The shelf
so far.
One live, three coming. Every app shares the same DNA: small, fast, on-device, paid once. Click any tile to visit the app's site.
On-device iOS tools for privacy, focus, and control. No servers, no tracking, no subscriptions you'll forget about. Pay once. Own it forever.
One live, three coming. Every app shares the same DNA: small, fast, on-device, paid once. Click any tile to visit the app's site.
Buy KiloCal, owlMusic and Skrim — get owlFolder free. Every app, every Pro feature, yours forever. Founders keep everything we add, including owlReader and owlWriter this fall.
The Shelf unlocks inside Skrim — download Skrim, then tap Go Ghost → The Shelf.
Software used to be a thing you bought once. Then everything became a $4.99/month rental. Most of it isn't worth that — and most of us don't even remember which subscriptions are still charging us.
Maneo House makes apps the old way. You buy them once, they work forever. They run on your device. They don't phone home, sell your data, or guilt-trip you into a tier. If we ship a feature, it's done — not "coming in v2 if you upgrade."
We're not anti-subscription as a religion. We're anti the lazy version of it. If you find a subscription business that earns its keep monthly, by all means subscribe. We just don't think every app needs one.
One email when a new app ships, when founding pricing is about to rise, and when a platform quietly changes what it does with your photos. No noise. Unsubscribe anytime.
