A complete AnswerSeat audit for Ledgerly, an invoicing app for freelancers. Click through the AI visibility, Technical and Fix pack tabs: a real audit of your site looks exactly like this.
Ledgerly is a fictional brand on a reserved example domain, created to demonstrate the report. The competitors named are real products, shown only to illustrate how share of voice works. All numbers are illustrative.
Measured on ChatGPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google) and Claude (Anthropic), 1 October 2026.
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AnswerSeatAI visibility report · Ledgerly
Sample report · fictional brandChatGPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google) and Claude (Anthropic) · 10/1/2026
42
AnswerSeat score
Ledgerly
Partial presence in AI answers
AI assistants do not reliably recognise Ledgerly yet.
Named in 38% of 24 answers from memory (likely range 21–57%) · 28% of 18 live answers.
37
AI visibility
48
Tech readiness
3/8
questions where AI named you
#3.7
average position when named
15%
share of voice vs. competitors
45
content citation grade
Live answers
The same buyer questions, asked today on AI engines that search the web. This is closest to what a buyer sees right now.
18 live answers · 10/1/2026
Ledgerly named in
28%
of live answers
likely range 12–51%
2 answers used ledgerly.example as a source
ChatGPT search1/6 · 17%
Gemini + Google Search2/6 · 33%
Perplexity2/6 · 33%
Named in live answers
LedgerlyYOU5 answers
Wave16 answers
FreshBooks10 answers
QuickBooks10 answers
Where these answers come from
g2.com10× · ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity
reddit.com7× · Gemini, Perplexity
forbes.com6× · ChatGPT, Gemini
nerdwallet.com4× · ChatGPT, Gemini
freshbooks.com4× · ChatGPT, Perplexity
zapier.com4× · ChatGPT, Perplexity
ledgerly.example (you)2× · Perplexity
capterra.com2× · Gemini
Being mentioned on these sites is often the fastest way into live AI answers.
Question by question
“What is the best invoicing app for freelancers?”ChatGPTGemini #3Perplexity #2
ChatGPT search
For most freelancers FreshBooks is the strongest all-round pick, Wave is the best free option, and QuickBooks suits those who also want full bookkeeping…
Sources: g2.com, forbes.com, freshbooks.com
Gemini + Google Search
Popular choices are FreshBooks, Wave and Ledgerly, a newer tool that freelancers on Reddit mention for its simple recurring invoices…
Sources: nerdwallet.com, reddit.com, g2.com
Perplexity
FreshBooks leads most lists; Ledgerly is a lighter alternative focused on solo freelancers, and Wave remains the free favourite…
Sources: reddit.com, ledgerly.example, zapier.com
“Best invoicing tool for US freelancers that accepts card payments”ChatGPT #4GeminiPerplexity #3
ChatGPT search
Square Invoices, FreshBooks and QuickBooks all take cards; Ledgerly is also worth a look for its low card fees…
Sources: g2.com, zapier.com
Gemini + Google Search
QuickBooks and FreshBooks are the most cited options for card payments, with Square Invoices as the budget pick…
Sources: nerdwallet.com, forbes.com
Perplexity
FreshBooks, Wave and Ledgerly all support Stripe card payments for US freelancers…
Sources: ledgerly.example, reddit.com
“Cheapest invoicing software with recurring invoices”ChatGPTGemini #2Perplexity
ChatGPT search
Wave and Zoho Invoice are free and include recurring invoices; Invoice Ninja is the open-source alternative…
Sources: zapier.com, g2.com
Gemini + Google Search
Wave is free, and Ledgerly is a low-cost option that users praise for recurring billing…
Sources: reddit.com, capterra.com
Perplexity
Zoho Invoice and Wave are the cheapest options with recurring invoices built in…
Sources: g2.com, reddit.com
“FreshBooks alternatives for solo consultants”ChatGPTGeminiPerplexity
ChatGPT search
Wave, Zoho Invoice, Bonsai and QuickBooks Solopreneur are the alternatives most consultants consider…
Sources: g2.com, forbes.com
Gemini + Google Search
Bonsai and Wave are the closest alternatives, with HoneyBook for client management…
Sources: capterra.com, g2.com
Perplexity
Consultants often move to Bonsai, Wave or Zoho Invoice when they leave FreshBooks…
Sources: reddit.com, g2.com
“Wave vs QuickBooks for a one-person business”ChatGPTGeminiPerplexity
ChatGPT search
Wave is better if you want free invoicing and simple books; QuickBooks is better for growth and payroll…
Sources: nerdwallet.com, forbes.com
Gemini + Google Search
Choose Wave for cost and QuickBooks for depth of accounting features…
Sources: nerdwallet.com, forbes.com
Perplexity
Wave wins on price, QuickBooks on features; FreshBooks sits in between for service businesses…
Sources: freshbooks.com, zapier.com
“Top 5 invoicing apps for small agencies”ChatGPTGeminiPerplexity
ChatGPT search
FreshBooks, QuickBooks, Harvest, Zoho Invoice and Wave are the five most recommended for agencies…
Sources: freshbooks.com, g2.com
Gemini + Google Search
Agencies usually shortlist FreshBooks, QuickBooks, Harvest, Bonsai and Zoho Invoice…
Sources: g2.com, forbes.com
Perplexity
Harvest and FreshBooks lead for agencies that bill by the hour, followed by QuickBooks, Wave and Zoho…
Sources: freshbooks.com, reddit.com
Live answers come from the engines' APIs with web search on, asked without telling them which brand is being audited. The consumer apps can personalise answers, so a buyer may see small differences.
