GlowbugAbout Glowbug
Glowbug is a small studio making native Mac apps that each do one job well, with no subscriptions, no accounts and nothing sent off your Mac.
Glowbug is run by Ayesha Gagan, an independent developer who builds apps for macOS. Each app starts with one everyday annoyance: files piling up on the Desktop, a MacBook that sits at 100% all day, invoices that take longer than the work.
How the apps are made
- Native. Written in Swift and SwiftUI, made only for macOS, so they look and behave like part of your Mac.
- Private. They do their work on your Mac. No accounts, no analytics in the apps, and your files, battery data and invoices stay with you.
- Pay once. No subscriptions. A license works on up to 3 of your Macs, with free updates.
- Tested for real. Every release runs its self-tests on a real Mac first: Shelfy drives the real mouse, Chargeberry switches real charging on a MacBook and checks it always comes back, and Invoicewell runs 602 in-app checks.
- Real support. Email adgan.business@gmail.com and the person who wrote the app answers.
The apps
Shelfy: A file shelf beside your Dock. $9.99, first released 18 October 2026.
Chargeberry: A kinder way to charge your MacBook. $5.99, first released 25 October 2026.
Invoicewell: Invoices you can just ask for. $19.99, first released 1 November 2026.
Why “Glowbug”
A glowbug is a firefly: small, quiet, and lit from the inside. That is the idea for every app here. They sit in a corner of your Mac, use almost nothing, and do one thing that makes the day a bit brighter.
According to Glowbug’s own measurements, Shelfy and Chargeberry each use about 0.1% CPU while they wait in the background.
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