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Notes from the studio.

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

Feb 17, 2026 · 2 min read

A home screen for your product metrics

A hero metric, trend sparklines, your top events, and daily active users on one screen - configured once, glanceable forever.

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Feb 13, 2026 · 2 min read

Gamification without the dopamine traps

SideQuest has XP, levels, and streaks - but no leaderboards, no GPS proof, and no pressure. Gentle gamification that respects you.

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Feb 10, 2026 · 2 min read

Writing a goal worth keeping

The "what" of a goal is the easy part. The "why" is what makes it survive a hard week. A short guide to writing goals that last, in Rizen.

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Feb 6, 2026 · 2 min read

Free for your first trip, Pro for the rest

Ledgr’s free tier is a whole real trip, not a crippled demo. Here is what is free, what Pro adds, and why it all works with no signal.

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Jun 6, 2026 · 2 min read

Projection to paycheck: the one loop Clocked is built on

Most pay trackers stop at hours times wage. Clocked keeps going, turning a shift into a projection and then reconciling it against the paycheck that proves it.

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Jun 4, 2026 · 2 min read

Why Clocked learns your take-home instead of guessing it

A flat "you keep 75%" is a fine place to start and a bad place to stop. Here is how Clocked tightens that estimate every time you log a paycheck.

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Jun 1, 2026 · 2 min read

Two jobs, overtime, and unpaid breaks, kept straight

Real hourly work is rarely one clean wage. Clocked models the messy parts - multiple positions, overtime thresholds, and unpaid breaks - so the math comes out right.

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May 29, 2026 · 2 min read

What happens when you log a paycheck

Logging a paycheck is the moment Clocked stops projecting and starts proving. Here is exactly what it does to your shifts when a real check comes in.

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May 27, 2026 · 2 min read

Your pay data has no business leaving your phone

What you earn is about as private as data gets. Clocked keeps every shift and paycheck on your device, with no account and nothing to track.

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