Apps by Korean indie developers
Apps that people in Korea built themselves and that you can download or try now. 43 by indie developers and 1 by teams and companies, updated Oct 25.
Language learning
자막나라
For: people studying English with overseas YouTube videos
“해외 영상을 보거나 영어 공부할 때 쓰려고 혼자 만들었습니다.”
Translated: I made it myself to use when watching overseas videos or studying English.
SpicPass
For: people preparing for TOEIC Speaking on their phone instead of a cram school
“그래서 문득 “그냥 핸드폰 하나로 토익스피킹 시험 준비를 전부 할 수 있으면 좋지 않을까?” 라는 생각이 들어서 직접 앱을 하나 만들어봤습니다.”
Translated: So it occurred to me, "Wouldn't it be nice if you could prepare for the TOEIC Speaking test entirely with just one phone?", and I made an app myself.
Study and examsAll 5
Algorithm Addict
For: students reviewing discrete math and algorithms on their phone
“이산수학·알고리즘 수업 내용을 단원 순서대로 문제로 푸는 앱입니다.”
Translated: It's an app for solving problems from discrete math and algorithms classes in unit order.
JLPT Decode
For: students who want to memorize JLPT vocabulary even offline
“혼자 만들어 구글 플레이와 앱스토어에 냈습니다.”
Translated: I made it on my own and released it on Google Play and the App Store.
역검플레이
For: job seekers preparing for the AI competency test
“AI역량검사 준비할 데가 마땅히 없어서 직접 만든 앱인데, 생각보다 많은 분들이 쓰고 계시네요.”
Translated: There was nowhere proper to prepare for the AI competency test, so I made this app myself, and more people are using it than I expected.
파인마인
For: people who find it hard to organize the key points after reading
“AI는 답을 대신 쓰는 게 아니라, 제 설명에서 빠진 부분을 확인하는 데 썼습니다.”
Translated: I didn't use AI to write the answer for me, but to check what was missing from my explanation.
Study Timer
For: people who want to cut down on distractions while studying
“공부시간 중에 딴짓하면 바로 걸려요”
Translated: If you get distracted during study time, you get caught right away
Getting organizedAll 5
기즈모리
For: people who want to keep a record of the devices they've used and the memories from then
“휴대폰, 카메라, 게임기 등 사용했던 기기와 그때의 기억을 남기는 앱, 기즈모리를 만들었습니다.”
Translated: I made 기즈모리, an app that records the devices you've used, such as phones, cameras and game consoles, and the memories from that time.
두잉두잉
For: people looking for a clean and cute to-do app
“깔끔하면서 귀여운 투두앱을 원한다면 ‘두잉두잉’에 관심 한 번씩 가져줘 :)”
Translated: If you want a clean yet cute to-do app, please show 두잉두잉 some interest :)
집냥
For: people feeling lost about move-in prep after signing a lease
“집냥은 계약 날짜만 넣으면 입주까지 할 일이랑 기한을 챙겨 주는 앱이야”
Translated: 집냥 is an app that, once you enter the contract date, keeps track of the tasks and deadlines until you move in
페이버리
For: people who want to keep a lasting record of how they felt about works they loved
“그렇게 직접 만든 기록 앱이 페이버리예요!”
Translated: And that's how 페이버리, a logging app I made myself, came about!
쏙핀
For: people who save Instagram restaurant posts and just leave them there
“인스타 맛집 저장하는 게 너무 불편해서”
Translated: Because saving restaurant posts on Instagram was so inconvenient
Mood and journaling
내일쓰기
For: people who find a long journal entry too much on hard days
“상담을 받으며 매일 감정을 적어보라는 권유를 받았는데, 정작 힘든 날에는 한 줄도 쓰기 어려웠습니다.”
Translated: While getting counseling, I was encouraged to write down my feelings every day, but on the hard days I couldn't write even a single line.
하루담다
For: people who want to write a three-line journal every day
“하루담다는 내가 사용하려고 만든 앱이야 🧑💻”
Translated: 하루담다 is an app I made to use myself 🧑💻
Money
나가는돈
For: people who want to see their total monthly fixed expenses at a glance
“구독료·통신비·월세·보험료처럼 매달 자동으로 나가는 돈만 등록해 두고, 합계와 결제 일정을 보는 iOS 앱입니다.”
