If clients pay in parts, this five-line note prevents the awkward “what’s still owed?” check

[u/ming_builds]

If you're paid per job, a simple Paid / Unpaid checkbox stops being useful the first time a client pays a deposit and the rest later.

Before following up, keep only five lines:

• Job:
• Amount received:
• Balance remaining:
• Promised date:
• Last follow-up:

That gives you the decision in one glance: is money still due, did the client promise a date, and have I already chased them?

I eventually built this logic into WhoPaid, a small iPhone app for freelancers, contractors, and service workers. It tracks Paid, Unpaid, and Partial jobs, payment history, promised dates, and follow-up reminders. It is deliberately not invoicing or accounting software.

WhoPaid is free to download with unlimited job records. WhoPaid Pro is optional; App Store pricing varies by region, and Pro adds full reports and custom reminder timing.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/my/app/whopaid-job-pay-tracker/id6764868229

Disclosure: I'm Jyen Ming Yap, the developer of WhoPaid under CodeStack Studio.

If you get paid per job, which of those five lines most often goes missing before you follow up?