What AI remembers about you
Share of buyer questions where each assistant named Ledgerly from its own training, without searching the web. This changes slowly, with new model versions; answers with web search change within weeks.
ChatGPT (OpenAI)25%
Measured on 8 questions
Gemini (Google)38%
Measured on 8 questions
Claude (Anthropic)50%
Measured on 8 questions
Share of voice
Of all the times a tracked brand was named, how often it was each one.
LedgerlyYOU15% · 3 mentions · avg #3.7
FreshBooks35% · 7 mentions · avg #1.7
Wave25% · 5 mentions · avg #2.4
QuickBooks25% · 5 mentions · avg #2.4
Who else AI recommends
Brands you did not list that are taking answer slots.
Zoho Invoice4×
Bonsai3×
Invoice Ninja1×
Square Invoices1×
HoneyBook1×
Harvest1×
Question by question
Each question was answered without the model knowing which brand was being audited.
“What is the best invoicing app for freelancers?”
discoveryLedgerly named at #3
Details
For this question an assistant typically recommends FreshBooks, Wave, Ledgerly, weighing price, ease of use and payment options.
•The homepage opens with a slogan instead of saying what Ledgerly is and who it is for.
•No numbers back up the main claims: no customer count, no average time to get paid, no pricing on the homepage.
•Pricing and product details are invisible to crawlers that do not run JavaScript.
Visibility trend
4 runs
AI answers measured on ChatGPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google) and Claude (Anthropic), each question asked 1 time on each engine. In that test the models answer from their training knowledge, without web search; the live answers above come from the same engines with web search on. Answers vary between runs and between assistants, so track trends over several runs.
About this report
How this report was made, and what it does not promise
Method
This report combines two measurements taken on 1 October 2026. A technical scan read ledgerly.example the way AI crawlers do: access rules for AI crawlers, raw versus rendered page text, structured data, llms.txt and links to entity profiles. A blind answer test generated 8 questions a buyer might ask and put each one to ChatGPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google) and Claude (Anthropic), 1 time on each engine, without telling the models which brand was being audited. The models answered from their training knowledge, without live web search. A live check then asked 6 of these questions on engines that search the web (ChatGPT search, Gemini + Google Search, Perplexity), 18 answers in total, and recorded the websites each answer cited. Mentions, positions, share of voice and every score were calculated from those answers. Ranges show where the true share very likely lies, given how many answers were collected.
Limits
AI answers change between runs, between models and over time, and are controlled by third parties. The scores in this report describe how these models answered on the date above. They are estimates, not a guarantee of any future ranking, mention, citation, traffic or sales result. Recommendations, rewrites and code in the fix pack should be reviewed by a person before they are published.
Third-party names
ChatGPT and OpenAI, Gemini and Google, Claude and Anthropic, and every other company or product named in this report are trademarks of their respective owners. AnswerSeat is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Competitors appear only because AI models named them in their answers.
Use of this report
Prepared for the owner of Ledgerly and the people they choose to share it with. It is information, not legal, financial or investment advice. Use of AnswerSeat is governed by the Terms of Use and Disclaimer at answerseat.com.