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Simple iPhone apps for everyday jobs

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Simple tools for everyday jobs. What you make stays on your iPhone.

Letters for children in care

My Chapters: Letters

Write the weekly or monthly letter your fostering agency asks for in a few quiet minutes. Over time, the letters become a keepsake.

  • Weekly or monthly, as your agency asks
  • Sent to their social worker with their reference number
  • Bound into a book for the child’s life story
  • Free for the first month, then £3.99 a month or £34.99 a year
See My Chapters
Home screen: Mia’s weekly letter is a draft and Leo’s monthly letter is ready to startWriting a letter to Mia about a trip to the harbour, with captioned photos and ideas to include

Snagging and site reports

SnagLine

Walk the site, photograph and mark up each snag, and send a branded PDF report before you leave. No account.

  • Camera first, speak or type each snag
  • Branded PDF reports, no watermark
  • Free for two sites, then one payment
See SnagLineComing soon
SnagLine walk mode: the camera on a room, ready to photograph a snagA snag photo marked up with a circle, an arrow and a measurement

Mileage tracker

Thistle Miles

Logs your work drives by itself and works out what they’re worth at your country’s official rates.

  • Logs drives automatically
  • Official rates for eight countries
  • Warns you if logging ever stops
See Thistle MilesIn development
Trips: £1,820.95 claimed so far this tax year, drives logged automatically, and one trip waiting to be marked business or personalTax year summary: mileage expense £1,820.95 from 3,139 business miles, with progress towards the 10,000-mile threshold

Invoicing

Thistle Invoice

Quotes and invoices for sole traders, written in under a minute and sent by WhatsApp, text or email.

  • Send by WhatsApp, Messages or email
  • Quote to invoice in one tap
  • Friendly nudges for late payers
See Thistle InvoiceComing soon
Invoices list: £2,510 owed, £1,860 overdue, and recent invoices marked sent, paid or overdueAn overdue invoice for £1,860 with its PDF preview and Nudge and Record payment buttons

Private photo vault

VaultMaster

Hide photos, videos and files behind a pattern only you know. Encrypted on your iPhone, with no account and nothing uploaded.

  • Encrypted on your iPhone, nothing uploaded
  • Duress mode and hidden vaults, free
  • No account, no ads, no tracking
See VaultMaster£1.99 a month or £8.99 a year
Illustration of the VaultMaster unlock screen: a pattern of dots drawn in purpleIllustration of an open vault showing a grid of photos and a search box

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