Guides
Practical guides for everyday phone tasks
Step-by-step help for scanning paperwork, budgeting without a bank login, making GIFs, solving nonograms and getting more out of Yodabi apps — written by the people who build them.
Document scanning
OnlyScans guides
A private PDF scanner with on-device OCR, scan to Word, signatures and a local document library. About OnlyScans →
How to Reduce the File Size of a Scanned PDF Without Ruining It
The three settings that decide how big a scanned PDF gets, with a resolution table and a re-export workflow that keeps text readable.
OnlyScansHow to Redact a Document Before Sharing It (So the Data Stays Hidden)
What to hide, the redaction mistakes that leak data anyway, and a four-point check to run before you hit send.
OnlyScansHow to Password-Protect a PDF on Your Phone
Lock a PDF before you send it, pick a password that holds up, and share it without undoing the protection.
OnlyScansHow to Scan Business Cards Into Your Phone Contacts
Capture cards so text recognition gets them right, fix the errors it typically makes, and file contacts without creating duplicates.
OnlyScansHow to Scan Multi-Page Documents and Books With Your Phone
Prep, capture order, flattening curved book pages and fixing mistakes, so a 40-page scan comes out as one clean, correctly ordered file.
OnlyScansHow to Get Better Phone Scans: Lighting, Angle and Background Tips
Fix shadows, glare, blur and warped pages with better light, angle and background, then pick the right filter for the paper.
OnlyScansHow to Go Paperless at Home: A Simple System That Lasts
What to keep on paper, how to name and file scans so you can find them, and a 15-minute weekly routine that keeps the pile from coming back.
Budgeting
BudgetVault guides
An offline budget planner for expenses, monthly budgets, subscriptions, savings goals and debt payoff — no bank sync, no account. About BudgetVault →
How to Budget Without Linking Your Bank Account
A simple manual budgeting system that keeps you in control — without handing a budgeting app your bank login.
BudgetVaultDebt Snowball vs. Debt Avalanche: Which Payoff Method Is Right for You?
See both payoff methods run on the same three debts — and why the cheaper plan is not always the one that works.
BudgetVaultHow to Find, Track and Cancel Subscriptions You Forgot About
A step-by-step subscription audit: find every recurring charge, see the true yearly cost and cancel what you no longer use.
BudgetVaultThe 50/30/20 Budget Rule: How It Works and When to Adjust It
Split take-home pay into needs, wants and savings — with a worked example and what to do when the numbers do not fit.
BudgetVaultHow to Make a Monthly Budget That You Will Actually Follow
Seven steps from bank statements to a realistic monthly budget, with a fully worked example you can copy.
BudgetVaultSinking Funds: How to Save for Big Expenses Before They Arrive
Turn big, predictable bills into small monthly amounts with sinking funds — formula, worked example and setup tips.
BudgetVaultAre Budget Apps Safe? How to Check a Budget App’s Privacy
What a budget app can see, where your data goes, and a 10-point checklist to judge any app before you trust it with your money.
BudgetVaultHow to Calculate and Track Your Net Worth Over Time
Assets minus liabilities, done properly: what to include, how to value it and why the trend matters more than the number.
BudgetVaultHow to Budget in Multiple Currencies (Expats, Travelers, Freelancers)
Earn in one currency and spend in another? Pick a home currency, record the right rate and budget for exchange swings.
GIF making
GifLab guides
Turn videos, photos, screen recordings and camera clips into GIFs on Android, with captions, speed and loop controls. About GifLab →
How to Turn a Video Into a GIF on Android, Step by Step
Pick the moment, trim it tight, choose sensible settings and export a GIF that looks good and stays small.
GifLabHow to Make a GIF From Photos: Stop-Motion, Bursts and Slideshows
Shoot a sequence that animates well, pick the right time per photo and export a smooth, compact loop.
GifLabHow to Screen Record Your Android Phone as a GIF (Demos and Bug Reports)
Plan the recording, protect private info, crop to what matters and export a GIF where the text is still readable.
GifLabHow to Reduce GIF File Size Without Making It Look Terrible
Why GIFs balloon, which settings shrink them most and how to hit a size limit while keeping the GIF watchable.
GifLabHow to Add Text to a GIF: Captions and Meme Text That Stay Readable
Write captions people can read at a glance: size, contrast, placement and wording for GIF text and memes.
GifLabBoomerang, Reverse or Forward? How to Make a GIF Loop Seamlessly
When to use forward, reverse or boomerang, and how to trim a clip so the loop has no visible jump.
GifLabHow to Combine Multiple GIFs Into One (Back to Back)
Join GIFs back to back cleanly: match their shape, size and frame rate first, then merge and fine-tune the order.
GifLabGIF Frame Rate and Speed Explained: How to Get Smooth Timing
Frame rate versus speed, how GIFs store timing in hundredths of a second, and the settings that keep motion smooth.
Nonogram puzzles
NonoPop guides
Calm classic and color nonograms that are always solvable with logic — and you can turn your own photos into puzzles. About NonoPop →
What Is a Nonogram? Rules, Names and a Short History
The number-grid puzzle that hides a picture: the rules, the many names it goes by and how it started.
NonoPopHow to Solve Nonograms: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners
The overlap method, X marks and a solving routine, with a complete 5×5 puzzle solved step by step.
NonoPopAdvanced Nonogram Techniques: Edges, Joining, Splitting and What-If
Edge forcing, joining, splitting, capping, gap fitting and the what-if test — each shown on a real line.
NonoPopHow to Solve Color Nonograms: Rules and Techniques That Change
Why different colors can touch, how that changes the overlap math, and the cross-checks that only color puzzles allow.
NonoPopHow to Solve Big Nonograms: Strategy for 20×20 and 25×25 Grids
Slack math, a smart first pass, counting by fives and the habits that keep 25×25 puzzles calm and error-free.
NonoPopHow to Turn a Photo Into a Nonogram Puzzle
How photo-to-nonogram conversion works, which photos make good puzzles, and how to do it on your phone or by hand.
Roguelike defense game
Grow Guerrilla guides
A satirical roguelike farm-defense shooter: draft a build, manage gun heat and hold the sky through 12-stage seasons. About Grow Guerrilla →
Grow Guerrilla Beginner's Guide: How to Survive Your First Seasons
How seasons, gun heat, plants and Gold Bud work — plus the threats to shoot first and the upgrades to buy first.
Grow GuerrillaGrow Guerrilla Strains Guide: Which Strain Should You Play?
The real numbers behind all six strains, what their signatures do, and the guns and skills that make each one sing.
Grow GuerrillaBest Grow Guerrilla Builds: Skills, Relics and Synergies That Work
Draft odds, gun choice, heat builds, relic combos and four complete builds — plus the pairings that quietly cancel out.
Grow GuerrillaGrow Guerrilla Bosses Guide: How to Beat All Five Season Bosses
Phases, weak points and counters for The Chief's Gunship, the Crop-Duster Ace, Blimp Command, The Mothership and the Federal Harvester.
Grow GuerrillaGrow Guerrilla Daily Challenges: Daily Seed, Rush Hour and Boss Gauntlet
The rules, rewards and a game plan for all three daily modes, and how to fit them around missions and your fuel tank.