Why these exist.
Every sapplify app is one I went looking for and couldn't find.
In 2024 I was using a list app that sold my groceries to an ad network, a weight app with notifications I couldn't switch off, and a budgeting app that wanted my bank login. These are simple pieces of software doing simple things, and somewhere between useful and usable they had all been eaten by business models.
So I started rewriting them, one at a time, building the least that still did the job. Eight apps later that is still the only rule.
Self-funded. No one to answer to.
No venture capital, no investors, no debt, no exit plan.
That is the whole disclosure. There is no outside money, so there is no pressure to grow a number that would be easier to grow by selling you.
Costs stay low because the apps are local-first. No ad stack, no third-party analytics, no data-broker relationship, and nothing anywhere in the business that would pay more if you were tracked harder.
Nothing of yours is lost.
What happens to your data if the studio stops.
Every app works fully offline and keeps your data on your device. Sync is optional and stays off until you turn it on. If the studio disappeared tomorrow, the apps already on your phone would keep working exactly as they do now, because nothing they need runs on a server.
Every app exports what it holds, as CSV or JSON, with no account required. That export is not a courtesy feature. It is the thing that makes leaving possible, so it ships in the free tier of every app.