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Notes from the studio.

Occasional writing on building small, offline, privacy-first software - and the problems that turned into apps.

Mar 31, 2026 · 2 min read

Your Lore Book: a record worth keeping

Every quest you finish becomes a Lore Card with a photo, a note, and a rating - a gallery of what you actually did, not what you posted.

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Mar 27, 2026 · 2 min read

Offline-first is a feature, not a fallback

For most apps, "works offline" means "degrades politely when the wifi drops." For Flowstate apps, offline is the default - and that one choice shapes everything else.

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Mar 24, 2026 · 2 min read

The one-tap check-in

Intention is invisible. A daily check-in turns it into a streak you can see - and seeing it is what keeps you going.

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Mar 20, 2026 · 2 min read

No app for your friends

The hardest part of most expense splitters is getting everyone to install them. Ledgr asks nobody else to download a thing.

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Mar 17, 2026 · 2 min read

Reading your week of shifts

Logging shifts is the input. Weekly goals and a calendar heatmap are where the data turns into something you can actually act on.

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Mar 13, 2026 · 2 min read

The design behind Worldly’s globe

Worldly renders your travels on a real 3D globe you can spin, not a flat list. A look at why that choice matters and the styles behind it.

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Mar 10, 2026 · 2 min read

Every PostHog chart, native on iPhone

Trends, funnels, retention, paths, and a HogQL console - rendered as a native iOS app instead of a shrunken website.

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Mar 6, 2026 · 2 min read

Real places or the roll: two ways to quest

SideQuest gives you two engines: quests built from actual venues near you, or a hand-written library you can roll offline. Here is when each one shines.

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Mar 3, 2026 · 2 min read

Reminders without dopamine engineering

No badges to collect, no leaderboards to climb, no streak guilt engineered to manipulate you. Rizen is a reminder app that respects you.

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Feb 27, 2026 · 2 min read

Even splits, manual splits, and receipts

Real trips are not evenly split. Ledgr handles equal divides, exact per-person amounts, and receipt photos - logged as the trip happens.

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Feb 24, 2026 · 2 min read

Own your tip data, and your taxes

Your earnings record should be yours to take anywhere, and it should make tax season boring instead of stressful. Free CSV import and export are how Checkout does both.

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Feb 20, 2026 · 2 min read

One-time, not a subscription

Worldly Pro is a single purchase, not a monthly bill. Here is what stays free forever and what the one-time unlock adds.

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