Translated: It's an iOS app where you register only the money that goes out automatically every month, like subscriptions, phone bills, rent and insurance premiums, and see the total and the payment schedule.
하루살이
For: part-timers and shift workers who want to estimate their income in advance
“하루살이의 iPad 초대형 급여 위젯으로 현재 근무의 예상 수입과 이번 주·이번 달 합계, 근무 시간을 살펴봐요.”
Translated: With 하루살이's extra-large iPad salary widget, you can check the expected income from your current shift, this week's and this month's totals, and your working hours.
Investing and real estate
집삼집팜
For: prospective buyers who want to check neighborhood home prices themselves
“혼자 만들고 있어요.”
Translated: I'm building it on my own.
Health
집요한약알림
For: people who often forget to take their medicine, or their families
“와이프가 약 먹는 걸 자꾸 까먹어서 바이브코딩으로 만들었습니다.”
Translated: My wife kept forgetting to take her medicine, so I made it with vibe coding.
Travel
ModuTrip
For: people with lots of travel photos who can't remember where they were taken
“답답해서 내가 직접 기록 앱을 만들어봤어!”
Translated: It was so frustrating that I tried making a logging app myself!
Somewhere
For: people who plan trips and split expenses with friends
“여행 좋아하는 개발자가 만든 앱!”
Translated: An app made by a developer who loves traveling!
Getting around
선택의창
For: people who want a seat out of the sun on the bus
“버스 탈 때 햇빛이 덜 드는 쪽에 앉고 싶어서 만든 앱이에요 ☀️”
Translated: It's an app I made because I wanted to sit on the side with less sunlight when I ride the bus ☀️
Couples and family
두박자
For: couples who want to keep plans and anniversaries in order together
“연인과 약속과 기념일을 함께 관리하는 앱, ‘두박자’를 만들었습니다.”
Translated: I made 두박자, an app for managing plans and anniversaries together with your partner.
Photos
TimeLine
For: people who want to keep their daily routes and photos together
“그 기억도 같이 남기고 싶어서 만들기 시작했어요.”
Translated: I started making it because I wanted to keep that memory too.
Hobbies
템로그
For: people who decorate and share their desks
“책상 꾸미는 사람들을 위한 앱을 혼자 만들었어요.”
Translated: I made an app by myself for people who decorate their desks.
갈피
For: people who want to log the books they read and decorate a bookshelf
“독서 기록 앱 '갈피'에 책장 꾸미기 기능 넣어 봤는데 어때?”
Translated: I added a bookshelf decorating feature to the reading log app 갈피 — what do you think?
Pets
냥도감
For: people who want to keep a record of stray cats
“혼자 만드는 길고양이 기록 앱 냥도감에 전체 채팅방을 열었어.”
Translated: I opened a group chat room in 냥도감, a stray cat logging app I'm making on my own.
Games
한판블록
For: people who prefer puzzles solved by deduction rather than luck
“직접 만든 Android 블록 퍼즐입니다(1인 개발).”
Translated: It's a block puzzle for Android that I made myself (solo developer).
모쏠 탈출기
For: people who have never dated and want to start a relationship
“바이브코딩으로 혼자 16일 만에 앱 출시했어요.”
Translated: I launched an app on my own in 16 days with vibe coding.
Handy toolsAll 11
바로화장실
For: people looking for a nearby public restroom in a hurry
“바로화장실을 만든 Toris입니다.”
Translated: I am Toris, the maker of 바로화장실.
오마이명함
For: office workers who get business cards often and find entering contacts a chore
“명함 받으면 연락처에 옮겨 적는 게 귀찮아서 직접 만들었습니다.”
Translated: I made it myself because it was a hassle to copy business cards into my contacts.
오마이스캔
For: Android users who want to scan books into editable Hangul (HWPX) files
“그리고 스캔 하고 ocr 적용하고 hwpx로 편집가능한 문서로 만들어주는 앱이 없어 제가쓰려고 만들었습니다”
Translated: And since there was no app that scans, applies OCR, and turns it into an editable hwpx document, I made it to use myself.
SideClock
For: people who want to use an unused phone as a desk clock
“커버를 살짝 세우면 탁상시계로 쓰기 좋은 모양인데, 제 기기의 AOD 시계를 원하는 가로 방향으로 쓸 수 없어서 직접 만들었습니다.”
