We build everyday utilities.
We’re design enthusiasts, and we believe user experience belongs at the centre of any app. Join our journey as we build world-class utilities for everyone.
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- An app is a tool. It should do its job and then get out of your way.
- The small things are the product. The button you press a hundred times a day deserves more thought than the launch video.
- Everyone should get the good version. World-class utilities shouldn’t be only for people who can pay for them.
Caution: other apps may feel noisy after use.
Hushread
Pick your sources. Understand the news.
An RSS and news reader with no algorithm. When thirty outlets cover one event, you see it once, as a story with a timeline of how it unfolded.
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- Works on
- iPhone, iPad, Android, web
- Sources
- 2,500+ curated, or any site or feed
- Bring your feeds
- OPML import
- Ads
- No ads or ad tracking
- Price
- Get started free, no credit card
VB Notes
Notes that stay yours.
Every note is a plain markdown file in a folder you choose, and search finds them by what they mean. Free, with no account.
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- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux
- Account
- None
- Your notes
- Plain markdown files
- Size
- 15 MB on the Mac
- Price
- Free, no ads, open source
Melta
Your coding agents, made for your phone.
Jump to any pane in one tap, chat with Claude Code and Codex, and get a push the moment an agent needs you. Melta connects straight from your phone to your computer over SSH.
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- Status
- Waitlist open
- Works on
- iPhone and Android
- Connects by
- SSH from your phone, no relay server
- Agents
- Claude Code and Codex, through Herdr
- Price
- Free
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