Our vision

Why we charge, and where it goes.

Happy Light is free to start. Paid plans pay for three things, in this order. And then there are the dreams.

  1. One

    Safe, secure and ad-free services

    First, keeping the lights on properly. That means the servers the tools run on, the security work that keeps your stuff safe, and staying available when you want to make or play, paid for by you rather than by ads.

    It also pays for research, and for scaling up as more of you arrive, so things stay quick instead of creaky.

    And we aim to keep our climate footprint small as we grow. We'll invest in efficient infrastructure and look for greener hosting and energy wherever we can.

  2. Two

    A fairly paid team

    Next, the people who build it. We want to pay everyone fairly, and honestly more than fair. Happy people build happy products, and that's the whole plan.

  3. Three

    Dreams

    💭 Dreams, not promises

    If it all goes well, here are a couple of daydreams we'd love to chase one day. Please don't hold us to the magnets.

    • A bamboo farm

      Growing our own bamboo and turning it into bamboo tools. Real ones, for real hands.

    • A treehouse village

      Treehouses linked by wobbly bridges, with safety nets underneath. Magnetic safety nets? We'll ask a physicist.

What we stand for

Our values.

  • Always fair and transparent

    Always fair and transparent to clients, customers and users. Clear prices, honest copy, and we say so when something isn't built yet.

  • Experience, plus careful AI

    We build on real software-development experience, and we use AI carefully: as a helpful tool, with people deciding what ships.