Sharper Minds

What it does

Sharper Minds is 15 fun games for the brain that require no registration or Internet. Keep sharp (and entertained) by playing the following classic games anytime or anywhere on a single app: Sudoku Crossword Minesweeper Hangman Classic and Falling 2048 Word Search Slider Puzzle Word Scramble Connect Blocks Trivia Patterns Chimpanzee Memory Test

Independent apps, games, and open-source projects by Tim Holmgren—from Checklist Genie and Aloha Planner to racing tools and brain games.

Holmgren Studio makes useful apps, playful games, and open-source software for people who care about the details. PonoLens is a local-first privacy monitor and Safe Prompt workspace for AI coding agents. It turns agent activity into plain-language receipts, detects sensitive information locally, and applies Pono Guard policies at supported interception points. A lightweight race engineer and proximity spotter for Assetto Corsa. It delivers useful voice calls for traffic, strategy, fuel, weather, flags, tyres, and pace—without a separate process. A standalone Assetto Corsa app that automatically records races, builds rich HTML journals, scores driving, analyzes telemetry, and turns the…from holmgrenstudio.com

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