Why we built Fácil

We're frustrated with the state of note-taking apps.

You know the pattern where an app starts simple, does one thing well, and people love it. Then it gets acquired, or the VCs show up, or the "growth team" gets hired. Suddenly there are tiers, subscriptions, and features you used to have are now "Premium." The price creeps up every year. Some note-taking apps now charge $20 per month for their "Pro" tier. That's $240 a year just to write on your tablet. Even the basic paid tiers run $8-10/month. What happened to software you could just own? What happened to software that was simple, easy to use, and didn't require a subscription?

So we built Fácil. Not to compete with the big players. Not to become the next billion-dollar app. Just to make something that does what a note-taking app should do: let you open it and start writing.

No 15-step onboarding. No feature gates every time you tap something. No dark patterns guilt-tripping you into upgrading. No AI shoved into every corner whether you want it or not. No registrations. No data collection. Basically, no bullshit.

We're not anti-business. Apps cost money to make. Developers need to eat. But there's a difference between sustainable pricing and extractive pricing. $6 for an app you'll use for years? Sustainable. $100+ per year for the same thing? That's extraction.

We also believe great software should be accessible. Right now Fácil is on iPad, but Android is coming. Not just because it's a bigger market (though it is). Because students in developing countries deserve good tools too, not just people who can afford premium tablets and premium subscriptions on top of them.

When we launch on Android, it'll be the same deal. Simple app. Fair price. No games.

That's it. That's the whole pitch. We're not trying to "disrupt" anything or "reimagine" note-taking. We just want to make a good app that respects your time, your wallet, your data (which stays on your device, by the way).

If that sounds good to you, give it a try. If not, no hard feelings. We'll be here, quietly building something simple.