Notes from building our apps.
Practical pieces on focus, planning, notes and privacy. Each one comes from a problem one of our apps tries to solve.
Couples App Privacy: What to Look For Before You Share What a private couples app should share, encrypt and delete, from live location to what your partner can see, plus a checklist you can use on any app. 
Eat the Frog: How to Do Your Hardest Task First How the eat the frog technique works: where it comes from, how to pick the right task, a night-before routine, and what to do when the frog is too big. 
Pomodoro Technique: What It Is and How to Do It The Pomodoro technique explained: where it came from, how the 25/5 cycle works, a step-by-step first session, common mistakes, and who it suits best. 
Minimalist App Design: How to Decide What to Leave Out Minimalist app design is mostly deciding what to leave out. The rules we use: one real need per app, no account unless needed, data on device, fewer settings. 
How to Remember Things You Forget: Lock Screen Notes How to remember things you forget: why remembering to act later fails, how to capture a thought in seconds, and why lock screen notes keep it in view. 
Best Pomodoro Length: 25 vs 50 Minutes, and How to Test It Find the best Pomodoro length for your work: 25/5, 50/10, 52/17 and 90-minute blocks compared, plus a one-week test and tips for adjusting by energy. 
On-Device vs Cloud Storage: Where Should Your Notes Live? On-device vs cloud storage for notes and documents: what each means for privacy, what you trade in sync and backup, and how to keep a local app backed up. 
Pomodoro for ADHD: How to Make the Timer Work for You Pomodoro for ADHD, adapted: shorter blocks, body doubling, cues that make starting easier, what to do when hyperfocus meets the bell, and lost blocks. 
Best Way to Organize Notes: Minimalist Note Taking The best way to organize notes uses less structure than you think: one inbox, search before folders, structure only where it pays, and a short weekly tidy. 
How to Find Files Faster: Search Inside Your Documents How to find files faster on a computer or phone: names that help, searching inside documents instead of by file name, built-in search tips and a weekly habit. 
Why Breaks Matter: What to Do on a 5-Minute Break Why breaks matter for focus, which kinds of rest restore attention and which do not, the 20-20-20 rule for tired eyes, and 5-minute break ideas that work.