Translated: With the cover propped up slightly, it's shaped nicely for use as a desk clock, but I couldn't use my device's AOD clock in the landscape orientation I wanted, so I made it myself.
Dropit
For: Android users who want to gather links and screenshots in one place
“이렇게 흩어지는 자료를 한곳에 담으려고 Dropit을 만들었습니다.”
Translated: I made Dropit to put these scattered materials in one place.
Recly
For: people who want to record and transcribe meetings with their watch
“Plaud 같은 AI 녹음기를 따로 사지 않고, 이미 차고 있는 애플 워치나 갤럭시 워치로 같은 일을 하게 해 주는 앱입니다.”
Translated: Instead of buying a separate AI recorder like Plaud, it's an app that lets the Apple Watch or Galaxy Watch you're already wearing do the same job.
알림지기
For: people who dislike ad notifications but don't want to miss important calls
“그래서 보고 싶은 알림만 알림창에 남기고, 무음으로 해놔도 받아야 할 전화는 울리게 할 수 있으면 좋겠다 싶어서 '알림지기'라는 앱을 만들었어요.”
Translated: So I made an app called 알림지기: I wanted to keep only the notifications I actually want in the notification shade, and let the calls I need to take ring even on silent.
사진감별사
For: people who want to check whether a photo was made with AI
“AI로 생성된 이미지인지 궁금할 때 간편하게 확인할 수 있는 앱입니다.”
Translated: It's an app that lets you easily check whether an image was generated by AI when you're curious.
Oh My Focus
For: people whose focus gets scattered across multiple monitors
“Mac App Store에 무료로 출시했습니다.”
Translated: I released it for free on the Mac App Store.
Tilt
For: people who want to tilt windows to match their MacBook screen's angle
“제가 직접 만들었습니다.”
Translated: I made it myself.
Lexi
For: people who want to look up unfamiliar terms right away while working
“작업 중에 모르는 용어가 나오면 그 자리에서 설명을 보고, 한 번 알아본 내용은 다음에도 꺼내볼 수 있으면 좋겠다고 생각했습니다.”
Translated: I thought that when an unfamiliar term comes up during work, it would be good to see an explanation right there, and to be able to bring up what I looked up once again next time.
Apps by Korean teams and companies
These are company products rather than indie apps, so they are listed separately. They were collected the same way as the apps above.
EasyPlan
For: people who want to see schedules, journals, photos and spending grouped by date
“일정은 캘린더에, 일기는 메모 앱에, 사진과 지출은 또 다른 앱에 나뉘어 있어 예전 기록을 다시 찾아보기가 번거롭다는 생각에서 시작했습니다.”
Translated: It started from the thought that schedules live in the calendar, journals in a notes app, and photos and spending in yet another app, which makes looking back at old records a hassle.
What gets listed
- The developer is from Korea, and the app is built by one person or a small team.
- Products of companies go in the “Korean teams and companies” section: the team says in its own post that it is a Korean team, or the store or website shows Korean company details (for example a business registration number).
- It is on the App Store or Google Play, or it has a public web version, a TestFlight beta or a Mac/Windows version, so anyone can try it now.
- The developer introduced the app in their own public post on Threads or GeekNews. The line on each card is quoted word for word from that post in Korean, with an English translation below it. Tap the link to read the post.
- Listing is free, and nobody can pay for a better position. Apps are grouped by category, not ranked: the order is shuffled on every visit, and categories with many apps show 3 random apps on this page each time. No star ratings, no ads, and store links are not affiliate links.
How the list is made
An AI agent read public posts and replies on Threads and public posts on GeekNews Show, found developers introducing their own apps, and checked each app against the developer details on the App Store and Google Play. Apps that are not in a store were checked against the developer's post and website. Apps whose developer location could not be confirmed are kept on a pending list and are not shown here.
Prices, platforms, icons and screenshots come from the stores. The store page is the final word. Check it for in-app purchases, subscriptions and privacy before you install.
The English descriptions and quote translations were written with AI. The quotes themselves are the developers' own words, in Korean.
When a category reaches 5 apps, it gets its own page.
Relationships
사람노트
For: people who want to stay on top of the people they know and their plans
Weve
For: travelers who want to share feelings through music
지잉(ziiing)
For: people who want to exchange light signals with a partner or friend
Yours
For: people who want to slowly connect with someone new through handwritten letters