Nanny Invoice

In development · not yet on the App Store

A private, native iPhone app

Care shifts, pay and proof.
One shared record.

Nanny Invoice is being built for parents and caregivers who want planned shifts, actual hours, approval and payment confirmation to agree without chasing messages or editing history.

See what is ready Using the Google workflow?

Interface preview · fictional household

Tuesday, 25 August Care record
Afternoon careApproved

2:30 pm – 6:00 pm · 15 min break

Actual
3 h 15 m
Travel
8.4 km
Gross pay
$115.50
  1. Actual work confirmedCaregiver · 6:04 pm
  2. Timesheet approvedParent · 7:12 pm
  3. Payment to confirmBoth people close the loop

The household agreement

The same work. The same numbers. The same status.

A planned shift becomes a prefilled draft. The caregiver confirms what actually happened. A parent approves it, records payment, and the caregiver confirms receipt. Every transition stays visible.

One deliberate lifecycle

From plan to paid, without a mystery state.

Manual entry and the planned timer path produce the same actual-work record.

  1. 01

    Plan the shift

    A parent or caregiver adds upcoming care to the shared calendar.

    Planned
  2. 02

    Confirm actual work

    The caregiver records the real start, finish, break and kilometres.

    Draft
  3. 03

    Submit and approve

    A parent approves the period or returns it with a clear correction request.

    Issued
  4. 04

    Confirm both sides of payment

    The parent records payment, then the caregiver confirms it arrived.

    Paid

Designed for trusted households

Clear responsibility, shared visibility.

Version one uses app-level household roles. It does not claim tamper-proof role enforcement.

Parent

Own the arrangement and close the pay loop.

  • The owner manages members and finance settings.
  • Parent collaborators can approve timesheets.
  • Parent collaborators can record payments.

Caregiver

Record the work and confirm the outcome.

  • Create planned shifts and record their own actual work.
  • Submit a timesheet and respond to requested changes.
  • Confirm that a recorded payment was received.

Numbers that can be explained

Exact inputs. Deterministic totals. Issued history that stays issued.

Gross pay is calculated from recorded time, rates and supported kilometres. Approval creates an immutable snapshot. A later correction becomes a separate adjustment with its own submission and approval, rather than rewriting the past.

Illustrative calculation

3 h 15 m × $33.00
$107.25
8.4 km × $0.98
$8.23
Gross pay
$115.48
Fictional example · rates and rules belong to each arrangement

Private by product shape

Apple-managed sharing, without a self-hosted backend.

The app is designed to keep the working copy on iPhone and share an arrangement through private iCloud records. It does not need an operator-run server to hold household care and pay data.

  • Private iCloud recordsInvited household participants only
  • Protected local snapshotsUseful records remain available on device
  • Deliberate limitsNo bank transfers, payroll filing, ads or analytics in the current build
Read the development privacy notice

Two products, clearly separated

The Google workflow remains live. The iPhone app is its native successor.

ProductTechnologyStatus
Nanny PayrollGoogle Calendar, Sheets, Apps Script and GmailLiveOpen Google workflow
Nanny Invoice for iPhoneNative SwiftUI and private iCloud sharingIn developmentReview release status

Built carefully, released honestly

The core workflow works.
The sharing journey is still being proved.

See exactly what is implemented, what still needs device testing, and what will not be claimed in version one.

Read the release status Use the current Google workflow