About us

About Balane Apps.

Balane Apps is the product arm of Balane Tech — an owner-led software studio based in Munich.

  1. 01
    Something gets annoying.

    A meeting that overruns. A mic left open. An Odoo missing one feature. Not a backlog ticket — actual daily work.

  2. 02
    So it gets built.

    Native where native belongs: Swift for macOS and iOS, Next.js for the web, Python for Odoo. No framework wrapper around a website.

  3. 03
    One became many.

    Every solved problem stayed around as a product. Menu bar tools, iOS apps, web applications, Odoo modules, and Word add-ins.

  4. 04
    All under one B.

    One studio, one person responsible, the same rules everywhere: data local where possible, prices visible, software that simply runs.

How we build

Three rules. No fourth.

Alongside client work, this is where our own products take shape: native macOS and iOS apps, Odoo modules, and web tools. Each one started from a concrete problem, not a roadmap.

01

Data stays where it belongs.

Wherever possible the app does the work on your device. No account just because an account would be convenient for us.

02

Prices are on the label.

If it costs money, the price is shown — before the click, no “request a demo”, no price on request.

03

The software runs.

A small feature set that holds beats a big roadmap that wobbles. Updates ship when they are done.

Portrait of Jonas Höttler, founder of Balane
Behind it
Jonas Höttler
Founder & Developer
Client work

Wherever possible, your data stays local on your device. When something costs money, the price is shown plainly. And above all, the software is meant to just run.

Need something custom for your business? I build that at balane.tech — tailored applications, automations, and AI integrations.