solo dev building simple iOS apps and tools. free, no ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases.
Dallas, TX
Joined July 2026
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every app we make follows the same rules. no ads. no subscriptions. no in-app purchases. if it needs an account, it's sign in with apple and nothing more.
small apps that don't ask for anything.
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you don't need a budget to start.
you need to see where this month is going.
that's the whole idea behind monetor.
no bank login. eligible apple pay taps log through shortcuts, scan a receipt, add cash.
live on the app store, free on iphone:
apps.apple.com/us/app/moneto…
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Owlish for iPhone and iPad is live on the App Store, and it's free.
I built Owlish because most of what we learn from now is scattered: a YouTube lecture, a research paper, an article saved for later, a class you sat through once. Owlish turns any of these into a study pack you can come back to:
• A clean reader for the source
• Notes and flashcards
• A quiz to check what stuck
• A tutor that answers from your own material, not the open web
On iPhone you can record a lecture, with the board on camera or just the audio, and keep studying offline. If you also use the Mac app, links, lectures and packs move between your devices, and your iPhone works as a clicker when you present slides.
There's no account and no tracking. Your library stays on your devices. For AI, you can use Apple Intelligence on your device or a provider you choose with your own key, and Owlish asks before anything is sent.
The iPhone and iPad app is free. The Mac app has a 7 day free trial.
Download: apps.apple.com/app/id6824800…
More: owlish.site
I'd love to hear what you study with it.
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I made an iPhone app that scores your Japanese pronunciation on-device — every mora, from lesson one.
It's called Yowatari. 30 lessons from absolute zero, fully offline, no account, no ads.
Lessons 1–5 free, full course $4.99 once. No subscription.
A thread on why I built it 👇
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I built a voice recorder I actually wanted to use, for iPhone. Slide the scrubber to fly through a recording, watch your words appear live as you speak, then trim and split it right in the app.
No ads, no accounts, no subscription. It’s live today.
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I'm a solo dev with a lawn care business, and I built a $4.99 Mac app because my own media library was a mess. No subscription. Preview every rename, undo any batch. apps.apple.com/us/app/id6761…
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So I built my own web analytics. 🛠️
nvivio.com: privacy-first, cookieless, hosted in the EU.
Free for 2 websites and 10k pageviews a month.
And there's an iOS and Android app to check your stats on the go. 📱
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Weatherling 1.7 also lets you share your templates so other people can enjoy the weather you configure.
$1.99 No subscription. No account. No in-app purchases.
Mac App Store: apps.apple.com/app/apple-sto…
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🚀 SageTone is now on the App Store!
A free RAW photo editor for iPhone and iPad, with curves, masks, color grading, heal & clone, and nondestructive edits.
No ads. No account. Every feature is free; optional tips unlock nothing.
apps.apple.com/us/app/sageto…
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Retired. Fed up with complicated home maintenance apps. So I made my own.
One list, one tap to log it, reminders a week out, a day out and on the day. No account, no ads, no tracking.
$1.99 covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. Family can download it too.
apps.apple.com/us/app/id6805…
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I made a tiny virtual pet for iPhone 🦊
Meet Biscuit, a fennec fox. Feed him, give him showers, play 3 mini-games to earn paws. He never dies if you skip a day.
Free. No ads, no in-app purchases, no account.
apps.apple.com/app/id6827952…
#indiedev #gamedev #cozygames #iosgaming
the underground start is a fun one. buffering motion-sensor distance until the first clean fix, then back-filling it, might cover the parking garage case.
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Jiu-Jitsu Logs 2.0 is out.
Remember what worked. Fix what didn't.
Log class in seconds, carry one lesson into your next roll, and see in real numbers what you finish and what catches you.
Free. No ads, no account. Your journal stays on your iPhone.
apps.apple.com/us/app/id6740…
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All Dai is a calm morning brief for iPhone. It reads your calendar, reminders, weather, sleep & headlines, then writes your day in a few lines, on-device with Apple Intelligence. No account, no ads, no tracking. Free, and iPhone Duo ready. Download Today!
apps.apple.com/us/app/all-da…
indie devs: what's one thing you refused to add to your app, even though it would've made money?
ours was ads. 30+ games, zero ads, nothing to buy.
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Just launched Morseway, a new iOS app to learn Morse code 📻
Learn it by ear, the way operators did: one letter at a time, at real speed.
5 min a day · offline · no account · no subscription
Solo dev here, all feedback welcome 🙏
apps.apple.com/us/app/morsew…
#MorseCode #HamRadio
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I built the audiobook player I always wanted 📚
Armarium plays your own mp3, m4b and m4a files on iPhone and Apple Watch. No store, no account, no cloud.
Chapters, bookmarks, sleep timer, widgets, Siri. One-time purchase.
Your app. Your books. Your rules.
apps.apple.com/app/armarium-…
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Shipped-it: Sugar Squadron is out on the App Store today. A candy arcade shooter for kids: drag to fly, it auto-fires. No ads, no accounts, no loot boxes, works offline. Built solo after retiring from the Navy. #indiedev apps.apple.com/us/app/sugars…
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Just launched my iOS app, Ricordo. It reads your photo library on-device and builds your travel map, your trips and a profile-style grid. No account, no uploads, free to start.
getricordo.app/
