Independent product studio · Michigan

Useful things,
thoughtfully built.

We build focused software for everyday problems that should be easier than they are.

Current work

Three products.
Three problems worth fixing.

Lab 01Work

My Pick Rate

Know your rate before they tell you your rate.

A personal rate tracker for warehouse selectors. Track your shift, see where you stand, and keep a record of your work without relying on an employer dashboard.

Shift trackingRate historyOffline-first

Visit My Pick Rate

MPR / 01

My Pick Rate mobile app with Chrono showing a completed shift at 196 cases per hour

Lab 02Shopping

Wait To Save

Before you buy it, ask Wait To Save.

Share an Amazon product and get one clear answer: BUY or WAIT. If it’s WAIT, Wait To Save keeps watching the price for you.

BUY / WAITPrice watchesSmart alerts

Visit Wait To Save

WTS / 02

Wait To Save showing Taggy beside the app with a clear WAIT result

Lab 03News

Informedish

“I haven’t been outside in a week. Catch me up.”

Catch up on what people are talking about without spending your evening reading the news. Quick context, Before briefings, and conversation starters—just enough to join in.

Catch upBeforeConversation starters

In development

The studio

Independent is
a feature.

Nora Knows Labs is the product studio of Nora Knows LLC, based in Mason, Michigan. We notice everyday problems that should be easier, then build focused software to make them easier.

01Solve something real.

Build for a problem people actually have.

02Keep it obvious.

The product should make sense without a manual.

03Respect attention.

Useful when you need it. Quiet when you don’t.

Have something for the lab?

Say hello.

Josh Curtis · Founder Mason, Michigan

Josh@noraknowslabs.com