Fuel Daddy

Mitchell Down got sick of fuel apps that were basically advertisements masquerading as utilities—so he built Fuel Daddy. No accounts, no ads, just live prices at 8,300+ stations across Australia updated every 15 minutes from official government feeds. That's 8,300 gas stations updating in near real-time while most apps are still showing yesterday's prices. Fuel Daddy pulls data fresh enough to actually help you save money on your drive home.

Here's what makes this interesting: Australia has a predictable fuel price cycle where prices swing wildly throughout the week—sometimes by 30 cents a liter. Most apps are too slow to catch it. Fuel Daddy shows you the cycle, flags the cheapest stations nearby, includes member-only Costco prices (which are always cheaper and never shown anywhere else), and even has a trip fuel cost calculator. It works without location permissions if you're paranoid about that kind of thing, and it's free on web and iOS.

The fuel market in Australia is a $50 billion industry and Australians are literally driving past cheaper stations every day because they don't have real-time data. Mitchell also runs Sell Any Car Fast in Brisbane, so he's already deep in the automotive space. This is the app you download once and never uninstall—because watching gas prices like a hawk is exactly the kind of boring utility that adds up to real money over time.

Brisbane-based and likely looking for more users to scale across the continent.