by designStream
by designStreamRun your creative business, in one place.
One platform for your whole process, from research to final invoice.
No more switching between separate apps.
Free plan, or 14 days of Pro. No card. Cancel any time.
What you can do with Solio
Solio does the research, the paperwork and the reminders. You do the creative work.
- Research clients
- Builds brand profiles
- Plans projects
- Send invoices/quotes
- Scans receipts
- Track billable hours
- Syncs your calendar
- Flags late invoices
- Chat with Sol
Projects, Tasks and templates
Every project holds its tasks, timeline, documents and notes. Templates set up the next job in seconds. Due dates go on the calendar, tied to the client.
Research with Sol
Research a lead, a client or their competitors. Win the work, then add them as a client in one click with their details filled in.
Calendar
Events, deadlines and due dates on one grid. Syncs with Google Calendar.
Routines
The weekly admin you keep forgetting, on a schedule. Tick it off, keep the streak going, and get a reminder when you miss one.
All your finances in one place
Quotes, invoices, expenses and hours, side by side. Send a quote, turn it into an invoice when it’s accepted, and scan the receipts as you go.
Solio replaces the whole shuffle.
Every account starts on Pro, free for 14 days. Cancel anytime.
Built for freelance creatives
Designers, photographers and studios of one. One place for the whole business.
“I used to keep clients in a spreadsheet, invoices in another app and notes everywhere else. Now it's one tab, and I actually know who owes me money.”
Hannah OkaforBrand designer, Leeds “The quote-to-invoice flow is the bit I didn't know I needed. Client accepts, I click once, deposit and balance invoices are done.”
TomFreelance photographer, Cardiff “Sol's research report before a first call is ridiculous. Ten minutes of reading and I walk in knowing their brand better than they expect.”
Priya NairUX consultant, London “Scanning receipts from my phone and having them land in the right month has made my tax return a lot less painful.”
Ellie MarshIllustrator, Bristol “Project templates save me an hour on every new job. Same tasks, dates set from the start day, nothing forgotten.”
CallumMotion designer, Glasgow “It feels calm. No pipeline jargon, no seats to buy. Just my clients, my projects and what's due this week.”
Sofia BianchiInterior stylist, Manchester “Asking Sol "what did I invoice X this year?" and getting the answer straight away is a small thing that I now use daily.”
Jamie HoltWeb developer, Brighton “Routines keep my admin to a habit instead of a Friday panic. The reminders are gentle enough that I don't mute them.”
Aisha RahmanCopywriter, Birmingham
Simple, honest pricing
Every account starts on Pro, free for 14 days. Cancel anytime.
Basic
£0forever
Keep your clients and projects in order, for nothing.
- 25 clients
- 10 projects
- 15 receipt scans a month
- 250 MB of documents
- AI chat
- Client research reports
- Email invoices as PDFs
- Google Calendar sync
Pro
Most popular£10£8.33/ month
The whole thing, including the AI. For most freelancers, this is it.
- Unlimited clients
- Unlimited projects
- 200 receipt scans a month
- 5 GB of documents
- 200 AI chat messages a month
- Fast AI chat
- 5 client research reports a month
- Email invoices as PDFs
- Google Calendar sync
Pro Plus
£20£16.67/ month
More of everything, and the smartest model, for a busy studio of one.
- Unlimited clients
- Unlimited projects
- 500 receipt scans a month
- 25 GB of documents
- 600 AI chat messages a month
- Smartest AI chat
- 15 client research reports a month
- Email invoices as PDFs
- Google Calendar sync
Common questions
Not answered here? Email us for a straight answer.
Do I need a credit card to try it?
No. You log in with your email address - there's no password to remember - and every new account starts on Pro for 14 days automatically.
What happens when the trial ends?
You drop to the free Basic plan. Nothing is deleted: your clients, projects and invoices are all still there, and the paid features simply switch off until you subscribe.
Is there an iPhone or Mac app?
Yes - a Mac desktop app and an iPhone app alongside the web app, all signed in to the same account. The iPhone app is in beta.
Can it really create invoices and tasks from chat?
Yes, with a confirm step. The assistant drafts the record and shows you exactly what it proposes; nothing is written until you press Create, and it then goes through the same validation as filling in the form yourself.
Is my data private?
Your records are only yours. Isolation is enforced by row-level policy in the database rather than only in the app, and the AI features only ever see your own data - never another account's, and never for training.
Which currencies do you support?
Invoicing is in pounds sterling today. More currencies are on the list.
Less admin.
More creative work.
Free for 14 days. Add a client and see your month on one screen.
Free plan, or 14 days of Pro. No card. Cancel any time.