Invoice Template for Sketch App Designers
I've been designing in Sketch for years, and the hardest billing challenge isn't the design work itself — it's explaining to clients why a Sketch Symbol library costs more than a handful of screens. The second challenge is scoping legacy projects where the client hands me an old Sketch file with inconsistent layers and expects me to 'just update it.'
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What to include on your invoice
Sketch designers bill across several interconnected work types. UI Screen Design covers creating artboards in Sketch for each screen or state of the product, organised across pages by feature or user flow. Symbol Library Development refers to building a structured library of reusable symbols — navigation bars, cards, form elements — using Sketch's nested symbol system for maximum flexibility. Prototype Flow Creation captures linking artboards using Sketch's built-in prototyping tools for client presentations or usability testing. Design Audit and Cleanup is a separate line item for inheriting a disorganised Sketch file, renaming layers, consolidating symbols, and creating a clean starting point. Handoff Documentation includes preparing inspect-ready screens with all measurements and assets for the engineering team.
How to price your work
Sketch designers typically price on a per-screen or project basis. A full app UI might run $3,000–$12,000 depending on complexity. Per-screen rates of $100–$300 work well for clearly scoped projects. Symbol library development is often sold separately as a fixed-scope project. Hourly rates ($60–$140/hr) suit revision work or file cleanup. Retainers work for product teams who need ongoing design support.
Getting paid faster
Sketch clients are often engineering-led teams where the PM is your invoice approver, not the person you work with daily. CC both the PM and the engineer lead on every invoice, and include a summary of what was delivered in the invoice notes. This eliminates the 'I'll check with the team' delay that kills payment timelines. Always include payment due dates prominently.
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