Simple, focused tools for real life. We build apps that solve genuine problems — without the bloat, without the complexity.
Every product starts with a genuine problem — usually one we're experiencing ourselves.
AI-powered weekly meal planning for busy families. Set up your family profile once — it plans your dinners, builds your grocery list, and gets smarter every week.
We're always building. The next Truer Things product is in early development. Follow along on LinkedIn to hear about it first.
Truer Things is a one-person software studio. I'm Ryan — a mechanical and electrical engineer from Michigan who got so tired of the "what's for dinner?" question that I built an entire app to solve it.
I started Tablewell with zero web development experience. Using AI as my guide and a lot of late nights, I went from "what's an API?" to a live app with paying customers in a few months.
That experience convinced me the barrier between "I have an idea" and "I built the thing" has never been lower. Every Truer Things product starts with a real problem and gets built until it actually works better.
Feedback on Tablewell, a product idea, or just want to say hi — I read every email.
ryan@truerthings.co