Daras Flow builds practical apps and workflow tools that reduce friction.
Lightweight, single-purpose digital tools designed to make everyday operations and daily life less clunky. Built with an optimization mindset by Panos Daratsianos.
Our Apps
Pare Gala (Our Groceries)
Active PWAA shared grocery list app for families who want one simple place to manage shopping.
Shopping lists get messy when multiple people edit them, or when you are in the store with poor internet connection. Pare Gala focuses on solving these edge cases by providing an ultra-fast, real-time shared list.
The Story: I built this app to solve a classic Greek household emergency: standing at the supermarket checkout and getting that last-minute shout from home, “Pare gala!”(“Get milk!”). That running joke, and the frustration of forgetting the most essential item, is where the name comes from. I wanted a simple tool that syncs family shopping lists instantly, so no one ever forgets the milk.
- mobile-first design
- simple shared lists
- PWA
HonestCal
Coming soonAI-assisted calorie logging for real meals, with review before logging.
Most calorie apps demand fake precision, forcing you to search databases for exact brand names or weigh every gram. HonestCal uses AI to estimate calories from natural language descriptions or meal photos, allowing you to log in seconds.
The Story:I lost 30 kilos and have successfully kept it off for over 6 years. During that time, I realized that consistency and honesty matter infinitely more than rigid, fake database precision. I built HonestCal because I couldn't find an accurate, bloat-free calorie app. The app uses AI to estimate your meal, and explicitly says what it assumed you ate, letting you review and adjust before logging.
- private food tracking
- AI text/photo estimates
- honest assumptions, no fake precision
The Artisan Mindset
Every app is built with what Nassim Nicholas Taleb calls having “Soul in the Game.”As an artisan, I oversee the entire lifecycle of what I build, taking personal responsibility for the final utility. This means refusing to ship compromised, defective, or bloated products. We map how people actually work, identify where the friction occurs, and build the smallest, most direct tool to solve it.
This approach is grounded in process engineering and finance transformation work at companies like Booking.com, Rituals, and VanMoof.
Workflow Consulting
I occasionally take on selected workflow automation and process simplification projects for businesses. If you have a messy operational problem that needs a lightweight, custom tool or system integration, get in touch: panos@darasflow.com.