About
Independent software, made properly.
YahHeard builds Android apps, utilities, educational tools, games and experimental software — released when they are ready, not when a roadmap says so.
What YahHeard creates
The projects range from practical to playful: camera experiences that show you the world through animal eyes, offline-first encyclopedias for people choosing a pet, festival survival kits that keep working when the signal dies, a fishing simulation that rewards patience, and quiet tools for screen time, spending and daily routines.
Different as they are, they share one set of values: offline-first wherever possible, no accounts unless a feature truly needs one, no advertising SDKs, and honest labelling of what is finished and what is still on the workbench.
The name is the promise: when something here is worth your time, you'll have heard.
How the work gets made
Development principles
Putting People First
Every feature starts with a real need someone actually has — never technology for its own sake. If a design decision helps the developer more than the person holding the phone, it loses.
Trust
Honest statuses, honest permissions, honest limitations. Every page says what an app can and cannot do, what stage it is really at, and exactly what happens to your data.
Inclusion
Different abilities, different devices, different levels of confidence — all first-class users. Screen-reader semantics, keyboard support and reduced motion are build requirements, in the apps and on this site.
Sustainability
No unnecessary services, no wasteful background processing, no bloat. Efficient offline-first software respects your battery, your data allowance and the long-term maintainability of every project.
Offline First
Apps should work in a field, a basement or a plane. Network features are additions, never requirements.
Privacy by Default
Data stays on your device unless a feature you chose needs it elsewhere — and each app's privacy page says exactly what happens.
No Dark Patterns
No adverts, no fake urgency, no invented reviews. One project even fails its own build if an advertising SDK sneaks in.
Honest Statuses
Nothing is called released until it is on Google Play. "In Development" means exactly that.
Craft and Accountability
Build carefully, test honestly, state limitations plainly — and stand behind the result. Software worth installing is software someone takes responsibility for maintaining.
The collection today
Current project families
19 projects across 12 categories — every count generated from the same registry that builds the site. The dedicated Project Families page has release counts and the named multi-app families.
Camera & Vision
1 project
Digital Wellbeing
1 project
Education
1 project
Entertainment
1 project
Festival & Travel
1 project
Finance
1 project
Games
3 projects
Health Resources
1 project
Pet Care
6 projects
Productivity
1 project
Simulation
1 project
Widgets
1 project
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Tideline
Cast from the wooden pier of Millstone Lake in a realistic first-person fishing simulation with live water, honest bites and offline progress.
Animal Vision
Use live camera filters to explore creative approximations of how animals may perceive colour, light, movement and field of view.
AppSince
A calm screen-time companion that shows how long it has been since you opened selected apps, with optional reminders, cooldowns and focus rules.
Questions, ideas, problems?
The support centre covers every app, and the contact page explains the best way to reach out.