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Akihiro Usui
For apple Watch power users and iOS enthusiasts seeking high-density information layouts and distraction-free productivity tools.
Known for
For apple Watch power users and iOS enthusiasts seeking high-density information layouts and distraction-free productivity tools.
Providing minimalist utility and productivity tools designed to streamline specific workflows for Apple Watch and iOS power users.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 6Last updated
CalCs - Calendar Complications
v1.98
3mo ago
Primary focus
Minimalist utilities and watchOS complications
Scale
indie
Target audience
Apple Watch power users and iOS enthusiasts seeking high-density information layouts and distraction-free productivity tools.
Origin
Operates under the trade name Broad Connect System, a Tokyo-based entity involved in web production and app development.
Maintains an extremely high update frequency with 47 releases across 7 active apps in the last 6 months, indicating a rapid iteration and maintenance cycle.
7 apps analysed
Selective member assignment handles alcohol or partial-participation costs effectively.
Versatile sorting and filtering functions allow granular management of lending records
User-sentiment analysis coming soon.
This app dominates the bill-splitting utility space, directly competing with groupay's core value proposition of simplifying shared expenses.
Strategic outlook coming soon.
What fed this analysis
Splitwise is the undisputed market leader in the shared-expense and debt-tracking niche, commanding massive user trust and network effects.
Pitip competes by offering modern, platform-specific integrations like Wear OS that target the same on-the-go user base as groupay.
This app targets the same casual user demographic looking for a friction-free way to split bills quickly.
A specialized tool focused specifically on the debt-repayment lifecycle, aligning closely with the target's core lending management.
While focused on government aid, it competes for the same 'financial utility' screen time by providing complex calculation engines.
A direct competitor in the group-expense space that prioritizes offline-first functionality and rapid, anonymous group creation.
inNumerate bundles bill splitting with broader financial tools, threatening groupay by offering a 'one-stop-shop' for personal finance.
Bushel competes for the user's attention in the business/lifestyle category by providing complex profitability analytics.
An adjacent finance app that focuses on visual budgeting and automated bank synchronization rather than manual debt tracking.
Uses an envelope-based budgeting methodology that serves as an alternative approach to managing personal cash flow.
Dollarbird uses a calendar-based interface to track expenses, offering a different UX approach to the same problem of financial organization.
Asbdata operates in the productivity space, offering automated payment features that could eventually absorb manual splitting tasks.
A broader financial management tool that includes debt tracking as a subset of its comprehensive personal finance suite.
This app serves the privacy-conscious finance segment, providing a sophisticated alternative for users who manage their own data.
FPay is a new financial app that includes bill payment capabilities, positioning it as a potential direct competitor to groupay.
A new entrant in the business category that could expand into personal expense tracking, threatening groupay's market share.
A recent entrant focused on the debt-reduction niche, indicating continued market interest in specialized payoff planning.
