Why I’m Building the Leanier App – And Why I Need Your Help
Hello, fellow waste-spotters, flow-lovers, and curious minds!
You’ve probably noticed something: life is messy. Not just the laundry pile or the browser tabs—we’re talking everyday habits, half-finished routines, and digital clutter that sneaks into every corner of our lives. And as someone who’s been on a personal mission to Lean my life, I couldn’t ignore the inefficiencies any longer.
So I decided to do something very Lean about it.
Introducing Leanier – a smart, simple app to help you declutter, streamline, and optimise life, one micro-adjustment at a time. It’s inspired by the powerful Lean principles we usually reserve for manufacturing floors or business systems—but flipped, reimagined, and made for you. For real people. With real lives. And possibly a mild addiction to list-making.
🧠 So… what is Leanier?
Leanier is your Lean life assistant—designed to:
✅ Spot everyday inefficiencies: Uncover small but powerful time, energy, and attention leaks in your daily routines.
✅ Guide you through Waste Hunts: Use quick, interactive “waste hunts” to reveal hidden inefficiencies in your home, health, digital life, and more.
✅ Bring Lean thinking to life: Apply proven tools like 5S and the 8 Wastes—without the jargon. Simple. Practical. Maybe even... fun?
✅ Replace 5+ apps with one smart system: From habit trackers to digital declutterers, Leanier aims to unify it all into one clean, intuitive tool for living smarter.
It’s part notebook, part habit tracker, part coach, and fully focused on sustainable personal improvement, not perfection.
This isn’t about hacking your life for hustle culture. It’s about living better with less effort, and actually enjoying the process.
🌱 Why I'm Crowdfunding
Because this isn’t a soulless SaaS start-up. This is something real, built from scratch, with real users (like you!) in mind.
We’ve already developed a name, concept, and brand identity—and now we’re ready to start building the first prototype. But to do it right, we need your support.
Every pound raised helps fund:
Development of the MVP (Minimal Viable Product)
UX testing with real-life Lean-curious users
Future features like integrated timers, “waste logs,” and a weekly flow report
A beautifully intuitive UI that doesn’t feel like corporate software
Keeping this project independent, ethical, and genuinely helpful
🙌 How You Can Help
💸 Back the Crowdfunder – Even small contributions make a massive difference
📣 Share it – Got a friend obsessed with systems? A productivity geek? Someone who colour-codes their fridge? Tag them!
💬 Give feedback – We're building with the community, not just for it
🧩 Lean Isn’t Just for Work—It’s for Life
Leanier is about bringing conscious, calm efficiency to a chaotic world. If you’ve ever stared at a cluttered phone screen, opened 12 tabs to get one thing done, lost track of files in endless laptop folders, doom-scrolled while the washing machine beeped for the fifth time, or retyped the same email line because your flow broke—Leanier is for you.
Let’s build something smarter, together.
Thanks for reading—and more importantly, thank you for being part of this journey.
Stay Lean,
Michelle
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