Simpleban for freelancers
One board. You and your client. That's it.
Your client doesn’t want to learn Trello. You don’t want to email status updates every Friday. Simpleban is a shared kanban board built for exactly two people: you work, they watch progress move in real time. No onboarding, no per-seat invoice, nothing to configure.
The client-visibility problem
Status update emails eat your week
Every “quick update?” message costs you a context switch. A live board answers before they ask — cards move, they see it.
Team tools embarrass you or overwhelm them
Inviting a client into your internal ClickUp exposes everything; asking them to learn a project tool for one engagement never works. A board with just their project stays clean.
Paying per seat for someone who only looks
Most tools charge for your client's read-mostly seat. On Simpleban your +1 is free forever — that's the whole point of it.
How freelancers run it
Make a board per engagement — columns like Backlog · In progress · Waiting on you · Done. Invite your client with a link; they sign up in ten seconds and see only what you share. The “Waiting on you” column quietly does the nagging for you. Notes and comments live on each card, so decisions stay attached to the work instead of buried in email threads.
- Client sees changes live — no refresh, no report
- Per-board sharing: they see this project, nothing else
- Markdown notes + comments keep decisions on the card
- Works on their phone, installable, no training required
- Free for both of you — never per-seat
Questions, answered
- Does my client need to pay or install anything?
- No. Your client joins free with an invite link and uses it in the browser (or installs it as an app if they want). Simpleban is free forever for two people and will never charge per seat.
- Can my client see my other boards?
- Only boards you share. You choose per board whether it's shared with your teammate or stays private.
- What if I have several clients?
- Today the free plan pairs you with one other person, which fits a freelancer with a primary client. Flat-priced plans for more people are coming — never per-seat.
- Why not just use Trello?
- You can — if your client is willing to learn it and you're happy managing workspace permissions. Simpleban trades all of that for a board that either of you understands in ten seconds.
Stop writing status updates
Set up a client board in under a minute. Invite them when you're ready.
Start your board — freeTry the live demo board first