Norolu Works

Building Norolu in the open

We’re building Norolu from zero, in public. No inflated numbers, no promises we can’t keep — just the tools we’ve shipped, the days we shipped them, and a door that stays open for your feedback.

Read our day-by-day story (Japanese)

Where we are now

Only numbers we can verify from our own data. Revenue and traffic are intentionally left out for now.

  • 39 Certifications free practice apps
  • 11 Live services live on our own domains
  • 250+ Explainer articles written to actually help
  • 30,000+ Practice questions free original practice questions across our apps (measured 2026-08-24)

How we got here

Every date is real — the first commit of each product.

  1. 2026-05-19 思い出ドリル (Omoide) begins Our first app — gentle reminiscence drills.
  2. 2026-05-25 norolu.com learning begins Forked from Omoide into free exam practice — now 39 certifications, Japanese learning and kids’ drills.
  3. 2026-06-24 GEO Checker goes live Check how AI-readable a website is.
  4. 2026-06-26 Baton Board starts A local-first cockpit that runs in your browser.
  5. 2026-06-29 Norolu Works hub opens This site — one place for our tools.
  6. 2026-06-29 Norolu Frameworks launches Run 3C, SWOT, MECE and OKR end to end.
  7. 2026-07-02 CareManager Web-Suite ships Browser-based tools that speed up a care manager’s paperwork.

What we’ve made

Every one is live today — jump in and tell us what to fix.

Tell us what isn’t working