About Hour Cap

Hour Cap started as a solution to my own problem. As a freelance web developer working with retainer clients, I needed a simple way to track billable hours, keep an eye on monthly budgets, and push invoices to Xero without the overhead of bloated project management tools.

Every time tracker I tried either did too much or too little. Some were packed with features I didn't need, making simple tasks feel slow. Others were too basic, missing the retainer budget tracking and invoicing workflow that my business depends on. I wanted something focused, something that just worked for the way I actually bill clients.

So I built Hour Cap. It tracks time against client budgets and turns that into invoices. Retainer budgets reset automatically each period. Fixed-price project caps keep you on track. And when it's time to bill, your time entries push straight to Xero with all the descriptions and line items ready to go.

The support inbox came out of the same job. A lot of retainer work arrives as client email, and answering it is work the client is paying for. When that email sits in a mailbox and the timer sits in another tab, the hours never get logged and the month reads as if the work was free. So client email now comes into Hour Cap, your team answers it there, and the time goes on the conversation it belongs to.

I use it every day for my own business. That means it's built with the same care and attention I'd give to any client project, and it evolves based on real needs rather than feature checklists.

I'm a freelance web developer based in Brisbane, Australia with over 15 years of commercial experience. I hold a university degree in Information Technology and specialise in building web applications with Laravel, along with platforms like Statamic, Shopify, and WordPress.

I've worked with organisations of all sizes, from startups to enterprise companies and government departments, including clients like Culture Kings, Griffith University, Wotif Group, and the Museum of Brisbane. I focus on building fast, secure, and accessible websites and applications that are built to last.

Hour Cap is a product of the same approach I bring to client work: clean code, thoughtful design, and a focus on solving real problems. If you have questions or feedback, I'd love to hear from you.