One opinion per product.

The problem that mattered

Every soccer app shows all 380 matches and treats them as equal. None will tell you which one deserves your evening.

The tradeoff I made

Curation shipped before completeness. The Wave Detector calls a match before kickoff — and publishes its accuracy, so when it’s wrong, it’s wrong in public.

Why it’s different

It starts with the recommendation and attaches the scores, not the other way around. The AI layer explains each call instead of hiding it.

The problem that mattered

The real work of therapy happens between sessions — exactly where most mental-health apps switch to streaks and confetti.

The tradeoff I made

Built for the therapist’s workflow, not daily-active charts. A client’s thirty-second check-in becomes one honest paragraph, ready before the session starts.

Why it’s different

Designed across the kitchen table with Dr. Raven Barrow — my wife, a practicing psychologist. When product instinct and clinical reality disagreed, clinical reality won.

The problem that mattered

Refs run match clocks on phones, and glancing down at a phone is how you miss the foul. I know — most Saturdays I’m the ref.

The tradeoff I made

Watch-first, glance-only. Anything that couldn’t be read in two seconds of bright sun got cut; periods signal by haptics you learn by feel.

Why it’s different

Designed on a U-12 pitch with a whistle in my hand, not at a desk. AYSO presets U6–U19, stoppage that arms its own countdown.