We build software and media that earn quietly, every month.
ShellRick Tech is a small, independent studio building subscription software and ad-supported digital media, with limited technical consulting for the right projects.
We run a small portfolio of products rather than chasing one big bet, and we keep each one simple enough to maintain properly over the long run. That means subscription tools people actually pay to keep using, free ad-supported sites that earn their place through genuine usefulness, and technical consulting we only take on when we have the capacity to do it well.
Live products
A few things we've shipped and keep running.
Quiz Bru ↗
Create and run live, multiplayer quizzes online. Quick setup, shareable links, and real-time play for hosts and players.
RunYourNumbers ↗
Free calculators for compound interest, bond repayments, and take-home salary. Simple tools for everyday money decisions.
KeyForge ↗
A free, browser-based tool for generating UUIDs and encrypting or encoding text. Everything runs client-side.
Qrop ↗
Generate branded QR codes in seconds, free for personal use, with an enterprise API for businesses that need scale.
Sorted Nexus ↗
Everything South African small businesses need to run their admin, in one place. Start with invoices, grow into the full toolkit.
Determine This ↗
A guide to what 'determine', 'prove', 'hence', and every other NSC instruction word actually means for Grade 10–12 Maths.
From the blog
Thoughts on building software and learning by doing.
AdSense Approval Is Not a Checklist: What the Guides Don't Tell You
Most articles about getting approved for AdSense make it sound like a formula. Add a privacy page, write some content, wait a week. We're still figuring out what actually works, and it is slower and messier than that.
Why We Built Sorted Nexus: We Needed It for ShellRick Tech Too
Sorted Nexus started as a tool we needed for our own admin. It turned out almost every small business in South Africa was dealing with the same mess.
The Roadblocks Were Ours: How We Finally Stopped Waiting and Started Shipping
Every obstacle that seemed to stand between us and launching ShellRick Tech turned out to be something we had built ourselves. Here is how we identified them, dismantled them, and shipped anyway.
What we do
Subscription Software
We build and run small, focused SaaS products on a recurring-revenue model, built to be reliable and low-maintenance.
Digital Media
We publish ad-supported content sites and tools, designed around audience value and sustainable, organic growth.
Technical Consulting
Limited-availability consulting for teams that need focused, senior technical input on software architecture and delivery.