Lagerland Apps

20 apps. One maker. No tracking in any of them.

An independent Apple studio in Finland. One person designs, builds, prices, and answers for every app on this sheet. None of them shows you an ad, asks you to sign up, or sends your data to us.

Tare A wordless balance puzzle. Hang the weights, balance every beam, and deduce the hidden ones. Newest on the sheet · first released 9 October 2026
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One person makes every app

Lagerland Apps is one developer in Finland making 20 privacy-first apps for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. The same person designs, codes, tests, and supports each of them, so the person who reads your email about a bug is the person who fixes it.

With no investors and no ad revenue, an app here earns money only when you decide it is worth paying for. That is why no app carries an advertising or analytics SDK, requests the IDFA, or makes you create an account. Your data stays on your device or in your own iCloud. The few apps that go online connect straight to the service they need, such as Wikipedia for WanderWiki or App Store Connect for the developer tools.

The work covers health and training, daily planning, bills, board games and logic puzzles, and tools for App Store developers. Each app does one job.

See what each app declares about your data · About the studio

Apps on the sheet
20, all live on the App Store
Devices
iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac
Advertising SDKs
None in any app
Tracking (IDFA)
Never requested
Accounts
None to create
Your data on our servers
None
App Store rating
4.2 average across 95 reviews
Made in
Finland, EU · GDPR by default

What one maker means in practice

“Nice app, which has improved my chess as a newbie. I made an improvement suggestion and received an immediate response. This was implemented within days. I love the Training and Learn sections. Stockfish analysis also helps and would recommend.”
P., App Store, about Chessful
“This is how it should be. Maybe a bit technical for most people, but too many apps are making claims without telling the user whether the number is any good. Observa actually shows you the baseline behind the insight.”
I.D., Reddit, about Observa

Find an app for what you need

Five series from one maker. Each app does one job, keeps your data with you, and is meant to feel calm.

Comparisons with the apps you know

123 side-by-side comparisons with the apps most people are switching from, including where the other app is the better pick. Four are here; the rest are on the comparisons page.

GymLogger X vs Strong Fast set logging on iPhone and Apple Watch, no account, and Pro insights that flag plateaus and fatigue from your own logs, with a lifetime option. Read the comparison Taskful Day vs Streaks A day planner where unfinished tasks move forward on their own and a streak is just one stat, on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Read the comparison Observa vs AutoSleep Observa interprets the sleep, HRV, and recovery data already in Apple Health. It does not replace a sleep tracker. Read the comparison AppMeta vs App Store Connect (web) A native Mac app for App Store Connect: every locale in one window, a field-level diff before you push, and your API key kept in the Mac Keychain. Read the comparison
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From the journal

Release notes, design reasoning, and practical guides, written by the developer.

How long to rest between sets: what the studies found, lift by lift

Most of a strength session is rest. A set of eight takes about half a minute; the gap before the next one takes two or three. So the rest timer decides how long you are in the g...

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When does Apple pay developers? The App Store fiscal calendar, payment dates and missing months

Apple pays App Store developers once per fiscal month, and its fiscal months don't line up with the calendar. That one fact explains most of the confusion: the month with two de...

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Transparency at a glance

What "no tracking" means in practice for a sample of the apps, taken from each app's Privacy Manifest and code.

App Tracking domains 3rd-party SDKs Account required Analytics
Observa 0 None No None.
Taskful Day 0 None No None.
GymLogger X 0 None No None. No analytics SDK, and nothing is uploaded.
AllPaid 0 None No None.
MediaKit 0 1: Unrar.swift No None.
AppMeta 0 None No Lagerland account; your own App Store Connect API key None.

This is a sample. No app in the catalogue requests the IDFA or links an advertising SDK. See the Privacy Manifest data for all 20 apps →

Frequently asked

Who makes Lagerland Apps?
Lagerland Apps is a one-person, independent Apple studio in Finland that has shipped apps for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac since 2025. One developer designs, codes, and supports every app. No investors, advertisers, or data brokers are involved, and the studio works under EU law, with the GDPR as the default.
Do Lagerland apps track me or collect personal data?
No. No app requests the advertising identifier (IDFA) or contains an advertising or analytics SDK, and none sends your data to a server run by the studio. Your data stays on your device, and the apps that sync use your own iCloud. Some apps go online for the job they do: WanderWiki loads articles from Wikipedia, and the developer tools talk to App Store Connect and, if you add your own key, to the AI provider you choose. They connect to that service directly. The transparency page lists what each app declares.
Do the apps require accounts or a login?
No. No app asks you to create an account or sign up with an email address. You download it and start. The developer tools (AppMeta, AppMeta Pulse, and Mockly's upload) connect to your own App Store Connect account with an API key you create at Apple.
How do you make money if there are no ads?
The people who use the apps pay for them. Most apps are free to download, with an optional paid upgrade sold as a subscription, a one-time purchase, or both. Mockly is the one app you pay for up front. No advertiser pays for anything.
Do the apps work on iPhone, iPad, and Mac?
Almost every app runs on iPhone, and AppMeta and Mockly are Mac apps. Chessful, Shogiful, Xiangqiful, Taskful Day, and MediaKit also run on Mac. GymLogger X, Observa, and Taskful Day have Apple Watch apps, and EarnLock's Apple Watch app comes with Premium. Many apps also run on iPad. Each app page lists its platforms.
What are the best alternatives to mainstream tracker-heavy apps?
Start with the job you need done. Taskful Day is a day planner for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch that carries unfinished tasks forward on its own. GymLogger X is a strength training log with an Apple Watch app and a lifetime option for Pro. Observa turns your Apple Health data into a daily Readiness score, with all analysis on your device. AllPaid reminds you of bills and contract renewals without connecting to your bank. The comparisons page sets each app against the apps most people know.

Pick an app from the sheet and keep your data where it is.

Every app page shows what is free, what the upgrade costs, and what the app does with your data, before you tap Get.

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