Southam Apps · Aotearoa

Apps that respect
your privacy.

Independent software built in New Zealand. No accounts, no ad networks, no trackers — just tools that do their job and stay out of the way.

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Our Apps

Compass

A private news reader for New Zealand and the world. Compass shows how outlets across the political spectrum cover the same stories — a compass dial on every headline marks its lean, so you can spot blindspots and read the full picture. Articles open in a clean, built-in reader that strips ads, scripts and tracking code, so you never leave the app.

Built-in reader Offline reading Lean dial Custom feeds
Get it on Google Play

Findaroo

Colourful word search puzzles for curious minds. Drag a colourful trail across the grid to find every hidden word, then level up through bigger grids and trickier words as you go — 38 categories, three game modes, and settings for font, text size and timer.

38 categories 3 game modes 6 world languages Adjustable text
Get it on Google Play

Currently in testing, coming soon. Want to be a tester for my apps? Email apps.southam@gmail.com and I'll add you to the list.

SlashKit

A command builder for Minecraft: Bedrock and Java. Pick a command from more than ninety templates, fill in the options, and copy the finished text — with kits, a rich-text builder and selector tools for people who run servers. Free to use, playable in your browser, with an optional one-time Pro upgrade on Android.

Bedrock & Java Command kits Play in browser Works offline
Play free in your browser

Why our apps are different

Nothing phones home

Your feeds, saved stories, progress and preferences live on your device and nowhere else. Any optional one-time Pro upgrade is processed by Google Play; nothing about how you use the app is ever involved.

A reader that strips trackers

Tap a headline in Compass and the article is rebuilt as clean text — no ad slots, no scripts, no tracking code running. Article images load from the outlet; nothing else does.

Built to be genuinely useful

Every app starts from a real, specific problem — reading the news without bias-blindness, building a Minecraft command fast, or making a word search that's actually fun — not attention or engagement for its own sake.

Made in New Zealand, for anyone

Designed and built end to end by one independent developer in Aotearoa, published to a worldwide audience under the nz.southam namespace.