madapps.io — Make a Difference

Apps built for real people with real problems.

One founder. One standard. No ads, no algorithm, no dark patterns, no BS.

Plain English. Fair prices. Built to last.

One founder. One standard.

The problem

Most apps are built for the company.
Not for you.

They're designed to maximise engagement, harvest data, and keep you dependent. The interface looks friendly. The intentions aren't.

MADapps builds the opposite. Tools that do one thing well, tell you the truth, and get out of your way. No subscription traps. No upsells dressed as features. No growth team optimising for your addiction.

The stable

Five real problems.
Solved.

01 — Website Intelligence
MADstripper
Live now

Reads your website the way a customer does — fast, unsentimental, no loyalty to your brand story. Cross-references what you claim against what you actually show. Free paragraph tells you enough to be uncomfortable. NZ$25 goes deep across every page. NZ$50 delivers the actual replacement copy, ready to paste in.

Visit MADstripper
02 — Photography
MADpix
Launching June 1

Simpler and cheaper than SmugMug and the rest. Sell your photos direct — no middleman, no markup, no monthly fees that punish you for not being famous yet.

Visit MADpix
June 1 2026
03 — Farm Management
MADfarmers
Dropping June 1

The easiest on-farm app for busy farmers. Stock, paddocks, machinery, feed, costs — tracked in plain English. AI turns your data into real answers. Built for NZ farmers who'd rather be farming than filing.

Visit MADfarmers
June 1 2026
04 — AI Mentoring
MADmentors
$9/mo or $79/yr

Your personal AI mentor — 24/7, 365. Ten experienced mentors, each with a distinct background and a direct style. Business, career, sport, health, relationships, money, leadership, change. Tell them what's going on. Get a straight answer and a next step. Not a chatbot. Not a coach. A mentor who's been there and tells the truth.

Visit MADmentors
05 — Personal Mentor
YourTLR
$9.99 — yours for life

Every weekday, one question. A real one. You answer honestly. Something comes back that stops you in your tracks. Not therapy. Not coaching. Not a course. Your personal mentor. Five days a week. No bullshit.

TLR. Time Left Remaining.

Visit YourTLR
The promise

What every MAD app guarantees.

Free means free.
Not free until we figure out how to monetise you.
We don't sell your data.
Not to anyone. Not ever. Not for any price.
No dark patterns.
No fake urgency, no guilt trips, no manipulation.
Plain English. Always.
If your nan can't use it, we haven't finished building it.
One thing done well.
Every app does one thing. Not ten things badly.
We build for the long run.
Not the launch. Not the pitch deck.
Our operating system

Everything runs on four principles.

T
Truth
We tell you what we find. Not what's comfortable. Not what you want to hear.
I
Intuition
If you need a manual, we haven't finished building it.
T
Trust
Your data, your terms, your call. Always.
S
Simplicity
One thing done well beats ten things done badly.