toqe → Comparison
Comparison
toqe vs a spreadsheet
Both toqe and Spreadsheet try to pull a freelancer’s scattered work into one place. The real difference is what sits at the centre — and which one fits how you actually get paid.
Where Spreadsheet is strong
- Free, and infinitely customisable
- The file is entirely yours
- No new app to learn if you already live in one
Where toqe is strong
- A runway simulated day by day — no formulas to build, break or maintain
- Holds, confirmations and invoicing tracked together, painted on one calendar
- Automatic overdue, clash and low-buffer alerts a spreadsheet can’t raise
- Still a plain file you own — the data ownership of a spreadsheet, without the upkeep
Side by side
| toqe | Spreadsheet | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash runway, day by day | ✓ | formulas you maintain |
| Holds, options and the pipeline | ✓ | by hand |
| A colour-coded year calendar | ✓ | — |
| The calendar docked beside any page | ✓ | — |
| Invoices and payment chasing | ✓ | by hand |
| Compliant e-invoices (Factur-X · XRechnung · signed Facturae) | ✓ | — |
| Tax set-aside with country recipes | ✓ | formulas you maintain |
| Overdue, clash and buffer alerts | ✓ | — |
| Unlimited projects and attachments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data in a file you own | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works offline | ✓ | ✓ |
| Price | $79.99 once | your time 🤣 |
Which should you choose?
toqe
You want the ownership of a spreadsheet without maintaining it — and a runway, calendar and invoices that just work.
Spreadsheet
You want zero cost and total manual control, and you enjoy keeping the formulas correct.
toqe is a one-time purchase ($79.99 once; Mac & Windows), with a 14-day free trial and your data in a plain file you own. Prices and features cited for other tools are indicative and change — check their sites for the current details.