“We make small apps that do one thing really well.”
Our mission
Most software today tries to be everything: a platform, a community, a subscription, a data business. We think that's the wrong direction. The best software is almost invisible. It solves your problem, respects your time, and gets out of the way.
XappNova builds focused tools for the small frictions in your day. The things you deal with so often you've stopped noticing them. We notice them. Then we fix them.
Why small apps?
A coffee brewing timer should time your coffee. A link saver should save your links. When an app tries to do more than that, it starts making compromises: in speed, in complexity, in the data it needs to collect to justify itself.
Small apps don't need your account. They don't need to know who you are. They don't need to send anything anywhere. They just need to work, every time, without asking for anything in return.
That's the philosophy behind every app we ship. One job, done well, with nothing extra.
- Privacy by default.Every app processes data on your device. We don't run servers that see your usage. We don't sell data. There's nothing to sell.
- No bloat.Features get added only when they make the core job easier, not to fill a changelog or justify a price increase.
- Native first.We build with Swift and SwiftUI for Apple platforms and browser-native APIs for extensions. The result feels like it belongs on your device, because it does.
- Honest pricing.A one-time purchase means you own it. No subscription, no nag screens, no feature gating.
What we've built so far
We currently have four apps in the world. Each one started as a personal annoyance.
- Stashmark
- A Safari extension for macOS that saves and categorizes links using on-device AI. Your library stays in your iCloud, no third-party cloud required.
- SpeedByGenre
- A Chrome extension that automatically adjusts YouTube playback speed based on the video category. Music at 1x, tutorials at 1.5x, without touching a control.
- BrewGuide
- An iPhone app that walks you through pour-over coffee step by step, with precision timing and video technique guides. For the mornings you want to do it properly.
- WindowCloser
- A macOS menu bar app that closes all open windows across every application with one click or shortcut. It lives on Gumroad rather than the App Store because Apple's sandbox rules prevent apps from controlling other apps' windows, so the full feature set is only possible outside the walled garden.
Who we are
XappNova is an independent studio. Every app is designed, built, and supported by a small team that cares about craft. We ship slowly and carefully, because the apps people use every day deserve to be reliable.
If something's broken, you can reach a real person at [email protected].