A community crowdfunding project

Keep Willow alive. Make it ours.

Together, Willow owners can fund a new independent local app—simple to use, built around the available robot API, and created to keep our robots useful for years to come.

Join the crowdfunding

Why FreeWillow exists

A remarkable robot deserves a future.

Willow was never just another mower. It became part of our gardens, our routines and—sometimes—our families. But a capable robot should not become difficult to use because its original app disappears.

FreeWillow is the practical next step: a new independent app that connects locally to the robot, using the available robot API. No grand promise. A focused, useful first version that gives owners back everyday control.

The community has already shown the need. Now we can turn that need into something real—together.

Concept screen of the new local Willow app

283verified owner responses

91%interested in a local app

85%say an app is important or urgent

One crowd. Three levels of momentum.

First we save the essentials. Then we make them better.

The €10,000 threshold funds the first useful version. Additional support expands testing and improvement—without bloating the mission.

€10K

Build the first version

The shared crowdfunding threshold that starts development of the approved local app.

€15K

Improve after real use

After owners have used the app for a while, a focused improvement round follows the community’s real-world feedback.

€20K

Expand confidence

More compatibility checks, broader testing and additional high-value improvements.

The first version

Useful from day one.

A calm, multilingual app for the jobs Willow owners actually need: finding the robot, seeing what it is doing and controlling it locally.

Connect locally

Automatically discover and connect to compatible Willow robots on your home network.

Mow with confidence

View status, start or stop, return to dock and control mowing sessions.

See and protect

Access Sheriff alerts, recorded images, surveillance timing and the live camera.

Shape the garden

View and edit maps, zones, mowing settings, Wi-Fi and robot preferences.

Choose your contribution

Save it first. Improve it together.

Every contribution moves the shared total closer to €10,000. Choose the level that feels right; the app is built for the whole compatible Willow community.

€99

Keep Willow moving

A practical contribution that turns concern into action and helps fund the essential first version.

Contribute €99

€199

Build the app

A strong contribution that carries more of the development, testing and launch work.

Contribute €199

Most impact

€299

Accelerate the app

A leading contribution that accelerates compatibility checks, quality testing and the improvement reserve—without promising private influence.

Contribute €299

Threshold protection: if the campaign does not reach €10,000, contributors may request a refund of their contribution less Stripe processing costs and a €10 administration fee, under the published refund procedure.

Good questions

Clear answers.

Will my Willow be compatible?

Every Willow is intended to be compatible when it has the latest available robot software. Final compatibility still depends on the available robot API and validation during development.

When will the app be ready?

If the €10,000 threshold is reached before 10 August, the first version is most likely to be delivered before the end of August. This is a target, not an unconditional guarantee.

Is one person expected to pay €10,000?

No. This is crowdfunding: €10,000 is the amount we aim to reach together through many €99, €199 and €299 contributions.

Will the app need the original cloud?

The first version is designed around practical local-network access using the available robot API. Some functions may still depend on what that API and the robot software make available.

What happens after €15,000?

The app first needs time in real gardens. After a period of owner use, the additional budget funds a focused improvement round based on concrete community feedback.