Why I built Owed.

When a UK or EU flight lands 3+ hours late, the airline may owe each passenger up to £520. Writing the claim takes minutes. The hard part comes after: eight weeks of waiting, and maybe a refusal you have to decode.

I built Owed, a free web app, for that part.

You answer 4 questions and get your amount and a ready letter. You send it from your own email. Then Owed takes over the waiting. Every morning at 9, a Base44 Superagent checks every claim. It emails you only when it’s your move. If the airline says no, you paste their reply. Owed tells you if the excuse holds up and writes your answer.

Three rules shaped it: • Never read anyone’s inbox. Owed only knows what you type or paste. • No AI guesses with your money. Every amount follows the law. • Let the design explain. It looks like an airport departures board, and the motion shows the 3-hour rule.

I designed every screen in Figma first (49 frames), then built it in Base44.