Apps built for real towns,
Midwest style.
Solo Dad Tech Group makes honest, useful apps from Michigan's Upper Peninsula — starting with Corkboard, and with more on the way.
The apps
Small-team software with a simple rule: it has to be genuinely useful to the people who live here.
Corkboard
Live on the webEscanaba's local business board
A social app where verified local businesses post updates and neighbors follow along. Residents pin the businesses they care about, then like and comment on what's new around town.
- ✓ Only businesses post — a feed that's actually useful, never noisy
- ✓ Every business gets its own modern page — theme, hours, and updates
- ✓ No ads from anyone else, ever
- ✓ Local only — built for Escanaba, MI
iPhone & Android apps on the way.
More in the workshop
Corkboard is the first of several apps in the works. New ones will show up here as they're ready.
Have an idea?
If there's an app your town or business genuinely needs, we'd love to hear about it. Drop a line.
Local first
Built for real communities, starting with our own corner of the U.P.
No junk
No third-party ads, no dark patterns, no selling your data.
Built to last
One solid codebase per app, shipped to iPhone, Android, and the web.
About
Solo Dad Tech Group is run by a Midwest dad who builds apps from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The goal is simple: make software that's genuinely useful to real people and real towns — big-company quality, small-town heart.
Let's talk
Questions about Corkboard, an idea for an app, or just want to say hi? Drop a line anytime.
✉️ solodadtech@gmail.com