I make apps that I wished existed.
Small iPhone apps for the small jobs that somehow take over the week. Plus guides, a sci-fi thriller and the 150 Facts books.
- Made in the UK
- No accounts
- Stays on your phone
- No subscriptions
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The small jobs
Six apps, each doing one job properly. All six out now.
Private iPhone apps made in the UK, with no subscriptions, no ads and no accounts.
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Done: Pressie: Remember the birthday. And the present. And the card.
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Sorted by PressieBirthday & gift listBest for: people who forget birthdays, cards or gift ideas.
I made this app because I wanted help remembering birthdays and gifts. Pressie counts down to every birthday, anniversary and Christmas, keeps each person’s gift ideas, budget and card in one place, and its reminders never name the present, so a glance at your lock screen won’t spoil the surprise.
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Done: Tidy Stars: Stop the kids’ room looking burgled
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Sorted by Tidy StarsChore & reward chart for kidsBest for: parents of younger children who want a simple reward chart.
I made this app because of my boy’s bedroom. Kids of about 8 and under pick a job, get it done and earn a star, and the stars add up to a treat you choose together, so tidying up becomes a win rather than a row.
Big buttons, cheerful colours, room for siblings. The Lego remains your problem.
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Done: Quidometer: Stop guessing your mileage at tax time
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Sorted by QuidometerUK mileage trackerBest for: UK sole traders and self-employed people logging business miles.
Free mileage claim calculatorI made this app because anyone who uses their vehicle for work needs to track their mileage, and it really helps at tax time. Tap Start, drive, slide to stop: it works out your claim at HMRC rates (55p a mile for the first 10,000 business miles in 2026–27, then 25p), tots up your tax year and exports a CSV or PDF for your return or your accountant. It even estimates the CO2 from each trip and your whole tax year, alongside your claim.
No auto-detect guessing, no phantom trips. Just your miles, turning into quids.
More about Quidometer · HMRC mileage rates 2026–27 · UK mileage tracker with no subscription
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Done: CryptoHODL: Check the crypto without handing over your email
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Sorted by CryptoHODLPrivate crypto portfolio trackerBest for: checking your crypto without creating an account.
I made this app because I wanted to check my own crypto privately. It shows live prices, your portfolio’s value and your gains and losses in GBP, USD or EUR, with no account, no login and no cloud sync, so your holdings stay on your phone.
It tracks. It doesn’t advise, cheerlead or shout “to the moon”.
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Done: Fork Handles: Work out what to sow, and where you put the leeks
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Sorted by Fork HandlesAllotment planner for UK growersBest for: UK allotment holders and veg growers.
I made this app because I wanted one for my allotment. Each month it shows what to sow indoors, sow outdoors, plant out and harvest; you log what you’ve planted in which bed, and it reminds you about a month, then a week, before each crop should be ready, with optional nudges to sow another row.
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Done: Big Dinner Timer: Get dinner on the table when you said it would be. Before everyone starts asking.
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Sorted by Big Dinner TimerChristmas, roast & BBQ timingsBest for: anyone cooking a roast, BBQ or Christmas dinner.
I made this app because I wanted to get a roast’s timings right. Tell it when you want to eat and it works backwards through every job, from fridge defrost to gravy, for Christmas dinner, a Sunday roast or a barbecue, with a reminder on your phone for each one and a Running late button that moves the lot.
For whoever’s holding the oven gloves, and everyone’s expectations.
About
Mike Dunnaway is an independent iPhone developer in Cirencester, UK. He builds small, useful apps for everyday problems—birthdays, chores, mileage, crypto, allotments and Christmas dinner—with no accounts, no ads and no subscriptions.
He is also a DVSA-approved driving instructor, joint owner of Phoenix Driving, and the author of Department J and the 150 Facts books. Meet Mike
One person, a handful of apps, and a firm view that your data belongs on your phone rather than in someone’s “engagement strategy”.
Contact
Questions, bugs, ideas or the occasional kind word. It’s the same address the apps use for support.
A real inbox, with a real person at the other end.
Also by Mike: a book
Department J: The Government Department That Doesn’t Exist, a sci-fi thriller by Michael Dunnaway, set in London, 2524. Now an audiobook on Spotify and Kobo, with a free sample. Listen to the Department J sample
Privacy
The short version: the apps keep your things on your phone. The long versions are below.
- Pressie privacy policydunnawayapps.uk/privacy/pressie/
- Tidy Stars privacy policydunnawayapps.uk/privacy/tidy-stars/
- Quidometer privacy policydunnawayapps.uk/privacy/quidometer/
- CryptoHODL privacy policycarrd.co
- Fork Handles privacy policydunnawayapps.uk/privacy/fork-handles/
- Big Dinner Timer privacy policydunnawayapps.uk/privacy/big-dinner-timer/
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