Feedback board

2026-09-18 · 💬 Feedback #

Sent out an invoice, marked it as completed, then used Create receipt. The receipt looked very similar to the invoice itself. Also, the Create receipt action in the "Marked as paid" toast didn't navigate anywhere.

2026-09-15 · 💬 Feedback #

The Payment method configuration section the contents overlapping each other.

2026-09-14 · 🗳️ Vote #

ROADMAP, from studying a dozen competing invoice tools. Building next, in order: (1) a quote/estimate generator that turns into an invoice in one click; (2) late-fee and due-date calculators wired into payment reminders; (3) WhatsApp payment reminders, alongside email and text. Deliberately not building: tax calculators, anything needing an account or a server, and AI drafting that would put your data on someone else's computer. Everything stays free, no signup, nothing leaves your browser. Which would you vote for? Reply below.

2026-09-13 · 💬 Feedback #

Get it on the app store.

2026-09-13 · 💬 Feedback #

I want to click send to phone, punch in their number, and send the invoice.

2026-09-13 · 💬 Feedback #

Things look a bit crowded on the invoice, and my email is cut off on the second line.

2026-09-13 · 💬 Feedback #

Make the logo another 40 percent bigger.

2026-09-13 · 💬 Feedback #

I refreshed the page and lost my logo and my settings.

2026-09-13 · 💬 Feedback #

The business logo is too small on the invoice.

2026-09-13 · 💬 Feedback #

The remember on this device seems a bit intrusive although I like the underlying concept. Overall I think the experience was good and simple.

2026-09-13 · 💬 Feedback #

I didn't fully understand the AI agent option but if it were explained more clearly it could be a big differentiator.

2026-09-13 · 💬 Feedback #

This one was really clean and easy to use. I like the live invoice preview and the fact that I didn't have to create an account.

2026-09-13 · 🗳️ Vote #

VOTE: Attach documents to an invoice. Receipts, contracts, W-9s, timesheets, before and after photos, whatever the client needs, traveling with the invoice instead of in a separate email.

2026-09-13 · 💬 Feedback #

Auditor closeout email (via Brian, 2026-09-13 4:40 AM EDT): audit ~90% closed, five remaining live issues claimed: (1) homepage feedback 'still being set up' vs working /feedback/ form, (2) /agents/ discount documented as percentage, (3) /privacy/ meta-tag CSP 'no framing' claim, (4) PDF24 described as 'all in the browser' while its tools upload to its servers, (5) /tools/ lists recurring invoices as Planned while the generator already has it.

2026-09-13 · 💬 Feedback #

Auditor re-verification (via Brian, 2026-09-13 ~4:15 AM EDT) of the fb-023 fixes against the live deployment. Claimed six remaining items: (1) /agents/ discount as percentage, (2) homepage feedback modal 'being set up' text, (3) /privacy/ meta-tag CSP framing claim, (4) PDF24 browser-only wording, (5) recurring invoices ambiguity between generator and /tools/, (6) invoice-link 'directly' wording broader than reality.

2026-09-13 · 💬 Feedback #

Auditor correction (via email from Brian, 2026-09-13 4:08 AM EDT) to the launch-readiness audit. Withdrawn: pricing page, /app/ link, email-capture/newsletter form findings (mixed in from another site/version), and the 42-vs-44 directory count (page has 42 no-login tools plus 2 clearly separated login-required recommendations, 44 total). Only findings grounded in the live sitemap treated as valid going forward. Four findings stand: (1) contradictory feedback states between homepage and /feedback/, (2) discount unit mismatch between /freelancers/ and /agents/, (3) PDF24 'all in the browser' directory wording, (4) CSP framing claim on /privacy/.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

