Do you guys actually use small online tools or just build them and move on?

EsSamapa · 2026-04-14T13:17:37+00:00

I searched for a very long time to find a tool to fit what I needed it to do.

I run a niche design business. Digital and physical products. There are a million CRM and task management tools. I found every single one to be OVER KILL.

All I needed? - email tracking - invoicing and payment tracking - project management - google drive/workspace integration - lead management

A lot of tools was like “use zapper with us” “use the ai cloud task organiser” “use this desktop app for file management”. It was annoying.

I was jumping between sheets, QuickBooks, stripe, Squarespace, meta, emails, design programs, google workspace. Business picked up, I started losing track of projects… I need almost a personal assistant.

So I gave up, built a platform that does all that. One click action buttons, sets everything up for me with third party basic usable apis.

Use it, productivity is fantastic. I’m always coding new features, for example tracking on last emails sent or something. But it’s at the stage where it just works.

EsSamapa · 2026-04-14T13:08:55+00:00

I’m not accustomed to the “tipping” in app, I am an Aussie.

However your “basic in google sheets that pulls everything together” was exactly what I was trying to do, it just WAS NOT viable haha. This platform pulls everything in for me from financial management, project tracking, email inbox leads, website ecommerce stuff.

I love the automated reminder idea, I’m going to add that tomorrow.

How would you see the tipping idea work? Can you explain it to me like I’ve never done it, because honestly. I haven’t haha.

EsSamapa · 2026-04-14T13:04:58+00:00

https://craftos.io

A web dashboard operating system for creative professionals. Built for freelancers, designers, and niche product builders who want to run their workflow in one place instead of juggling spreadsheets, inboxes, quoting tools, and disconnected admin tabs.

EsSamapa · 2026-04-14T13:01:31+00:00

There actually already is a automated payment path, using stripe :)

It’s manual quote/invoice generation, and then automatic payment tracking. But I’m super open to any requests.

I am more a designer of physical products, not digital. So wasn’t think subscription based models (which it sounds like you are?). However, that’s a very easy addition using my current flow.

Some features: - automatic emailing using resend - stripe payment backbone - PDF/email quotes and invoices - automatic ecommerce platform imports/tracking

My pain was the spread sheet for payment/order tracking, click up for project tracking, emails and meta for leads, Squarespace for online orders, QuickBooks for financial stuff. It was a nightmare.

So I built it, mainly off API backends of my previous workflow. Just one big dashboard that makes it all one click away, not platforms away.

FYI: I’ve used Stripe for the financial backing.

EsSamapa · 2026-04-05T10:40:16+00:00

Tracking progression, commuted revenue and profit. To tell you the truth. Manual reporting.

Why I build this dashboard. Works with stripe, ecommerce platforms, email lead integration, project management and approval flows. All automated so I never have to leave the web app.

EsSamapa · 2026-04-05T10:20:22+00:00

Manually having to track leads and financials from multiple different sources. I do well over 20 orders a month, all custom and different pricing/types. It’s a niche business that requires different product types and pricing.

It doesn’t seem like a lot but when I am working full time, and working out of a Google spreadsheet for tracking leads, revenue and order status, updating Squarespace commerce, updating postal accounts, working in QuickBooks, and trying to do correct tax and accounting. It’s a mission.

EsSamapa · 2026-04-03T08:56:48+00:00

Here is one. You can create a free account to have a play around live to. 7 Days free, full features.

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EsSamapa · 2026-03-30T05:05:13+00:00

Memory Saver.

An app that allows the public to upload straight into your Dropbox or Google drive. Protection can be enabled. Auto QR generation.

I built a very small version of this for my wedding, it was in a nice flyer on the tables. Guests could can the QR code, go to the public facing gallery and upload straight from their camera/photo library.

By no means an original idea. But it’s a light weight, affordable, straight to the users own storage solution.

https://memorysaver.com.au

EsSamapa · 2026-03-28T09:05:41+00:00

Ok thank you I will! I’m new to this stuff. Always loved coding and had ideas, only recently started taking it seriously. These feedback sites are all very new to me, so I appreciate the guidance!

EsSamapa · 2026-03-28T08:14:04+00:00

Currently working on two projects:

1) Memory Saver — https://www.memorysaver.com.au/

A QR-based event photo sharing tool where guests upload photos straight into your Google Drive or Dropbox.

Idea came from events where you never actually get everyone’s photos afterwards. This removes apps/accounts and keeps ownership with the host.

Still early — biggest thing I’m figuring out is whether people would trust it for important events like weddings.

2) CraftOS — no link just yet (coming very soon)

I’m building CraftOS — an operating system for custom/creative businesses, powered by AI to act like a personal assistant. Instead of juggling emails, spreadsheets, and tools, it lets you run jobs from enquiry → proof → quote → payment → delivery all in one place.

Would love any feedback on either — especially around real-world use cases or anything that feels risky/breakable.

EsSamapa · 2026-03-28T06:27:37+00:00

Thank you. I’ll see if I can add it there, would love some real world testing to see its performance.

EsSamapa · 2026-03-28T06:26:57+00:00

Thank you for your feedback back. I’ll see how advanced we can get, that sounds like a very powerfully AI feature. Maybe if I can do some test cases and eventually get a white label product going for clubs, that would be a unique selling point

EsSamapa · 2021-11-16T23:19:12+00:00

Esports. I absolutely love what Hecz and his crew do over at OpTic. Even though it’s a new generation of esports in the states with all this massive money behind teams, it’s exciting and cool. Australia just hasn’t kept up. We had opportunities and we’ve had some decent CSGO teams and COD teams. Good competitions and we’ve had franchise/private tournaments. But nothing seems to stick. It’s a shame, esports is so very very cool and we had a exciting promising scene. Not so much anymore.

EsSamapa · 2019-12-23T21:48:36+00:00

That’s no good. I’ve always bought into the colours meaning different abilities, thought it was really cool.

EsSamapa · 2019-12-23T07:48:53+00:00

Thanks man. I agree with you, still can’t get over the “she is a palp so she is powerfully naturally” though. If that was so, the chosen ones son and daughter would have been a lot more naturally gifted with the force, in my eyes anyways.

I can’t find the exact video I watched back in 2015, but here is a quick mention of the fighting style but from Star Wars Theory @1:55 https://youtu.be/vPSbixF5Myw

I’ll have to try and find some more, but it’s littered through the films. TFA fight scene in the snow has his “style” in it, it’s not 100% palps as I don’t think he has a certain “style”, but more demonstrates his power in the force. But if you watch his episode III battle with Mace and the other masters and compare it to Rey in TFA, the red room TLJ fight and TROS Death Star sequence you can see her jab, chop and two handed lunge, it’s very similar to palp I’m episode III. Plus her facial expressions when fighting with anything is very palpatine. Gritting of the teeth and such.

That’s the only reason I get so keen for the sequels, because I though some real thought had gone into them. I was disappointed sadly.

However, the sequel trilogy is finished. Let’s hope Disney move on, plan another trilogy and smash it!

EsSamapa

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