Hey Product Hunt 👋

I'm Eren, a photographer and videographer from Belgium. I mostly shoot weddings and events.

Why I built Cadre

For years my "business system" was my notes app, WhatsApp, my banking app and a lot of things I just tried to remember. It worked, until I forgot to ask for a final payment, or found out the night before a wedding that I'd promised the same gimbal to two shoots.

The big studio tools felt like they were made for agencies: web dashboards, accounts, lots of setup. I wanted something simple on my phone that I could fill in right after a client calls, and that tells me what I still need to do. So I built it.

What Cadre does

• Bookings from first enquiry to delivered gallery, including multi-day shoots

• Packages, deposits and final payments, with overdue payments highlighted

• An automatic to-do list and reminders for every shoot

• Gear packing lists, with a warning when two shoots need the same kit

• A "Next step" on every booking, so you always know what to do now

• Optional sync to your iCloud, Google or Outlook calendar

Private by design

Everything runs locally on your device: no account, no ads, no Cadre server holding your clients' details. If you want, your data syncs through your own iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Where I'd love your feedback

I first built Cadre around my own way of working. Since then I've had lots of ideas for other styles and workflows: studio photographers, commercial shoots, videographers who plan very differently. So I'd really like to know:

1. How do you manage bookings and payments today, and what annoys you most?

2. What would Cadre need to fit your workflow?

3. Anything confusing when you first open the app?

You can try everything free for 30 days. I'm building this on my own, and I'll read and answer every comment today 🙏