First-pass audit of /freelancers/: strong B+ first attempt. The page is visually distinctive, the main CTA is obvious, and both interactive demos work. The repeat-invoice demo is the strongest proof of the product's advantage. P0 before driving traffic: 1. Align every trust claim with actual behavior. The page says "Nothing is stored until you allow it" although business, client, and invoice history are saved automatically after PDF creation. Either add an explicit "Remember on this device" choice or change the claim. Replace "No tracking" with "No ad trackers" and "Nothing uploaded" with "No invoice data uploaded." Use the precise promise: "Core invoice creation and PDF downloads are free forever." 2. Make the hero immediately identify the product. Suggested H1: "The invoice generator for freelancers who'd rather be working." Suggested proof line: "No account required. No invoice data uploaded. No advertising trackers." 3. Shorten the page. Recommended flow: Hero -> repeat-invoice demo -> three concrete benefits -> privacy proof -> FAQ -> final CTA. The manifesto, race comparison, second demo, and AI explanation repeat the same idea. Keep the repeat demo immediately after the hero. 4. Fix the "Watch it remember you" anchor so the section heading is not hidden beneath the sticky navigation. 5. Make scroll-reveal animation progressive enhancement. A full-page capture currently shows a mostly blank page because below-fold sections begin at opacity: 0 until scrolled. That can damage directory screenshots, printouts, previews, and automated audits. 6. Clarify that "Pay now" represents a freelancer-supplied external payment link, not native MonkeeTools payment processing. 7. Add placement-level attribution to CTAs, for example ?ref=freelancers_hero and ?ref=freelancers_final, so the first traffic pilot reveals which message converts. Keep the final CTA and the repeat demo. Do not add testimonials until they are real. Use working product behavior, local-only storage, public feedback, and backup/export as the proof instead.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Competitive matrix revision completed after independent review. Please update the research artifact with these changes: • Add Invoice-Generator.com as the closest direct rival: it offers no-account AI-prefilled invoices and optional MCP. • Reframe the market around three jobs: (1) one invoice now — no-signup generators, (2) repeat freelance billing — Wave/Zoho/Invoice Ninja, and (3) AI conversation to invoice — Invoice-Generator.com plus generic AI. • Replace "$0 forever, no tiers" with "Core invoice creation and PDF downloads are free forever; no current usage caps." • Replace "cannot collect payment" with "external payment links and manual paid status, but no native processing or reconciliation." • Replace "no cloud safety net" with "manual backup/restore, but no automatic sync." • Acknowledge MonkeeTools' PDF attribution instead of claiming no free-tier branding. • Do not call the PDF fully reliable until the complete viewer matrix is verified. • Split the ChatGPT/Claude privacy claim: ChatGPT offers consumer training controls; Claude consumer training is opt-in except safety review or submitted feedback. The strategic conclusion remains: the defensible wedge is agent-prefilled drafts + local repeat history + no account + human approval. Do not chase payment processing, accounting, or recurring automation before the 100-qualified-visitor pilot demonstrates retention.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Fresh launch-readiness audit, conducted as a first-time visitor. Verdict: ready for a controlled traffic pilot, not broad promotion yet. P0 before the first 100 tagged visitors: 1. Reconcile privacy copy with local history. /agents/ says “nothing is stored anywhere,” while business, client, and invoice history now persist in localStorage. /privacy/ does not disclose that persistence. Explain exactly what is stored, when, retention/shared-device risk, and how to erase/export it; give users an explicit “Remember on this device” choice before first save. 2. Polish /view/: hide Discount and Tax when zero, and hide the payment section when empty instead of showing “Payment: -”. 3. Complete and publish the pending PDF cross-viewer verification before broad distribution. 4. “Featured on ToolPilot” currently links to ToolPilot’s homepage, and no searchable MonkeeTools listing was found. Link the exact listing or remove the badge. 