japandevtools

japandevtools

Building tools for expats in Japan

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sheng xiong

11d ago

I built a voice-only expense tracker that logs spending in 3 seconds

I kept giving up on expense tracking apps. Too many taps, too many screens just to log a coffee. So I built VoiceOnlyLedger - you long-press the mic, say something like "coffee 5 dollars", release, and it's done. Auto-categorized into Food, Transport, Shopping, etc. What makes it different: - All processing happens on-device. No cloud, no accounts, zero data collection - Optional iCloud sync across your Apple devices - $0.99 one-time purchase. No subscriptions, no ads - Tiny 1.2 MB app size It's on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Would love to hear what you think - especially what features would make you actually stick with expense tracking long-term.

Murrorp/murrorMona Truong

11d ago

The feature that almost killed our product was the one users asked for the most

For months, our most requested feature at Murror was a chat function. Users wanted to talk to the AI the way they talk to a friend. It seemed obvious. Every competitor had it. Every feedback form mentioned it.

So we built it.

Nika

11d ago

Will solo startups dominate the business landscape in the future?

Today, this graphic caught my attention:

It featured individuals who managed to build significant profit while running their businesses solo, without employees. Until now, I ve seen these more as exceptions rather than the norm.

Nika

1mo ago

How do you decide what features should be free and what should be paid?

Let me start from the creator s perspective:
I personally don t have a product (apart from hiring people for creative work or offering personal consultations).

But as a creator, I constantly share content, insights, and information, value that helps me build trust (for free). Based on that perceived expertise, people eventually decide to work with me (a paid service).

Nika

2mo ago

How much do you trust AI agents?

With the advent of clawdbots, it's as if we've all lost our inhibitions and "put our lives completely in their hands."

I'm all for delegating work, but not giving them too much personal/sensitive stuff to handle.