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Chase – automated invoice follow-up emails for freelancers
Stripe-integrated invoice follow-ups, but Freshbooks and Wave already have this built-in.
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Cvexperts
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Chase – Automated invoice follow-up emails for freelancers
by Cvexperts·Mar 4, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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Strips drudgery from invoice chasing, but payment reminders already exist everywhere.
Strengths
- •Solves a real, quantified pain point—39 days late is brutal, 4+ hours/week is real friction.
- •Stripe-first architecture eliminates client friction: card/Apple Pay/Google Pay, no signup needed.
- •Execution is tight: free plan, Cron automation handles daily sends, clean dashboard UX.
Weaknesses
- •Crowded category: FreshBooks, Wave, HoneyBook, and dozens of accounting SaaS already bake this in.
- •Narrow moat—email templates and Cron jobs are table stakes; no novel tech or defensibility.
Category
Target Audience
Freelancers and small agencies struggling with late payments
Similar To
FreshBooks · Wave · HoneyBook
Post Description
85% of freelancers get paid late. The average wait is 39 days past the due date.
Chase is a tool I built to fix this. You create an invoice, send it, and Chase automatically sends follow-up emails on day 3, 7, and 14 — then stops the moment the client pays. No manual "just checking in" emails.
Built with Next.js 15, Supabase, Stripe (payment links on every invoice), and Resend. Vercel Cron handles the daily chase job.
Free plan: up to 3 invoices. Pro: $19/month unlimited. Would love feedback from anyone who's dealt with this problem.
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