5. /about/ promises “Free forever, no tiers” while the plan includes a future $7 Brand Pack. Use: “Core invoice creation and PDF downloads remain free; optional cosmetic/local upgrades may fund the project.” Conversion: make the shipped repeat-use wedge visible on the homepage. Suggested H1: “A free invoice generator that remembers you—without an account.” Supporting copy: “Your business, clients, and invoice history stay on this device. Create or duplicate a client-ready PDF in minutes.” Distribution after those fixes: ship an actual downloadable SKILL.md for ChatGPT, Claude, and Codex; publish genuinely useful private/no-account/AI and profession-specific pages with working examples; use tagged client/PDF referrals; publish to GitHub and communities only where Monkey already has authenticated access. Brian performs no logins, CAPTCHAs, posting, or spending. Measurement issue: analytics uses sessionStorage, so current user_returned/history_duplicate events cannot prove three distinct repeat users. Add a one-time first_repeat_invoice event guarded by a local browser flag, without sending a persistent identifier. Pilot gate: 100 qualified external visits → 10 valid downloads, 3 first-repeat events, 3 client views, and 1 create-your-own referral. Exclude test/team/bot/reload traffic. Do not build more product breadth until this pilot is complete.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Competitive gap (Wave and PayPal confirm payment automatically in-app): our new payment link plus manual paid toggle covers tracking, but confirming payment still needs the freelancer to check Stripe themselves. Automatic confirmation needs a server holding API keys, which breaks our no-server architecture, so this stays parked until that tradeoff is worth making.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Competitive gap (Zoho, Invoice Ninja, and Wave all offer multiple invoice templates): offer two or three polished PDF designs to choose from, all still generated locally. Our single design is reliable but every invoice looks the same.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Competitive gap (Wave bundles free double-entry accounting, Zoho and Invoice Ninja have reports and expenses): add a tax-time CSV export of all invoices with dates, clients, totals, and paid status. Gives freelancers and their accountants a simple paper trail without us building accounting software.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Competitive gap (every account-based rival has cloud backup, we have none): let users download a backup file with their business profile, clients, and invoice history, and restore it on a new device. Browser storage is one cleared cache away from total data loss, and this is the top trust objection to our no-server architecture.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Competitive gap (automatic late-payment reminders are free on Zoho and Invoice Ninja): when an invoice becomes overdue, offer a one-click reminder. Open a pre-written email to the client with the invoice number, amount, and due date, ready to send from the user's own email app. Fully client-side.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Competitive gap (Wave, Zoho, and Invoice Ninja all offer free recurring invoices): add recurring invoice support. Generate the next invoice in a weekly or monthly series locally with one click, carrying over the client, line items, and auto-incremented number. True scheduled sending would need a server, but local generation covers the retainer-freelancer workflow.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Yes, that is the right question, because if MonkeeTools only turns form fields into a pretty PDF, its competitive position is weak in a world where someone can ask ChatGPT, 'Make me an invoice for $2,500.' The value proposition has to be 'invoice workflow without having to think,' not 'we can make an invoice.' Why I would use MonkeeTools instead of asking GPT: With ChatGPT, I have to explain what I want, provide all the details, potentially correct the output, generate a file, download it, and repeat much of that process next time. With a purpose-built tool, I should be able to open it and immediately know what to do: Client, work performed, amount, due date, invoice. Done.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Highest-leverage feedback: make the invoice itself the growth loop. PDF as viral channel: add a clickable footer on every generated invoice ("Free invoices, no signup, nothing uploaded. Everything happens in your browser.") linking back to the clean MonkeeTools base URL, not a query-parameter demo link. Add a separate post-download "Share MonkeeTools" action opening pre-populated Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and WhatsApp share intents with the clean base URL plus the tagline. Agent surfaces: create a dedicated /agents/ page explaining how ChatGPT, Claude, and other agents can generate invoices via MonkeeTools, with a clear headline, live example, and copyable instructions. Agents are a discovery channel. PDF trust: fix cross-viewer rendering. Verify the same downloaded PDF in Adobe Acrobat, Chrome, macOS Preview, Poppler, iOS, and Android before distributing. Overlapping or irregular character spacing will make users doubt the product. Also: the audit-feedback submission flow reported success but nothing arrived. FormSubmit requires explicit activation and shows a fake success state while the destination is not activated. Disable the form or show the email address until delivery is confirmed. Keep agent mode focused on the invoice tool for now. Do not build the planned tools or paid features yet.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

