How it works
- Pick your craft. Sewing, jewellery, soaps and candles or anything else — you get a pre-filled sample product with realistic numbers.
- Change what's off. Materials, time, workshop costs. The price recalculates live with every change.
- See the truth. The recommended price, what it's made of — and your real hourly wage at the price you charge today.
The moment this calculator exists for
It's not an audit and nobody judges you. It's a mirror: you'll see what you really pay yourself per hour of your own work — and which cost eats the most of it. What you do about it is always your decision.
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Questions and answers
“I'm afraid of what I'll see. I'd rather not know.”
I understand — that's exactly why the calculator is not an audit. The number you see is never sent anywhere and nobody judges you for it. Most makers find the problem isn't their work but one or two costs they didn't know about. Once you see them, you can do something about them. Not knowing doesn't change the price — it just means you're the one paying it.
“Nobody here will pay a higher price.”
The calculator doesn't dictate a price — it shows what happens at the price you charge today: how much of it is materials, how much overheads, how much goes to the state, and how much is left for you. You also get arguments for explaining a higher number to a customer. And you may find you don't need a higher price but a different sales channel — it shows that too.
“I don't want to spend hours typing in numbers.”
You don't have to. Pick a craft and you get a ready sample product with sensible numbers. Then change only what's off. Nothing has to be filled in “completely”; every refinement just makes the price clearer.
“I can estimate the price in my head.”
Materials and time, yes. But machine wear, software subscriptions, the accountant, a share of the energy bills, social contributions and income tax — hardly anyone fits those in an estimate. The calculator keeps them in one place so the price stands on all your costs, not just the visible ones.
“Even with a high number, I couldn't defend it.”
With every price you'll find a “How do I explain this price to a customer?” panel with arguments based on what your price is actually made of. With a subscription you can print a price card — the price broken down on paper you can put on the table in a wholesale negotiation.
“Where is my data?”
Without signing up it lives only in your browser — nothing is sent to a server. If you create an account, your work is stored on the server so you can reach it from another device. There is deliberately no one-click download button anywhere — a copy of your data is sensitive, so you request it directly (Account → Request my data) and a download link arrives by e-mail. Analytics only turns on if you allow it in the cookie bar.