A one-person software studio in Manila. It runs like a workshop, not a company.
The pace is slow on purpose. Each product starts from a real moment of friction, the kind that drains time without announcing itself, and the work is to keep removing things until what is left feels like it always existed.
Most decisions come from one instinct: software should return attention rather than compete for it. That shows up in the obvious places (no streaks, no engagement loops) and the quieter ones (interfaces that ask less of you on the hundredth use than the first).
Three commitments hold most of the work. Clarity over complexity: if a product needs a tutorial, it isn't finished. Depth over scale: a thousand people served well, not a million poorly. Craft over speed: software is something people live inside of, so build with that weight.
Products the studio has finished, or is still finishing.
- No. 01
Hati
Split expenses, stay friends.
An expense-splitting app that listens. Snap a receipt, describe the split in plain language; Hati handles the math, the tax, the tip, and the part that keeps friendships intact.
- No. 02
Pili
Keep the best of each moment.
A calm photo-curation companion for the camera roll. In short daily reviews — bursts, near-duplicates, On This Day — Pili helps you choose what stays. Fully on-device, one-time paid; nothing about freeing storage.
In development
For a project, a question, or hello.
- Write
- hello@anito.dev