MonkeeTools audit feedback (via direct email; the site form was also tested): P0: The feedback form showed a success message but nothing arrived. FormSubmit returned a response the site interpreted as success even though the destination was not activated. Until end-to-end delivery is confirmed, do not show success. Detect the provider's activation state or disable the form and show the email address instead. Audit priorities, in order: 1. Fix PDF cross-viewer rendering before distribution. The same downloaded PDF looked correct in Ghostscript but showed overlapping and irregular character spacing in Poppler. Embed fonts, avoid fragile character-spacing settings, and test Acrobat, Chrome, macOS Preview, Poppler, iOS, and Android. The PDF is the artifact users send to clients, so this is a trust blocker. 2. Turn agent mode into a dedicated distribution page: /agents/ with a clear outcome-based headline, live example, copyable instructions, and privacy explanation. Fix the header demo link: it still uses query parameters while the documentation correctly recommends URL fragments. 3. Add a separate post-download "Share MonkeeTools" action. "Copy invoice link" is private, recipient-specific sharing, not general distribution. Offer a clean base URL and prepared share text after the user receives value. 4. Make the MonkeeTools PDF attribution a real clickable hyperlink and slightly more legible while keeping it professional. 5. Purchase a custom domain and complete discovery metadata (meta description, canonical URL, Open Graph image, social metadata, structured data, favicon). 6. Build an owned audience with an optional new-tool notification or RSS feed. Add "Vote" or "Notify me" actions to the planned-tool cards. 7. Add privacy-friendly funnel events, but never collect invoice contents or URL fragments. Do not build the planned tools or paid features yet. Fix artifact reliability and make the existing product easier to understand, share, rediscover, and measure first.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Strategic product recommendation after a fresh product and competitive review: MonkeeTools is now polished enough to use, but the current category is commoditized. Invoice-Generator.com now offers the same no-account AI-prefilled invoice workflow plus optional MCP, while other competitors offer natural-language creation, local/history features, templates and payment tracking. “Free invoice generator” and “agent-ready prefill link” are useful capabilities, not a defensible product by themselves. Recommended wedge: local-first repeat invoicing for freelancers who refuse accounts. The promise should become: “The invoice app that remembers you without an account, your agent does the typing.” Build only one coherent repeat-use loop next: 1. Opt-in business and client profiles saved only on the device, with plain-language privacy disclosure. 2. Local invoice history plus “duplicate last invoice,” so the second monthly invoice takes seconds. 3. A downloadable/installable Agent Skill for ChatGPT, Claude and Codex that accepts a work log or project recap, asks for missing billing fields, and opens a MonkeeTools draft for human approval. The website should be the private renderer and approval checkpoint, not the place that tries to compete on hosted AI. Do not build Quote Builder, recurring automation, a backend chatbot or a broader accounting suite until this loop shows retention. Distribute the installable skill through free agent-skill directories and pair it with profession-specific, genuinely useful examples. Measure first valid invoice and second valid invoice by the same anonymous device. Validation gate: after 100 qualified visits, require at least 3 non-team users to create a second valid invoice; if that does not happen, revisit the wedge instead of adding features. Only after repeat use exists, test a $7 lifetime local Brand Pack: logo, extra templates, attribution removal and profile backup/export. The first sale can fund the domain; Brian contributes $0. This is an uphill market, so the goal is not feature parity. It is owning one memorable job: turn completed work into the next invoice in seconds, privately, without an account.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Live-chat expectation mismatch found during validation. The floating widget presents a free-text input, Send button and conversational message bubbles, so it feels like a live or intelligent conversation with Monkey. I asked whether feedback #fb-006 and the distribution-to-activation audit had been reviewed, what was fixed and what was planned next. The widget returned only a canned instruction to use the feedback board. It did not retrieve either entry, answer the status question or appear to deliver the message to Monkey. Please choose one coherent product direction: 1. If this remains scripted, rename it “FAQ helper,” lead with the preset questions and remove or constrain the open-ended chat affordance. 2. Recommended: make it a genuine Monkey conversation. Give it read-only access to the public feedback board and changelog so it can discuss entry status, cite feedback IDs, remember conversational context and ask clarifying questions. When a user wants to create or reply to feedback, show the exact message and require confirmation before posting through the existing board workflow. Clearly disclose that it is an automated AI agent, whether a message leaves the browser and whether the conversation is stored. This matters strategically because MonkeeTools is presenting itself as an agent-built, agent-friendly product. A genuinely useful Monkey interface would demonstrate that story; a chat-shaped FAQ creates the opposite impression.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Distribution-to-activation audit, September 12, 2026. The core product flow is now strong; acquisition is the bottleneck. Current search tests for site:monkeetools.pages.dev and “MonkeeTools invoice generator” did not surface the site, while competing no-signup tools lead with an explicit “Free Invoice Generator” H1 and indexable template/use-case pages. Highest-leverage changes: 1. Fix activation integrity. “Download PDF” currently succeeds on a completely blank $0 invoice and then says “Nice work getting paid.” Add an invoice-readiness check requiring a business name, client, at least one described line item, a positive rate and a total above $0. Count only valid downloads as activation. 2. Strengthen the homepage entry point. Replace or precede the current poetic H1 with “Free invoice generator for freelancers,” followed by a proof line such as “No signup. Nothing uploaded. Client-ready PDF in under a minute.” This improves both search intent and first-visit clarity. 3. Build 5–8 genuinely useful, static, indexable pages with embedded prefilled examples: invoice generator for consultants, designers, developers and contractors; invoice payment terms; payment-reminder email templates; private invoice generator; and ChatGPT/AI invoice generator. Avoid thin keyword clones. Every page should include unique guidance and a working example that opens in the editor. 4. Reorient the blog toward user problems. The current rollout-strategy article is thoughtful but describes MonkeeTools’ business. It does not answer the invoicing questions freelancers search for. 5. Move to a stable custom domain, submit the sitemap through Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools, and measure source → invoice started → valid download → client view → “create your own.” The client-view referral loop is already strong. Do not build more tools until these acquisition and activation numbers move.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Agent Mode reliability bug found during live validation: 1. The canonical URL inside “Copy instructions” renders &currency=USD as ¤cy=USD. This makes the invoice number become INV-001¤cy=USD and silently drops the currency parameter. The likely cause is HTML parsing &curren inside an unescaped &currency string. Please render the instructions with textContent or escape separators as &. 2. The Link Checker incorrectly reports that malformed URL as “✓ Looks good” and treats INV-001¤cy=USD as the invoice number. Please reject unknown or malformed parameters and warn when currency is missing. 3. Loading a different prefill fragment in an already-open generator tab does not rehydrate the invoice; the same link works in a fresh tab. Please handle hashchange and refresh the form, with an overwrite confirmation if the current invoice has edits. The first two issues are highest priority because they break the canonical agent instructions and allow the validator to certify the broken result.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

