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ALEXEY · INDEPENDENT APPS

Making what
I was
missing.

Small apps that start with a personal question.
Built with AI. Used by me.

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I used to write code.
Now I set the task,
challenge it and test.

TWO PROJECTS. TWO DIFFERENT QUESTIONS.2026
01 / PROJECTS

From a question
to an app.

DomidayAndroid · APK available

Where did
my year go?

Domiday counts days by country and puts your travels on a calendar. For keeping track of dates instead of piecing them together from memory.

Offline · no account · open sourceExplore Domiday
Domiday calendar with days in 2026 coloured by country. Example journal.
EXAMPLE JOURNAL
Fotlas.Android · early preview

Photos saved.
Journey remembered?

Fotlas turns photographs into a personal atlas: places, trips and stories on a detailed map. A way to revisit your travels, not just store the pictures.

Photo atlas · online maps · storiesExplore Fotlas Fotlas maps load online. Publishing selected photos is an explicit action.
Galata Tower above the rooftops of Istanbul, a Fotlas illustration
Fotlas project illustration · Istanbul
ISTANBUL
41.0082° N · 28.9784° E

02 / STARTING AGAIN

A different way
back to making things.

I once worked as a software developer in the UK. Then I spent almost twenty-five years in administrative work. AI assistants brought me back to building apps.

I set tasks, challenge suggestions, reject what does not fit and test the result. Domiday began with a simple question: how many days have I spent in each country? Fotlas, a personal photo atlas, is growing alongside it.

Alexey↗

I like making things
I want to use myself.
01

Start with a real question

A personal need comes first. Then an app that helps answer it.

02

Explain the limits

Confirmed dates, suggestions and estimates should be easy to tell apart.

03

Give people control

Be clear about what stays local and what goes to online services.

03 / KEEP IN TOUCH

An idea, a question
or a rough edge?

Find Domiday’s code and my profile on GitHub.
For app questions, there is a direct support email.

My GitHub Domiday support