Why I built a tiny-task tools platform instead of another “big app”

Hey IH 👋

Most software today is designed for long-term use.
Dashboards, logins, onboarding flows, notifications…

But a lot of what we actually do online isn’t long-term.
It’s tiny.

Resize an image.
Merge a PDF.
Check a meta tag.
Convert a file.

Each task takes seconds — but the overhead around it often takes minutes.

So I started noticing something strange:

The tool was small.
The app around it was huge.

That’s why I built AllInOneTools — not as a “productivity suite” or SaaS platform, but as a collection of browser-based utilities designed for tasks that should be:

open → do → close → forget

No installs.
No accounts.
No “come back later” emails.
No leftover residue.

The Challenge

Most tools online optimize for retention.
But tiny tasks don’t need retention — they need speed + trust.

If a user opens a page for a 20-second job, every extra step feels disproportionate:

• login walls
• pop-ups
• permission requests
• heavy UI
• privacy doubts

I wanted to test the opposite idea:

What happens if the tool disappears after doing its job?

The Approach

Instead of building one large feature, I focused on:

• small, single-purpose utilities
• browser-only execution where possible
• zero-friction UI
• predictable behavior every time

The goal wasn’t innovation.
It was removing invisible friction.

What I’m Curious About

For builders and users here:

• Do you prefer one platform with many tiny tools, or separate focused apps?
• At what point does “simple” start to feel untrustworthy?
• Do no-login tools feel safer — or less serious?

I’m still learning from real usage, not assumptions.
Would love to hear how others think about disposable vs “full” software.