What we're building
Our operational model is founded on providing value to the user and creating tools that allow them to be successful in their objectives. We code and develop all of our projects from scratch. Each venture begins with problem scoping to determine issues requiring better solutions.
ledro
Ad-free, modern personal budgeting app for iPhone: no bank sync, no subscriptions, no data sharing. Easy monthly flow and net worth tracking.
An independent company
Darkmont, LLC is a privately held company based in Houston, Texas, founded in 2022. We build our own software — products we want to exist for our personal use as well as the broader market, designed and developed in-house.
We work deliberately. Rather than chasing a large catalog, we take on a small number of projects, give each one real attention, and maintain what we release. What we choose to build is decided on the merits — not by trend or outside pressure.
Independence is central to how we operate. As a privately held, self-funded company, we're accountable to the quality of the work and the people who use it, which lets us move at our own pace and stand behind everything we ship. Our first project is ledro, an app for iPhone, with more to follow under the same principles.
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Our first app
A personal budgeting app for iPhone — designed and built in-house, from a small set of principles we care about.
ledro is a private, on-device budgeting app. It's the kind of tool we wanted ourselves: a clear, honest way to see where your money goes month to month, without handing over your bank logins or trusting a server somewhere with your financial life.
The design is deliberately small. A home view that shows where you stand, a monthly check-off for what's still pending, and a clean visual of how it all adds up — built around the way most people actually think about their money in practice.
ledro is our first project because it's a problem we wanted solved well, and a test of how we want Darkmont to operate: take on something real, give it real attention, and ship when it's ready rather than when it's loud. It's now on the App Store.
Get in touch
Questions about Darkmont or our work? We'd be glad to hear from you.
For general questions, product updates, or press, email founder@darkmont.net.