Aside
Creator income and tax, without the bank link.
An income and tax tracker for creators, with platform quirks pre-mapped — Twitch's dual 1099s, taxable tips, deductible fees. Manual and CSV, fully on-device.
Aside
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Creator income and tax, without the bank link
What you get
Built the way we'd want it built ourselves.
Six design principles Aside shares with every other app in the studio. Opinionated on purpose.
Lives on your phone
Your data never leaves the device. No server to leak. No account to phish.
Fast enough to actually use
Core flows take seconds. Built for the in-the-moment version of you, not the imagined disciplined one.
Patterns surface themselves
The insight you need appears when the data is ready. No dashboards to babysit.
Made to be re-read
Your entries are kept as a readable record — something you'd actually want to open in a year.
Warm, not clinical
Written with a tone closer to a journal than a medical chart. Your language, not ours.
Pay once, keep using
A fair, one-time price where it makes sense. No dark patterns, no renewal notices.
How it works
Three steps. No account. No tracking.
01
Download once
Install Aside from the App Store when the waitlist opens. No account setup — it works the moment you open it.
02
Use for ninety seconds a day
The product is designed so the useful thing takes less than two minutes. Anything longer and you stop. We know.
03
Notice what changes
Patterns surface after two to three weeks. The data is yours alone — no cloud, no report to anyone.
Not shipped yet
Notify me when Aside ships.
One email when it lands on the App Store. No drip sequence.
No spam. No tracking. Email only — unsubscribe with one click.
From the journal
Notes on the practice.
- 01
Why Do I Feel Lonely Even Around People? The Psychology of Being Unseen in a Crowd
Why do I feel lonely even around people? Loneliness isn't about how many people surround you — it's the gap between being present and being known. Here's how to close it.
2026-10-23
7 min read
- 02
Why Do I Feel Like a Fraud When I'm Actually Succeeding? The Imposter Phenomenon, Explained
Wondering why you feel like a fraud even when you succeed? The imposter phenomenon isn't humility — it's a scoring error in how your brain tracks your wins. Here's the fix.
2026-10-22
6 min read
- 03
The Spotlight Effect: Why You Think Everyone Noticed Your Mistake (and Almost No One Did)
The spotlight effect makes you sure everyone noticed your stumble, your blush, your awkward joke. Research says far fewer did, and they liked you more than you think.
2026-10-22
7 min read
- 04
Why Does Nostalgia Feel Good? The Surprising Psychology of Missing the Past
Why does nostalgia feel good? Doctors once called it a disease. Modern psychology says missing the past can make you warmer, less lonely, and more hopeful.
2026-07-13
6 min read
- 05
Why Am I So Emotional When I'm Tired? What Sleep Loss Does to Your Brain
Why am I so emotional when tired? After a short night, your brain's alarm system fires up to 60% harder while its calming circuits go quiet. The science, explained.
2026-07-13
6 min read
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