Alchemy Apps - Still and Trickster

Aim

Keeping the Alchemy Apps accessible to those who need them. Still is couch potato to 5k for the soul, and Trickster is a guide to change.

The Vision: Moving Beyond the "Ache"

We live in a world that often feels like it's pulling us apart. Whether you are a seeker, a searcher, or someone navigating the "in-between" spaces of faith and life, you know the feeling: The Ache of the World.

Based on my book of the same name, Still is an app designed to be a quiet companion. It’s not here to give you easy answers or demand more of your time. It’s here to help you belong, to yourself, to the earth, and to the present moment.

I believe that tools for spiritual well-being shouldn't be locked behind expensive monthly paywalls. We are all tired of "Subscription Fatigue."

Trickster is A new digital platform is challenging traditional church management styles by urging faith leaders to embrace a bit of "holy mischief." A Trickster’s Guide to Change (https://trickster-change-lab.base44.app/) has launched a dedicated theological edition designed to help dioceses, parishes, and Christian charities break through institutional calcification and rediscover authentic, systemic renewal.

My commitment is to keep both apps as accessible as possible:

• One-off Annual Payment: I am aiming for a price as low as £2.99 per year for Still.
• Pay what you can for Trickster.
• Mission-Led: This isn't a profit-machine; it’s tools for the community.
• Spread the Love: keeping them out the App Store keeps costs down, but I need to get the word out these are here. 

Why I Need Your Help

I’ve built the bones of this app myself, and have been using free software to keep the costs down. My Tickster App has TAKEN OFF and I offer that on a pay what you can basis, but this now means the free credits are all used and both use the same software so BOTH apps will stop working. I hope that this crowd funder will cover the costs my costs to upgrade the software, and spread the word.

The Goal: £1,000 This covers the technical costs to keep the apps going for about two years unless the Trickster app downloads keeps growing, £2000 means I can have a growth buffer in case they both really take off and support costs toadvertise the Apps to those who need need it. 

But here is the "Plus": Anything we raise over this goal goes directly toward my pro-bono support fund. This allows me to offer coaching and consultancy to youth workers and small charity leads who are doing the hard work on the margins but can’t afford professional support.

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 3rd August 2026 at 2:43pm