Hello there, @Bry.
I'm here to help share insights about timesheets in QuickBooks Online.
I hear you and I would also agree that paying an unnecessary subscription for something that does not cater to what I need in a certain service is wrong. For now and if you wish not to pay yet for a subscription with QuickBooks Time, we'll have to consider using the single or weekly timesheets, from the Gear icon, and manually enter the billable time activities.
However, I recommend getting in touch and letting our product developers know about this by sending a request via feedback. Rest assured our developers are constantly taking in the voices of our customers, like you, to ensure you got the best experience while keeping your business growing with us. I'll show you how.
- Go to the Gear icon.
- Under Profile, select Feedback.
- Describe how to want to use timesheets in the simplest manner available for use in QuickBooks.
- Select Next.
- Click Skip and send message.
For now, I'm including our Customer Feedback for QuickBooks Online page to track the status of your request and get the latest updates from our developer team. Updates such as how the recent enhancement made to QBO helps our business owners, like you.
It'll always be my pleasure to help if you've got other questions aside from working with timesheets in QuickBooks. Use the Reply button and leave your comment below so that I, @JonpriL, can assist you further. Take care always and stay safe!