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.
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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 Need Constant Reassurance in a Relationship? The Attachment System Behind the Ask
Why do I need constant reassurance in a relationship? Attachment science explains why the comfort fades in minutes, and the one shift that makes it last.
2026-10-26
6 min read
- 02
Why Do I Feel Relieved When Plans Get Cancelled? The Avoidance Loop Behind the Relief
Why do I feel relieved when plans get cancelled? That small rush isn't proof you didn't want to go. It's your brain rewarding avoidance, and the loop is teachable.
2026-10-26
7 min read
- 03
Why Do I Get Defensive When Criticized? Self-Affirmation Theory and the Fragile Self
Why do I get defensive when criticized, even over small things? Self-affirmation research suggests you're not protecting the point. You're protecting who you think you are.
2026-10-25
7 min read
- 04
Why Do I Feel Anxious When Things Are Going Well? The Contrast Avoidance Model, Explained
Why do I feel anxious when things are going well? Psychology says worry can be a brace against the fall, and that habit quietly costs you the good part.
2026-10-25
7 min read
- 05
Why Do I Cry When Someone Is Nice to Me? The Psychology of Being Moved
Why do I cry when someone is nice to me? Those tears are not sadness. Psychologists call the feeling kama muta, and it reveals exactly what you have been going without.
2026-10-25
6 min read
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