I design minimal, low-friction apps. Each one focuses on a single task and tries to do it well — and nothing more.
I didn't set out to build software. But I kept running into the same feeling: the tools I used were all doing too much. Every app wanted my attention, my data, another subscription, another notification. I wanted the opposite — something quiet that solved one problem and then got out of the way.
So I started making my own. Spek Screens came first, because choosing something to watch had turned into an evening of scrolling. Then Spek Videos, because I wanted to keep up with the YouTube channels I actually chose, without the feed pulling me somewhere else. The idea behind all of them is the same: calm, careful, and built for a real person instead of a metric.
I'm 68 and colour-blind, which shapes how I design. I care a lot about apps that are easy to read and easy to use — text that's big enough, honest contrast, no clutter. If something works well for me, there's a good chance it works for you too.
This site is where I keep the apps, and where I'll write now and then about why I'm making them. Thanks for stopping by.
The apps
Spek Screens helps you find a film or show you'll actually want to watch. It learns your taste from a few quick ratings, suggests titles by mood or genre, and shows where each one is streaming on the services you have.
Spek Videos brings you a short delivery of new videos from the YouTube channels you choose — up to eight each morning and evening — with no recommended feed and no autoplay. There is nothing to sign up for: open it, follow a few channels, and the videos arrive. If you want to sync your channels between your devices, and keep them backed up, you can sign in with Google later. It never posts, comments or changes anything on your YouTube account. The Privacy Policy explains exactly what it reads and keeps.