Bonsai by Zoom vs seashellOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bonsai by Zoom
This app helps freelancers and agencies manage their time, track expenses, and create invoices. It provides an overview of income, expenses, and profit, integrating seamlessly with project and client data for efficient billing and business management.
- Simple time tracking
- On-the-go expense management
- Easy invoicing
- Income, expense, and profit overview
- Project and client integration
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-- Featured on Forbes, Techcrunch, USA Today, The Next Web -- One of the fastest growing apps according to Mattermark Bonsai is the time tracking, invoicing and expense management solution that integrates perfectly within your workflow. FEATURES: • Sleek and simple time tracking • Create and manage expenses on-the-go • Easy invoicing of timesheets and expenses • View your total income, expenses and profit • Seamlessly integrate with our full website features (proposals, contracts, accounting and more) DETAILS: Designed specifically for contract work, our mobile app includes a simple time tracker that integrates with your ongoing projects and clients. Once you’ve tracked your time, you can easily add them to a new invoice for billing. Have expenses that need to be tracked and categorized? Our mobile app let’s you easily take a picture and bill it to one of your projects in seconds. When you’re ready, you can add these to your invoices along with your timesheet. From there, you can see an overview of your freelance business’ income and expenses in your dashboard, saving you time and letting you focus on doing the work you love. Boost your productivity as a freelancer or agency with Bonsai.
seashellOS
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seashellOS is the operating system for your client business — invoices, projects, bookings, contracts, galleries and messaging in one place, so you stop stitching six tools together. Built for anyone who works client by client: studios, freelancers, agencies, consultants, contractors and small service businesses of any kind. RUN THE WHOLE RELATIONSHIP • Clients and projects with everything filed against them • Invoices and payments, with automatic reminders • Bookings and scheduling with calendar sync • Contracts and quotes with e-signatures • Client messaging with file and photo sharing • Galleries and video delivery for finished work KNOW WHERE YOU STAND • Connected banking keeps income and expenses current • Mileage and time tracking • Revenue, outstanding invoices and profitability at a glance WORK FASTER WITH SHELLO Available on Pro+, Shello drafts agreements, builds quotes, writes client replies and surfaces what needs attention in your finances. — MEMBERSHIP seashellOS is free to start: up to 3 clients, 2 invoices a month, project management, contracts and client messaging. Paid plans are auto-renewing subscriptions: • Pro — $9/month or $86/year Unlimited clients and projects, bookings and calendar sync, connected banking, custom branding, mileage and time tracking, 10 GB storage. • Pro+ — $19/month or $180/year Everything in Pro, plus the Shello AI assistant, AI agreement generator, AI quote builder, AI financial insights, template library, 50 GB storage. • Team — $99/month or $948/year Everything in Pro+, plus team seats and shared access, a white-label client portal, custom domain and email branding, unlimited storage, and the gear rental platform. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://seashell-os.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://seashell-os.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bonsai by Zoom at none against seashellOS's 6. Bonsai by Zoom also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). seashellOS's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. seashellOS sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per month. Bonsai by Zoom asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bonsai by Zoom ships an update every 3 weeks, seashellOS daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bonsai by Zoom | seashellOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (311 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 311 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zoom Communications, Inc. | Seashell Studios LLC |
Bugs and requests
Bonsai by Zoom
Reported bugs
4 issues- Constant app logout issues
- Time tracking not working properly
- Expense categorization crashing the app
- Inability to edit items on invoices from the app
Requested features
4 requests- Improved mobile app functionality
- Better integration with other tools and services
- More customization options for invoices and proposals
- Enhanced expense tracking and reporting
seashellOS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bonsai by Zoom
No in-app purchases
seashellOS
- Pro Tier - 1 Month$9.001 Month
- Pro+ Tier$19.991 Month
- Pro Tier - Annual$85.991 Year
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- Team Plan - Monthly$99.001 Month
- Pro Plus - Annual$180.991 Year
- Team Plan - Annual$949.001 Year









