Coming soon
iPhone
Memo Mia
A voice first shopping list. Say it, and it's on the list. No typing with one hand while holding the baby, the dog and the trolley.
Far Out Mate
Useful stuff.
Bit different.
Far Out Mate is a small, independent product studio. We make apps that do one job properly, with a bit of a grin.
01 · The stuff
Things we make
Small apps, big care. A couple are out in the wild (or nearly). The rest are still in the shed.
In beta
iPhone
Somna
Records the sounds of your night, so you finally know what's going on while you sleep. Snoring arguments, settled.
Brewing
Top secret
Next thing
A few ideas are fermenting in the shed. The mate is on it. Probably.
02 · Manifesto
How we roll
- Useful first. If it doesn't make your day a bit easier, it doesn't ship.
- Small on purpose. Do one job. Do it properly. Then stop.
- Bit different. Boring is easy. We aim for the little thing that makes you smile.
- Your stuff is yours. We collect as little as we can and say plainly what we keep.
- Kaizen, mate. A little better every week. No big bang, just steady polish.
- No worries, lots of care. Relaxed about most things. Fussy about the details.
03 · Who we are
A bloke and his mate
Rod
Founder, maker, chief coffee drinker. Brazilian heart, Aussie attitude, a soft spot for Japan. Builds things he wishes existed, then polishes them until they shine.
The Odd Mate
Uneven feet, missing corner, deadpan face. Gets stuck into odd jobs. Does not do meetings.
Olá. G'day. Konnichiwa.
04 · AI manifesto (draft)
Humans in control
Full honesty: the proper AI manifesto isn't written yet. One day it will be. Rod swears. Here's where we stand today.
- 🧠AI helps. Humans decide. We use AI tools to build faster. A person decides what ships, and owns it when it doesn't work.
- 🙋A human answers. Write to us and a real person reads it and replies.
- 🔍No funny business. When AI is doing the work inside one of our apps, we'll tell you.
- 🚧Work in progress. We're learning as we go, and we'll update this as we do.
05 · Giving back
Paying it forward
We got here on the back of open source code, free tutorials and generous strangers on the internet. We want to give some of that back.
How, when and where? Honestly, we're still working it out. What we know is the why. When there's something real to share, it'll be right here.
Got an idea for how a tiny studio could help your community? We're all ears.
06 · Ready to take orders
Got an idea? An odd job?
Need an app built, a second opinion, or just want to say g'day? Drop us a line. The mate will put the kettle on.
hello@faroutmate.com