Apps for Independence

Software you buy once and keep.

No subscription. Your work stays on your own computer or phone, where it is yours to look after. We sell the software, not the people who use it. Upgrades are free.

Available now

One, to begin with

iPhone and Android

Even Trade

Trade goods and services with neighbors, fairly. The app names the first number, so nobody has to.

Two people stand together, say what each is giving, and agree on one sentence. Only their two phones hold it.

Price
$7.99, once
Version
1.0
Requires
iOS 15 or Android 7, or later
Get Even Trade
Even Trade's agree screen. It reads: Sophie gives 3 hours of video editing. Mathew gives 4 dozen eggs most weeks and a jar of honey and borrow my lawnmower. That leaves about $70 in your favor. Below are Agree and Keep editing buttons.

In the works

Three programs for Mac and Windows

Ledger

Bookkeeping

Cash-basis bookkeeping for small companies and their projects. Your books live in a file on your own computer.

A writing program

Name to come

A word processor that only does writing. Open it, type, save the file where you like.

A spreadsheet

Name to come

Rows, columns and sums, without the clutter. The sheet is a file you keep.

More freedom, and more responsibility.

Pay once

One price, no subscription. A free app is paid for somehow, usually with you.

Yours to keep

Your work lives on your own machine. Back it up, move it, keep it as long as you like.

Not for sale

We could keep your work in a database. We don't, so what's yours stays yours.

This is how software worked before everything moved to someone else's servers. It asks a little more of you: your files are yours to back up and look after.