No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- Mimestream
A Mac email app built on the Gmail API, with full support for labels, filters, categories and several accounts.
Since 2020
Free trial · Focus and productivity
- Shortwave
An email app with an AI assistant that sorts your inbox, drafts replies in your style and finds answers in old mail.
Since 2022
Free plan · Focus and productivity
- Helium
Free planner for students that tracks classes, homework and grades and works out what score you need.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Atua
Mac app that runs your own AI prompts on selected text, screenshots or voice from any app by keyboard shortcut.
Since 2023
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- time.fyi
A calendar on top of Google Calendar that keeps tasks next to your week, shares booking links and shows time zones.
Since 2024
Subscription · Scheduling and booking · Individuals and families
- Chime
Mac app that blocks your screen with a reminder before each meeting and lets you join in one click.
Since 2025
Free trial · Scheduling and booking
- Dexter
A day planner for iPhone, iPad, Mac and web that combines weekly plans, task priorities, calendars, journal and habits.
Since 2025
Projects and tasks · Individuals and families
- OnTimer
An iPhone app that turns calendar events into alarms that stay on screen, with leave-time and flight timing.
Since 2026
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Cronus
Logs what you work on in your Mac in the background and shows how many hours went to focus or distraction.
Since 2025
Subscription · Time tracking · Individuals and families
- KnotQ
A planner app where you write plans as notes and turn lines into dated tasks, reminders and calendar entries.
Since 2026
Subscription · Projects and tasks · Individuals and families
- Arlo
A Mac app that reads your mail, calendar and files each morning and writes a short note on what needs you that day.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity
- ai-org
A desktop task manager that keeps tasks, habits and goals in plain org-mode files, with an AI assistant and git sync.
Since 2026
Projects and tasks · Individuals and families
- Jace
An email assistant that sorts your inbox, drafts replies in your style and sets up meetings for busy professionals.
Since 2025
Free plan · Focus and productivity
- Headstart
A new tab extension for developers with shortcuts, bookmarks, a command palette and GitHub pull request status.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Timebox.so
Daily planner where you drag to-dos into hourly blocks to protect deep work time, synced to Google Calendar.
Since 2024
Free trial · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families