Like the comments from hueco, I must admit to feeling like I've bought into a dead end. Billings is clearly an afterthought product of MarketCircle. It feels like an application that they developed for their own use in-house (and is therefor remarkably polished) and released on a whim commercially, without any clear idea on a future strategy.

Since my earlier comments I've come to recognize Billings more as a set of shortcomings than accomplishments. In other words, its a remarkable app only for what it doesn't do rather than for what it does.

I still harbour secret hopes that MarketCircle will one day invest some more time into improving the featureset of this application, for it's simply the best organized and most intuitive to use application in its class. However, based on the lack of response to problems from them and the lack of a clear statement on the future of upgrades, I suspect these hopes will go unrequited. I am again on the trail for a replacement.

So, what are its shortcomings? To name a few:

• Doesn't automatically number invoices or permit manual numbering
• Restricts invoice field editing (i.e. Invoice date is not modifiable from current date)
• Doesn't permit editing of generated invoices
• Doesn't automatically sense periods of inactivity whilst a timer is running
• Doesn't permit entry of work notes for specific timer sessions (only globally for projects)
• Can't export data
• Markup of expense items do not transfer to invoice, original cost price is used instead
• Reports are paltry and meaningless; application needs more reports

Additionally, the timer interface is severely lacking.

• Needs to display client and project along with task name; as it is, tasks get all mixed up together without any sense of organization

Unfortunately, at this time, I recant my original recommendation for Billings as its just not feature-rich enough for this price range, especially when you consider how much more you get from competing products. Hopefully MarketCircle will decide to get serious about this app and improve it, but I'm not holding my breath.