Less what?
Less everything.
Small apps, each built for one job. They do it well, then get out of the way. Learn one and you know them all.
Apps.
LESS HOLD
Keep one temporary thing close. No folders, tags, or archive.
One note at a time. Want two? No.
LESS CARDS
Keep loyalty and membership cards ready to scan.
Put the barcode wherever you want. It still scans. Somehow.
LESS PAPER
Turn paper documents into searchable PDFs.
Paper in. Searchable PDF out. The paper can go now.
LESS SCAN
Scan a food barcode and see the source classifications and nutrition data first.
No universal score. Just the numbers and labels the source actually has.
LESS CAMERA
Shoot a 24-frame roll, then develop it when you're done.
No previews. Look at them later, like it's 1998.
LESS TAPE
A tactile recorder with a real waveform and direct controls. Recordings stay as local audio files.
Recordings are boring. I made them fun.
LESS RAIN
See when rain starts and stops.
It tells you if it rains. You weren't going to interpret the rest anyway.
LESS QUIET
Blend elemental sounds for focus and rest with one direct gesture.
I couldn't choose between rain and a hair dryer. This is the compromise.
LESS CAL
A daily food, water and activity journal. Write naturally, correct an entry and see your trends with Apple Intelligence.
A few words are enough. Your journal takes shape.
LESS AI
Ask a question and get an answer using Apple’s available models. Messages and titles stay local.
Apple can't give you Siri in the EU. Somehow, I can give you LESS AI.
Apps pissed me off.
So I made 10 of them.
I'm Michael. I make the apps I want to use because I hate what apps have become. Almost everything now asks for an expensive subscription. If you say no, you get ads, endless prompts to upgrade to Pro, or both. I wanted apps that just do their job, without turning every basic feature into a business model.
Things LESS will probably never have: accounts, subscriptions, ads, useless notifications, streaks, or anything else I hate. You probably hate it too, or you wouldn't be here.
Write for any reason.
Good app? Tell me. Bad app? Tell me why. If it sucks, there is a reason, and it can be improved. Want a LESS app? Tell me what it should do. If it makes sense, I will make it for free.
michaelgorini@icloud.com ↗It stays free.
LESS doesn't make me a cent. Keeping these apps running costs about as much as one app subscription. I'd rather pay that myself than make you pay for another app. I pay for it. You don't.
If you insist, coffee ↗Other things I make.
Not LESS. Too complex. Some LESS apps started with things I learned building these.