Built by an expat freelancer in the Netherlands · read the story
Your Dutch freelance admin — handled, in plain English
Receipts, hours, mileage, invoices and BTW — one app that speaks your language, explains the Dutch tax system as you go, and hands your accountant exactly what they need. No Dutch software to decode. No account. Your data stays on your phone.
Dashboard
This quarter · Q2 2026
Income
€ 8.450
BTW: € 1.774
Expenses
€ 2.180
BTW: € 378
Mileage
1.847 km
€ 425,81 · €0,23/km
Hours
142,5 hrs
€ 12.112 · €85/hr
Clients & projects
7 active · 3 projects
Bookkeeping Without Stress, Exports Your Accountant Dreams Of
Five everyday flows, one calm app — and exports your accountant can use as-is.
Admin app for freelancers and contractors in the Netherlands — time tracking, mileage logging, and receipt scanner
Income
Simple invoicing without hassle
Invoices and payments in one place- One-tap invoices, no forms
- Status tracked: paid, open, overdue
- Credit notes in a tap
Income
New invoice · 2026-018
Expenses
Scan. Done. Happy accountant.
Fewer loose receipts- Photo → receipt entered
- Category & BTW filled in for you
- Foreign currency converted automatically
Expenses
Scanning receipt…
Mileage
Automatic tracking, perfect export
Trips tracked right away- Tap start, drive — GPS logs the route
- Start & end odometer photos: audit-proof
- Always the correct €0.23/km
Mileage
Tracking your trip…
Hours
Track without thinking
Hours tracked right away- Timer on = hours counting
- Live timer on your iPhone lock screen
- Hours feed into the 1,225-hour criterion
Hours
Timer running · Website Redesign
01:24:18
€ 119,43 · €85/hr
Counts toward the 1,225-hour criterion
Link bank statements
Import MT940, auto-match transactions
No bank link required- No bank link — just your MT940 file
- Auto-matched to invoices and expenses
- Smart counterparty recognition
Bank
Auto-matching MT940…
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The small things that make your admin complete
On your phone
Private storage, behind your device lock
Smart reminders
Invoices, receipts & BTW deadlines on time
Accountant-proof export
Excel & a complete accountant package
Automatic VAT
21 / 9 / 0%, split per receipt
Clients & projects
With hourly rates that carry through
Google Drive backup
Automatic, to your own Drive
Credit notes
Reverse an invoice with a credit note
Document storage
Invoices, receipts & photos together
English-first interface
Every screen, tip and export in clear English
Foreign receipts converted
Scan in any currency, correct exchange rate applied
Works with your Dutch accountant
They get Dutch-standard exports; you work in English
Always know what you owe —
long before the deadline
The two questions every freelancer loses sleep over — "how much BTW?" and "how much tax?" — answered on your dashboard, all year round.
Tax overview
Q2 2026 · live estimate
€ 1.396
net to pay before 31 Jul
€ 4.120
On track to qualify for the deductions
Your quarterly BTW, already calculated
Collected, deductible and the net amount to pay — ready before the kwartaalaangifte deadline. No last-minute spreadsheet.
See your estimated income tax
A live estimate with zelfstandigenaftrek, startersaftrek and MKB-winstvrijstelling — so the yearly bill is never a surprise.
Track the 1,225-hour criterion
Hours add up automatically toward the urencriterium, so you know if you qualify for the deductions — all year, not in April.
The tricky VAT cases, handled
btw verlegd, KOR, intra-EU and export 0%, and the margin scheme — with the correct legal text on every invoice.
VAT treatments built in
From chaos to control
without ever leaving your phone
Everything in one place, ready to sync, export or share whenever you need it.
Insights
Insights
Analysis of your business data
Income by Client
This month
Expenses by Category
This month
Your complete workflow, one screen
Receipts, mileage, income and hours — all organised, all on your phone. Export a clean Excel file and back it up to Google Drive the moment you need it.
Everything on your phone, private by default
Receipts, trips, income and expenses stay in your phone's private app storage — protected by your device lock. No account, nothing held hostage.
Back up to Google Drive, export to Excel
Back up to your own Google Drive and export clean Excel files you can open in Sheets — no extra portal, no vendor lock-in.
Share access on your terms
Invite your accountant, share a folder or keep it yourself. Exports stay your property.
Your Personal Accounting Coach
Never done administration before? The app teaches you through short reels and contextual tips — right where you work. New to the Dutch system? Every rule is explained in plain English.
Insights
Tips for entrepreneurs
What can you deduct for lunch?
Business lunch with a client → 80% deductible.
Lunch alone or with friends → not deductible.
Scan the receipt — we split 80/20 automatically.
Reels that teach you, tips that catch mistakes
Tap a reel for a 60-second ZZP lesson. Get contextual tips while you scan receipts — no courses, no manuals.
While scanning a receipt
"This lunch is 80% deductible as a business expense"
Before a VAT deadline
"5 days left — 3 receipts still missing"
When you scan a receipt
"You can reclaim €18.20 BTW on this purchase"
Topics covered in reels
First Month Completely Free
Try free for 30 days. Then choose monthly or annual subscription.
A business expense — so it costs less than it looks
ZZP Pulse is 100% business use. You reclaim the VAT and deduct the amount from your profit for income tax — so your net cost drops well below the sticker price.
Factor in the tax benefit and premium often costs just a few euros a month — depending on your tax bracket.
Frequently asked questions
The relief we're building toward
Less admin stress, more grip on your numbers. Here is how a typical week with ZZP Pulse feels.
"Since using ZZP Pulse I never forget to invoice hours anymore. My admin is up to date each month and my bookkeeper gets a clean export."
Marco van der Berg
IT Consultant
Freelancer since 2019
"Since using ZZP Pulse I never forget to invoice hours anymore. My admin is up to date each month and my bookkeeper gets a clean export."
Marco van der Berg
IT Consultant
"My admin used to pile up; now I keep it up to date in short sessions. All the overviews are built in, so I don't have to chase my accountant for insight."
Sarah de Vries
Graphic Designer
"I no longer forget hours and expenses, so nothing slips through anymore. Everything is in one place when I need it."
Peter Janssen
Marketing Consultant
Illustrative scenarios that show how freelancers use ZZP Pulse in a typical week.
ZZP Pulse is built by Ilya — an expat freelancer in the Netherlands who got tired of decoding Dutch admin software, and built the tool he needed. About the founder
30 days
Free to try, no account needed
BTW + tax
Overview ready every quarter
Your phone
Your data stays with you
Export
Monthly or quarterly, for your accountant
From Chaos to Control, Starting Today
Take control of your finances with one simple app. Everything organized, nothing forgotten.
Free ZZP Tips & Guides
Read our blog for practical tips on taxes, deductions, and running your ZZP business.