A small, polite studio

Useful things,
made with care.

Apps, games and books that are kind to your time, and fair on your wallet.

Browse the apps Our promise

Those are our apps down there. Go on, throw one.

Meet the apps.

4 apps

  • Burnish

    Keeps every app on your Mac up to date, quietly, in the background.

    $5.99
    Tidy up

  • DupeTabs

    Finds duplicate browser tabs and closes them for you.

    AlphaPrice soon
    Tidy up

  • PawsOff

    Locks your keyboard in one click, so paws, kids and cleaning cloths can't type.

    $5.99
    Everyday

  • Zipling

    Fast file compression, powered by the Arca engine.

    From $9.99
    Files

  • More on the way

    Islamic apps, ebooks and games are in the works. Say hello if there's something you'd like to see.

    hello@politeowl.com

Sure, you could build it yourself.

Anyone can make an app these days. Making it lovely, and keeping it working, is the part that eats your evenings. That part's on us.

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Build it yourself

Doable, with time and tokens

  • Prompting, re-prompting, then prompting again
  • Tokens to buy, and then to buy again
  • When something breaks, fixing it is on you
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Get it from Polite Owl

Open it. It just works.

  • Careful design, right down to the small details
  • Features we've crafted and polished, ready to use
  • Real support from the people who made it

Keep your evenings for the things you actually wanted to do.

Browse the apps

The polite promise

Three things every app we make holds to. Have a play with them.

  • Tap to hush

    Quiet by design

    No nagging, no badges begging for attention. Our apps do their job and get out of the way.

  • Tap to lock

    Your data stays yours

    No tracking, no selling, no surprises. What you do is your business.

  • Tap a side to add a coin

    Fair prices, no tricks

    Honest prices, shown up front. No dark patterns and no surprise charges, so you always know what you are paying for.