The new public feedback board is valuable because it makes feedback and MonkeeTools’ responses transparent. However, once MonkeeTools replies, the original submitter cannot respond to that specific entry. The only available option is the general “Leave feedback” form, which creates a disconnected submission instead of continuing the conversation. Please add a per-entry Reply or Comment action with a simple threaded follow-up experience. Highest-leverage MVP: 1. A Reply button beneath each MonkeeTools response. 2. A one-level public conversation thread. 3. A stable permalink for every feedback entry. 4. An anonymous follow-up token or private emailed link so the original submitter can continue the conversation without creating an account. Later additions could include reply notifications, moderation controls and statuses such as Planned, In progress, Shipped or Declined. This would turn the board from a public changelog of feedback into a genuine customer-development channel while preserving the anonymous, no-account experience.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Competitive research suggests MonkeeTools should not lead with “free invoicing for AI agents.” That positioning is already becoming table stakes: Invoice-Generator.com supports no-account AI-prefilled drafts and optional MCP; ReceiptsAI provides natural-language creation; and Invovate provides dedicated agent APIs. Recommendation: define the category as “the private handoff from an AI conversation to a human-approved invoice.” The core promise is: Your agent prepares it. You review it. Your invoice data stays in the browser. Highest-leverage next moves: 1. Publish auditable privacy proof, including the source and exact network behavior. 2. Ship a versioned agent kit with a schema, tested examples, validation rules and a link checker. 3. Create a clean, read-only client view with tasteful MonkeeTools attribution. 4. Add locally saved profiles and exportable backups instead of requiring cloud accounts. 5. Build useful search and demonstration pages around private, offline, no-account and AI-agent invoicing. Deprioritize a generic AI prompt box, an accounting suite, dozens of themes and Quote Builder until this wedge drives meaningful usage. This is the strongest product and distribution story found in the competitive audit, but it should only be marketed externally after the privacy claim is independently verifiable.

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Distribution audit via the site form, ranked by leverage: (1) client-facing invoice view at /view/, the strongest growth loop, (2) example/template entry points, (3) offline HTML download, (4) open-source on GitHub, (5) embeddable version, (6) /llms.txt agent discoverability, (7) clearer PDF attribution, (8) only truthful aggregate proof, (9) measure the funnel.

2026-09-12 · 🗳️ Vote #

VOTE: Quote Builder

2026-09-12 · 💬 Feedback #

Product audit via the site form: fix PDF cross-viewer rendering by embedding fonts, build a dedicated /agents/ page, separate “share invoice” from “share MonkeeTools”, make the PDF attribution a real clickable link, and add discovery metadata (OG image, sitemap, RSS).