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Products & Apps

Private family apps, a writing desk for indie authors, and a hard science fiction trilogy — all built independently.

iOS & Mac

CodePaw

Private learning parents can feel good about

Guided lessons, Coding, SQL and Maths Labs, and real projects — with no sign-up, no ads, and no tracking.

No sign-up Private by design

Available now Visit codepaw.app

iOS

Pollen Cloak

Your pollen forecast, made personal

See what’s in the air, plan around your triggers, and keep your data yours — no account required.

Private by default Up to 7-day forecasts

14-day free trial Visit pollencloak.app

Writing desk · coming soon

Maldric

You write. We keep the series honest.

A writing desk for indie authors. Keep the series bible straight, get notes on the draft, and take a backup whenever you like — nothing changes unless you say so.

Indie fiction Series bible You write the book

Hard science fiction

The Shepherd Trilogy

Book I · The Shepherd Alignment

In an AI-guided civilisation, cargo is rerouted, archives are rewritten, and the system everyone trusts starts making choices no one can explain. Book I is out now on Kindle and paperback.

Out now Kindle & paperback AI, trust & control

Buy on Amazon Series site

Cover of The Shepherd Alignment by Chris Vanderplank