Buying Guides
Posts in the Buying Guides category from the LionScripts team.
Browser Productivity in 2026: Extensions and Companions That Earn Their Keep
Privacy, productivity, and developer tools that genuinely improve your browsing — and the categories where browser-adjacent native apps beat extensions.
Essential Android Apps in 2026
A short, no-bloat list of Android apps worth installing — calculator that actually helps, encrypted vault, and offline games.
Office Productivity Tools That Save Hours Every Week
The clipboard managers, calculators, and small utilities that quietly save 30+ minutes a day. Picks that are free or nearly free.
Essential iOS Apps in 2026
Apple's defaults are strong on iOS. These are the third-party apps worth adding anyway, plus the iOS settings that protect your privacy by default.
WordPress Plugins Actually Worth Installing in 2026
Most WordPress sites are 80% bloat. Here are the few plugins that pay for themselves — security, IP blocking, content protection, and SEO essentials.
The Case for Self-Hosted Web Tools in 2026
Web apps and plugins that don't require a SaaS subscription. Run them on your own server, own your data, scale at your pace.
A Developer Toolkit for 2026: Small Tools That Stay Out of the Way
The dev tools we install on every new machine. Lightweight, scriptable, and they let you get back to writing code.
Building a Small Business Software Stack on a Budget
You don't need 20 SaaS subscriptions to run a small business. Here's a tight, honest stack that handles security, ops, and daily workflows without subscription fatigue.
Microsoft Office Productivity in 2026: Office Add-ins and Better-Than-Office Companions
Office is everywhere. The tools that genuinely speed up Office workflows are often outside Office itself.
Google Workspace Productivity in 2026: What Actually Helps
Workspace defaults are clean and fast. The tools that quietly add 30 minutes a day to your productivity are usually outside Workspace itself.
How to Evaluate a Software Vendor in 30 Minutes
A 30-minute due diligence checklist before you pay for any software. Saves you from "stopped supporting it last year" and worse.
Essential WordPress Tooling for 2026: Security, IP Blocking, and Content Protection
A complete WordPress baseline — security, IP blocking, content protection, and SEO basics. The minimum stack that keeps the site fast and safe.