things that align with our ethics.
we might fail. we are probably going to fail. we are unlikely to attract venture capital, unlikely to go viral, unlikely to catch on without breaking our ethics. we are most likely going to crash and burn, and lose money doing so.
we don’t care. we’re going to try anyway.
GANBARE!!we may charge for apps or features, sell advertising, or try to fundraise. we’re a business, and infrastructure, development, and ads all cost money. but our apps are the product, not you.
we will not build hidden profiles of you, and we will not track you across the web.
if we ask for your data, we’ll be clear about why, what, and how, and we’ll stick to it.
we collect your data only if it makes the app genuinely better for you, and only if you consent.
we value your data and your privacy. you’re a person, never a metric.
just some people who think you deserve better.
we’re a small team of neurodivergent people who want to help people live better lives. we’re not trying to get rich. we’re trying to make things that make your life better.
we understand that “legal” doesn’t mean “moral,” and that “profitable” doesn’t mean “valuable.” we don’t claim to be perfect or to have all the answers, but we don’t want our company to fail society, and we won’t do evil to make money. we’re based in kalamazoo, michigan.
everyone puts profit ahead of actual value.
we see people who struggle with the way society is built, the ones who don’t fit the categories or structures that work for everyone else. we see people seeking real connection in a post-covid, post-social-media world. not likes. not clout. connection.
we see third spaces disappearing, and with them community, belonging, and brotherhood. we see media normalizing toxic behavior while people look the other way as long as profit can be had. selling tobacco is legal; it isn’t moral. most ventures are more nuanced. value and harm coexist. the question is whether you’re honest about both, and whether you’re actually trying to do better. we are trying to do better.
apps that make lives better.
apps. tools that solve real problems for real people, without exploiting them in the process. small software, made with care, quietly on your side.