For freelancers, gig workers & 1099 contractors
Every payment sorted.
Every quarter covered.
Quarterbird tells you what's safe to spend from each payment, what to save for taxes, and exactly what to pay each quarter. No bank login. No surprise charges.
14-day free trial · $69.99/year after · cancel in one tap
Set aside 20% of every payment
Tax savings needed so far
$0.00
$481.49 of $481.49 moved to savings
Pay about $3,009 by Jan 15, 2027.
Safe to spend
$1,918.51
Set aside
$481.49
Sorting has saved you this year
≈ $963
See how →From $4,176 in write-offs.
- Built on 2026 IRS tables
- No bank login required
- Reminder before any charge
- Data stays on your phone
How it works
From first payment to filed, in three steps.
01
Tell us four things
Filing status, expected profit, any day-job wages and your state. Quarterbird works out the share of every payment that belongs to the IRS.
02
Bring in your payments
Download a CSV from Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, Stripe, Square or your bank. Swipe each one business or personal; we remember the merchant.
03
Save, then pay on time
See what's safe to spend from each payment, move the rest to savings, and pay each quarter with a reminder and a link to IRS Direct Pay.
20%
The number most freelancers never get told.
A single filer with $60,000 of 2026 freelance profit and no other income should set aside about 20% of every payment for federal taxes. Yours depends on your situation; Quarterbird works it out for you, and keeps it current as you earn.
Sorting
Thirty seconds a week, not a weekend in April.
Swipe right for business, left for personal. Pick a category once and every future charge from that merchant sorts itself. Undo is always one tap away.
- Smart category suggestions
- Rules learned from your swipes
- Fees split out as write-offs automatically
Review
3 leftSwipe right for business, left for personal.
BUSINESS
-$54.99
ADOBE CREATIVE CLD
Oct 8, 2026 · Chase
If business, what kind?
☑ Always sort “ADOBE CREATIVE” this way
Tax savings
See what every write-off is worth.
Sort an expense and Quarterbird shows what it just took off your tax bill. Your year's total is worked out from your own numbers, the tax on your income with and without your write-offs, including self-employment and state tax. No inflated averages.
- “+$” shown the moment you sort an expense
- Before-and-after view of your year's tax
- See which categories save you the most
Reports
What your write-offs saved
≈ $963
Lower on
Biggest savers
Imports
Works with the apps that actually pay you.
Most freelancers get paid through apps that tax tools ignore. Quarterbird reads exports from all of them, plus QuickBooks Self-Employed, without ever asking for your bank password.
- Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, Stripe, Square
- Any bank or card CSV, or pasted statement rows
- Duplicates detected on re-import
Bring in your money
No bank login needed. Pick the CSV from the app you get paid through.
Mileage
Every trip shows where you went and what it's worth.
Start and stop trips yourself, so a gas stop never splits a drive. Each trip is named by where it started and ended, drawn on a map, and shows its deduction in dollars. Save a place once and future trips label themselves.
- Places named automatically; saved places remembered
- This month's deduction and weekly miles at a glance
- 72.5¢ before July 1, 76¢ after, applied by date
Mileage
October mileage deduction
$42.02
55.3 business miles · 4 trips
Harbor Coffee
Delivering proofs
9.7 miles
Acme HQ
Client meeting
21.4 miles
Mission Print Co
Print shop pickup
6.2 miles
Our billing promises
Written down, built in, not buried in fine print.
Surprise charges are the most common complaint about tax apps. So we made our promises part of the product itself, and we publish them here.
- 01
A reminder before you pay
Your 14-day trial ends with a reminder 2 days before any charge. No surprises.
- 02
One-tap cancel
Cancel from the app in one tap. No emails, no phone calls, no "are you sure?" maze.
- 03
Your price is locked
The price you sign up at is the price you keep for as long as you stay subscribed.
- 04
Your data is yours
Export everything for free, any time, even after you cancel.
- 05
No bank login required
Import exports from the apps you already use. Bank linking will always be optional.
How we compare
Built for the part of taxes you deal with every week.
| Quarterbird | Filing-first tax apps | Mileage & expense trackers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe-to-spend on every payment | Yes | No | No |
| What your write-offs saved | Your own number, every tax | Varies | Flat-rate calculators |
| Quarterly tax help | Included | Often top tier only | Estimates |
| Venmo / Cash App imports | Yes | Varies | Varies |
| Reminder before trial charges | Always | Not standard | Not standard |
| Export your data | Free, forever | Sometimes paid | Yes |
| Price per year | $69.99 | $199–$399 | $60–$200 |
Based on public pricing and listings reviewed October 2026. See detailed comparisons with Keeper, QuickBooks Self-Employed and Everlance.
Guides
Plain-English answers, with 2026 numbers.
How much to set aside for taxes on 1099 income (2026)
A simple way to work out what percentage of each freelance payment to save for taxes, with 2026 numbers and a free calculator.
Read guide →2026 quarterly estimated tax deadlines for freelancers
The four 2026 estimated tax due dates (April 15, 2026, June 15, 2026, September 15, 2026 and January 15, 2027), what each covers, and how to pay online in minutes.
Read guide →Self-employment tax explained (2026 rates)
What self-employment tax is, how the 15.3% is calculated, the 2026 Social Security wage base, and the deductions that lower it.
Read guide →2026 IRS mileage rate: 72.5¢ then 76¢ per mile
The 2026 business mileage rate changed mid-year: 72.5¢ through June 30 and 76¢ from July 1. Here's how to calculate your deduction.
Read guide →Cash App taxes for freelancers: 1099-K, business payments and write-offs
Getting paid on Cash App? How Cash App income is taxed, when you get a 1099-K, how to export your history, and how to set aside the right amount.
Read guide →Venmo taxes for freelancers: business income, 1099-K and exports
How to handle taxes on Venmo payments from clients, what a Venmo 1099-K means, and how to download your Venmo statement as a CSV.
Read guide →Does Quarterbird file my taxes?+
No. We help you save the right amount all year, pay quarterly on time, and keep a clean Schedule C summary. At tax time, export it for your preparer or tax software, or share a read-only link with your accountant.
Do I need to connect my bank?+
No. Import CSV exports from the apps you already use. If we add bank linking later, it will always be optional.
How accurate is the set-aside percentage?+
It uses the 2026 federal brackets, self-employment tax, the QBI deduction, the standard deduction and your state rate. It's an estimate for planning, designed to err slightly high rather than leave you short.
How do you work out what my write-offs saved?+
We estimate your year's tax twice from the income you've brought in so far: once without your business expenses and miles, once with them. The difference is what sorting saved, including federal income tax, self-employment tax and state tax. It's an estimate for planning, not tax advice.
What happens when my free trial ends?+
We send a reminder 2 days before, with the date and amount. Cancel in one tap and you pay nothing. Keep it and you're charged once, at a price that's locked for as long as you stay.
Be early to every deadline.
Try Quarterbird free for 14 days. We'll remind you before the trial ends.