How to Use Time and Expenses on the Mobile App

With Time and Expenses on the Houzz Pro mobile app, you can create and edit time and expense entries while you’re on the go. This article will cover how to create, edit and manage entries on the mobile app. If you need help to use the stopwatch to track your time on the app, read this article.

To access your main Time and Expenses page on the app, scroll down to the Time & Expenses section on the homepage and tap the title. You can also tap the More icon in the bottom navigation, then select Time and Expenses.

Create a Time or Expense Entry

You can easily track time on the mobile app using the stopwatch or by logging it manually. To manually create a time or expense entry on the Houzz Pro app, follow these steps:

From the app's homepage, tap the + icon in the Time & Expenses section, or tap the Create icon in the bottom navigation, then select Time & Expense. You can also tap Time or Expense on the bottom of the main Time & Expenses page to start an entry.

Select whether you're logging a new time or new expense.

Enter the relevant details, including project name, team member, service, date, hourly rate, hours and any description or files necessary.

If there are no existing services or you wish to create a new service, simply tap Add New Service in the service menu, type the name of the service you wish to add/create, and tap Save.

Once the details are entered, tap the Save button and you will see the new time entry listed on the Time and Expenses page.

You can edit or delete an entry by tapping the desired entry, and opening the Options menu at the top and selecting the action you want to take.

Note that for proper record-keeping purposes, an entry cannot be deleted or edited once it’s linked to a document, such as an issued invoice.

Upload & Scan Receipts with AI

You can quickly create an expense entry on the mobile app by uploading or scanning a file, photo or receipt and letting our AutoMate AI fill in the details for you.

To start, open a new expense entry, either from the Time & Expenses page or section on the homepage (see above for more details). At the top of the New Expense screen you will see an Upload File section — tap to upload or scan a file.

At the bottom of the screen you will be prompted to choose how you want to add your file for AI uploading. You can use your camera, select from your device's library or local files, or scan a document or receipt. You can upload or scan multiple files to save time — you will be asked to review each one individually and they will save as separate expenses.

Next, review the AI generated expense entry from each file you added and make adjustments as needed. Tap Finish to save the expense (if it's a single upload) or Save and Review Next File if you added multiple expenses.

You can find your saved expenses in the Time & Expense section, along with the uploaded/scanned file attached in the Files tab at the top.

Filter and Sort Time and Expenses

You can filter time and expense entries by project, date, service type, team member, and whether they’ve been invoiced or not, and sort according to your needs by using the options at the top of the page.

Manage Time and Expense Services

Within the Houzz Pro app you can create new services during the process of logging a time or expense entry as detailed in the steps above, but to edit, delete or manage services you need to use the desktop version of Houzz Pro. See this article for more information on managing time and expense services.

Invoice Time and Expenses

To invoice time and expense entries from the main Time & Expenses page, you must use the desktop version of Houzz Pro. To learn more about creating invoices from time and expense entries check out this article.

If you want to invoice entries within the app, you must first navigate to a specific project page. From there you can tap on the Time & Expenses section, select the entry(s) you wish to invoice by tapping the checkbox on the right, then tap Create Invoice in the menu that appears.