Why I built Σummarly
My accountant already had my bank transactions — their software pulls them in automatically. And still, every quarter-end looked the same: reconstructing my books from a pile of receipts, and learning what I owed when the phone rang. VAT due Friday. Please arrange payment.
That’s the quiet asymmetry of small-business bookkeeping: every tool on the market sits on the accountant’s side of the table. The heavyweight suites assume a bookkeeper stands between you and the software. The simple ones stop at a spreadsheet. Nothing tells the owner where they stand — until it’s too late to do anything about it.
Your accountant has their software. Summarly is yours. It collects and matches receipts quietly in the background, keeps your books current, and shows you what’s due months before anyone has to call — so the numbers that run your business stop arriving as surprises.
This project is about building applications that embrace the principles of digital minimalism, promoting a streamlined, intentional interaction with technology.
Built for indie and small businesses — and for the accountants and smaller firms who’d sooner sign off on prepared books than piece them together from a raw export.
