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15 handy tools by Taiwanese indie developers
Handy tools made by indie developers in Taiwan. Each one links to the developer's own Threads post and its store page. No rankings, no ads.
Handy tools
toiletgo
For: people out and about who urgently need to find a restroom
「自薦一下app 急廁go, 可以快速找到你附近的廁所 全台支援免登入 免費版可以查到有廁所的7-11 歡迎下載試看看！」
Translated: Self-promoting my app 急廁go, which quickly finds restrooms near you, works across Taiwan with no login, and the free version can find 7-Eleven stores that have restrooms. Welcome to download and give it a try!
DPIP
For: people who want earthquake, typhoon and weather alerts as soon as they are issued
「最詳細最快速的天氣、地震速報APP」
Translated: The most detailed and fastest weather and earthquake alert app.
拼拼 PinPin Notes
For: people who want sticky notes and photo stickers on their Windows desktop
「分享一個我們自己做的 Windows 桌面小工具 「拼拼 PinPin Notes」」
Translated: Sharing a Windows desktop gadget we made ourselves, 拼拼 PinPin Notes.
Codync
For: people who want to hand repetitive work on their phone to AI automation
「這是我獨立開發的 開源免費 grok bot alternative App 喔～ 任何工作都可以丟給他自動化！」
Translated: This is the open-source, free Grok bot alternative app I developed independently. You can hand any task to it and have it automated!
碳溯
For: shops or factories that need to do their own greenhouse gas inventory
「主打小到一間套房，大到一座工廠，都能自己做溫室氣體盤查」
Translated: It's built so that anyone, from a single studio apartment to a whole factory, can do their own greenhouse gas inventory
MarkArea
For: people who find Android's built-in screenshot editor too basic
「因為受不了Android截圖編輯的陽春功能 只好自己做一個」
Translated: Because I couldn't stand how basic Android's screenshot editing was, I had no choice but to make one myself
團團磚
For: group leaders running group buys and group orders in LINE groups
「團團磚是一個 LINE 機器人，加進群組就能用，不用另外下載 App」
Translated: 團團磚 is a LINE bot — add it to your group and you can use it, no need to download another app
CubeLV
For: people who want AI to set up automated workflows for them
「主軸是AI幫你設計自動化團隊 還能在裡面vibe出任意功能 交給自己或AI員工用」
Translated: The main idea is AI designing your automation team for you, and you can also vibe out any function inside it and hand it to yourself or your AI employees to use
OmyShift 班表
For: shops and staff who need to schedule shifts and calculate wages and overtime
「我做了一個懂台灣勞基法的輪班排班app 他還可以自動計算薪資和加班費那些的」
Translated: I made a shift scheduling app that understands Taiwan's Labor Standards Act, and it can also automatically calculate wages and overtime pay and so on
陽春鎖 PlainLock
For: people who want to limit their own phone screen time
「知道該停，手還是會自己點開。」
Translated: You know you should stop, but your hand still opens it on its own.
廁略
For: people who need a usable toilet when out and are willing to report back
「所以我們加了使用者回報，3 天內有人回報不能用就會標紅色 ✕。」
Translated: So we added user reports: if anyone has reported it as unusable in the past 3 days, it gets a red ✕.
外送計時器
For: Uber Eats couriers who want to check each order's fare and guaranteed pay
「外送計時器 1.1.11 上架了,這版主要改逐筆核對和收入圖表。」
Translated: 外送計時器 1.1.11 is live; this version mainly improves per-order checking and the income charts.
PowerWrite
For: novelists who want chapters, outlines and characters on one screen
「我做了一款繁體中文的小說編輯器👉PowerWrite」
Translated: I made a Traditional Chinese novel editor 👉PowerWrite
FastBoard 飛速鍵盤
For: salespeople, support agents and social media managers who keep typing the same text
「客服、小編必備：飛速鍵盤」
Translated: Must-have for customer support and social media managers: a super-fast keyboard
工程萬用相機
For: people on construction sites who photograph, log defects and write reports
「因為自己在營造業從事職安管理，發現每天拍攝大量工程照片，後續整理、分類、製作報告真的很花時間，所以乾脆自己做了一款 App！」
Translated: Because I work in occupational safety management in the construction industry, I found that after taking a huge number of site photos every day, organizing, sorting and making reports afterwards really took a lot of time, so I just built an app myself!
What gets listed
- The developer is from Taiwan, and the app is built by one person or a small team.
- Products of companies go in the “Taiwanese teams and companies” section: the team says in its own post that it is a Taiwanese team, or the store or website shows Taiwanese 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, a Mac/Windows version or a LINE bot, so anyone can try it now.
- The developer introduced the app in their own public Threads post. The line on each card is quoted word for word from that post in Chinese, with an English translation below it. Tap the @handle 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
Every week an AI agent reads public posts and reply threads on Threads, finds developers introducing their own apps, and checks each app against the developer details on the App Store and Google Play. Apps that are not in a store are checked against the developer's post and website. Apps whose developer location cannot be confirmed go on a pending list and are not shown here.
Prices, platforms, icons and screenshots come from the stores; for apps that are not in a store, the screenshot shows the developer's website. 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 Chinese.
