GGGRUMPY GUY LABS

Software that keeps its opinions to itself.

Grumpy Guy Labs builds small, careful tools for the two things everyone runs out of: money and time. Our apps show you what is true and leave the deciding to you. No streaks, no nagging, no advice you didn't ask for.

No. 001

The Ledger

Live

A personal finance app that keeps a plain, honest account of your money: what came in, what went out, what is already spoken for, and what is actually free. It describes your situation clearly and never tells you what to do with it. $5.99 / month or $39.99 / year. 14-day free trial on the annual plan.

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No. 002

Tempo

In development

A time app that puts your task board and your calendar on the same page, so the plan and the week stop being two different stories. Currently in daily use at the Labs while we finish it properly.

Describe, never prescribe.

Our software reports what is true about your money and your time. What you do about it is your business.

Small and verified beats big and vague.

We ship in small, tested versions. The Ledger has shipped more than 170 of them, each one verified against a suite of over 900 automated tests before it goes anywhere near you.

We use what we build.

Every product here runs our own household first. If a feature would annoy us, it doesn't ship.

Grumpy Guy Labs LLC is an independent software company based in Maryland, USA. We are deliberately small: a short list of products, a long list of things we refuse to add, and no investors asking us to change either list.

The name is honest. We got grumpy about apps that guilt, gamify, and second-guess their users, so we started building the quiet kind instead.

Questions, support, ideas for something you wish existed, and anything else. We read everything and reply when we have something useful to say.

Want a note when we ship something new? Ask and we'll put you on the list. No spam, no schedule, just news when there is news.