Your business is real. Your books should feel like it.
See what you made, where it went, what you can keep, and what needs your attention. GlacialBooks brings in the money moving through your business, sorts it into categories that match the work you actually do, and keeps records your accountant can rely on.
Built for creators, freelancers, agencies, contractors, and service businesses, whether this is your first month of records or your fifth year of them.
Free plan with no card required. Your accountant joins at no extra seat cost.
Four answers you should never have to guess at.
Bookkeeping is worth doing because of what it tells you. These are the questions GlacialBooks is built to keep answered.
What you made
Income from every client, platform, payout, and payment processor lands in one place, so the number you quote is the number your records show.
Where it went
Spending is sorted into categories that match how you actually work, with the receipt kept next to the purchase it belongs to.
What you can keep
Profit, deductions, and what to set aside for taxes stay visible through the year rather than arriving as a surprise in April.
What needs your attention
Anything GlacialBooks cannot decide on its own becomes a short, specific list, so you always know whether you are finished.
However you built this, the books should fit it.
The way money arrives is different for a creator, an agency, and a contractor, so the setup is different too. Pick the closest match and GlacialBooks arrives already arranged for that work.
Three steps to books that are current.
Nothing here assumes you have done this before, and nothing waits on a sales call.
STEP 1
Tell us how you earn
Answer two questions about the work you do and what you need organized. GlacialBooks sets up categories, reports, and a starting chart of accounts that fit that answer.
STEP 2
Bring in your money activity
Connect a bank or card through Plaid, add an account manually, or upload a CSV or Excel file. Historical activity can come in the same way.
STEP 3
Sort the first transactions
GlacialBooks categorizes what it recognizes and explains what it did. You confirm the handful it cannot decide, and the books are current from that point on.
Work that leaves your list.
GlacialBooks takes the repetitive part, explains what it did, and keeps the source behind every number available whenever you or your accountant wants to look.
Income and spending sorted for you
GlacialBooks reviews new activity as it arrives, puts it where it belongs, tells you why, and asks only when the answer needs your judgment.
Know what you made and kept
Profit and loss shows income, expenses, and what is left. Cash flow, what you own and owe, unpaid invoices, and unpaid bills are prepared alongside it.
Receipts stay with the purchase
Photograph a receipt and it attaches to the transaction it belongs to. A single receipt can be split across several jobs or categories, line by line.
See which work makes money
Divide expenses, individual receipt lines, employee payroll, and contractor costs across jobs, then compare revenue against the true cost of delivering it.
Everything in the account matches
GlacialBooks compares your bank and card activity against your books, completes the clear matches, and hands you a short list of anything that disagrees.
Your month is ready to close
New activity sorted, accounts checked, unusual changes flagged, reports prepared, and only the decisions that genuinely need you left waiting.
Connected or added by hand
Connect supported banks through Plaid, or add any bank or card account manually and upload CSV or Excel statements when a feed is unavailable.
Bring the books you already have
Guided imports cover accounts, contacts, transactions, open invoices, open bills, journal history, payroll, and receipts, so your history comes with you.
Arko keeps the books and explains the parts nobody taught you.
When a term shows up that you have never had a reason to learn, Arko says what it means in the context you are looking at. When something is finished, Arko says so. When a decision genuinely needs you, Arko asks once and gets out of the way.
Friendly on the surface, exact underneath.
The reason bookkeeping software has to be careful is that people make real decisions from it and real professionals have to be able to check it. None of that gets traded away for a nicer experience.
Everything in the account matches
GlacialBooks compares your bank and card activity against your books, completes the clear matches, and shows you only the differences that need a decision.
Your accountant can work from this
Invite an accountant or bookkeeper at no extra seat cost. They see complete records, prepared reports, and the ability to review or correct work without rebuilding it.
Every change is saved
When a number changes, GlacialBooks keeps what it was, what it became, and why, so you and your accountant can always see what happened.
See where this number came from
Open any figure in a report to follow it back to the transaction, the receipt, and the source activity behind it.
Your records leave when you do
Export transactions, reports, journals, and supporting files at any time. The books belong to the business, not to the software.
Controls that scale with the team
Approvals, roles, and workspace permissions arrive when you add people, and stay out of the way while you are working alone.
Plans that stay readable.
Start free and move up when the team or the workflow asks for it. Every paid plan includes unlimited bookkeeping activity and unlimited connected institutions.
Starter
Free
For a business getting its records started.
Unlimited bookkeeping records
1 connected institution
Core reports
Accountant access
Solo
$39
/mo
For creators, freelancers, and independent service businesses.
Unlimited transactions and connections
1 workspace member plus accountant access
Additional seats for $8 a month
Arko bookkeeping
Month end close prepared for you
Studio
$89
/mo
For agencies, studios, contractors, and service teams.
Unlimited transactions and connections
3 workspace members plus accountant access
Additional seats for $8 a month
Job, payroll, and receipt splits
Approvals and shared review
Summit
Contact sales
For organizations that need custom controls and a guided rollout.
Single sign on
Custom integration planning
Rollout support
Dedicated success coverage
Frequently asked questions
What is GlacialBooks?
GlacialBooks is bookkeeping software for people building businesses their own way, showing creators, freelancers, agencies, contractors, and service businesses what they earned, where it went, and what needs attention, with records an accountant can work from.
Who is GlacialBooks for?
GlacialBooks is built for creators, freelancers, consultants, agencies, studios, contractors, service businesses, and new small businesses. Bookkeepers and accountants use it to work alongside those customers on the same records.
Do I need to know accounting to use it?
No. GlacialBooks asks how your business earns money and then uses plain language for everything it does, with the accounting term shown alongside when that helps. Arko explains anything unfamiliar and tells you what needs a decision from you.
How much does GlacialBooks cost?
Starter is free. Solo is $39 a month, Studio is $89 a month, and Summit uses custom pricing. Paid plans include a 14 day trial, additional workspace seats are $8 a month, and accountant access never uses a seat.
Can GlacialBooks handle income from several platforms?
Yes. Sponsorships, affiliate income, platform payouts, subscriptions, digital product sales, and client invoices can all come in through a connected account, a manual account, or a CSV or Excel import, and each stream stays separately reportable.
Can I track profit by client, job, or project?
Yes. A transaction, an individual receipt line, or payroll cost can be divided across jobs, and job profitability reports compare revenue against the real cost of delivering the work.
Can I move from another bookkeeping platform?
Yes. The Import Center includes guided exports and checked imports for accounts, contacts, transactions, journal entries, open invoices, open bills, and payroll, so existing history comes with you.
Can my accountant use GlacialBooks with me?
Yes. Accountant access is included on every plan and does not consume a workspace seat. Accountants get complete records, prepared reports, controlled corrections, and a visible history of every change.
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Start with one account and one month.
Connect or upload a single account, let GlacialBooks sort what it finds, and see the month take shape. That is usually the point where the rest of it stops feeling like a chore you are behind on.