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Black-Founded Apps & Digital Tools Worth Knowing
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items Black-founded apps and digital tools that are actually still active and useful—not a copy-and-paste list from 2021 lol. I’m checking founder information, current availability, pricing and privacy before recommending them. These are researched finds u...
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Black-Founded Apps & Tools I’d Actually Tell People About
Black-Founded Apps & Tools I’d Actually Tell People About
From scheduling and creator platforms to food discovery, education, healthcare and legal tools. Black-founded does not automatically mean perfect or private, so I’ve included the practical checks I would make before signing up.
Nigerian-American founder Tope Awotona built Calendly to end the endless ‘what time works for you?’ emails. Useful for bookings, interviews and client calls, with free and paid plans to compare. It connects to your calendar, so check permissions, pri...
Calendly
Anthony and Janique Edwards built EatOkra because they wanted an easier way to find Black-owned restaurants. It now covers thousands of food businesses across the US plus places in London and Toronto. Great for travel and local food discovery; always...
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Mandy Bowman created Official Black Wall Street to make finding and supporting Black-owned businesses less like a treasure hunt. Useful for shopping, services and business discovery, especially in the US. Listings can change, so still verify the busi...
Official Black Wall Street (OBWS)
Songe LaRon and Dave Salvant built SQUIRE around how barbershops actually work—not generic appointment software with a barber label stuck on it. Customers can find and book shops, while owners get scheduling, payments and management tools. Compare fe...
Squire
Isaac Hayes III built Fanbase around the idea that creators should be able to monetize more than one kind of post instead of feeding a platform for free. It combines photos, short video, live audio and subscriptions. Before moving an audience there, ...
Fanbase
SPILL is a Black-founded social platform built by former Twitter employees Alphonzo Terrell and DeVaris Brown, with culture and marginalized communities in mind. It is one of the more interesting alternatives to the usual giant platforms. Still check...
Spill
Courtroom5 was founded by Sonja Ebron and Debra Slone after both had to navigate civil court without lawyers. It helps self-represented people understand procedure, deadlines and documents in US civil cases. Important: it is not a law firm or a subst...
Courtroom 5
Wemimo Abbey and Samir Goel built Esusu to turn on-time rent into credit-building information and wider financial support. It can report rent to the three major US credit bureaus, but access may depend on your property. Check eligibility, fees, data ...
eSuSurent
Carry1st is an Africa-focused games publisher, payments platform and digital shop built to make mobile games and purchases work better across African markets. Useful for discovering games and buying supported top-ups with local payment methods. Check...
Carry1st
Abena Boamah and Saada Ahmed built Blacktag as a platform and professional network for Black creators, culture and brand opportunities. This is more industry network than casual social app, which may be exactly why it is useful. Membership or selecti...
Blacktag
Ashlee Wisdom built Health in Her HUE to help Black women and women of colour find culturally responsive healthcare information, providers and community. It can support the search, but it cannot replace personalised medical advice or emergency care. ...
Health in Her Hue
Edna Martinson and Clarence Tan co-founded Boddle, a game-based maths and English platform for younger learners. It works on web, iOS and Android and has free tools for families and teachers. For children, I would still check age fit, screen-time set...
Boddle Learning