Available / Voicebean · Ratata · Bookee / Continuously refined

Built to be used for years.

Ayagu is an independent software studio, building useful, reliable products for the long run. Independent. Privacy-first. Built to last.

We don't chase feature counts or trends. We build small tools, refine them, and keep them useful for years.

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Established 2026new
Field Useful software
Pace Steady
Section 01 01 Product

Three products, for now. Different problems. The same care behind the build.

Voicebean  ·  Voice transcription

VoicebeanA local-first voice transcription tool. Record, transcribe, organize.

Voicebean is built for people who turn speech into text — programmers, writers, and anyone who values privacy. Transcription happens locally on your device, with no uploads and no setup. Open it, talk, and your words become editable text.

REC · 48kHz -- : -- : --
Local-first voice transcription
Status Available · shipping
For People capturing thoughts quickly
Version v1.0
Ratata  ·  Currency conversion

RatataA clean, instant multi-currency converter — built for travel and cross-border work.

Ratata is built for travelers, cross-border workers, and anyone juggling several currencies. It does one thing: get you to an accurate conversion in the fewest possible steps. ⌘K to add a currency, results update live, no ads, no clutter.

FX · LIVE -- : -- : --
Live rates via ratata.money
Status Available · iOS
For Travelers · cross-border workers
Platform iOS App
Bookee  ·  Family expense tracking

BookeeA shared family ledger — scan receipts, capture every item, and keep track together.

Bookee gives a family one shared ledger. Snap a receipt or payment screenshot and AI captures the merchant, total, and every item. Budgets, reports, and automatic currency conversion make family spending easier to understand.

Bookee family expense tracking and AI receipt scanning homebookee.com ↗
Status Available · Web / iOS
For Families · shared households
Core AI receipt scan · shared ledger
Section 02 02 Principles

Focused.Reliable.Simple. Three principles. Applied to every decision.

01 / Focus

Focused. Feature counts aren't the goal.

We believe in doing less, well. A focused product earns daily use; a long feature list rarely does. Every addition has to answer one question: is it worth opening for?

Subtracting Cutting deeper
02 / Reliable

Reliable. Good software stays quiet.

Good software doesn't interrupt: no popups, no forced updates, no fight for attention. It's there when you need it, invisible the rest of the time.

No interruptions Stays quiet
03 / Simple

Simple. No manual required.

A truly good product doesn't need to be learned. Open it, use it, and it works the way you'd expect. We spend more time simplifying than adding.

Intuitive Open and go
Section 03 03 About

Building products,for the long run. More to come — built the same way.

Ayagu currently ships three products: Voicebean, Ratata, and Bookee — for voice transcription, currency conversion, and shared family expense tracking.

They solve different problems, but follow the same approach: start with a clear need, stay out of the way, and get the core experience right.

These three products aren't the end. We'll keep shipping new products — each held to the same bar.

— Ayagu  ·  Staying focused