recommended — it surfaces your effective hourly rate and tells you whether a client relationship is actually profitable.
Can I log time I forgot to track?
Yes. Manual entry lets you add a record with an exact start and end time. Quivva suggests a sensible default slot and validates that the new record doesn't overlap any existing ones.
How does logged time flow into invoices?
Automatically. Retainer invoices pull all time records for the current period. Milestone invoices include all time logged against that milestone. There's nothing to reconcile.
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