Why I Created Mullover: A Free Decision Maker for Life's Big Calls

I've always found big decisions harder than they should be. Not the small ones — the ones with real consequences. The ones where you know you'll be living with the outcome for months, years, or longer.

Should I change jobs? Should I move house? Should I upgrade my phone? Should I replace my car? Which university should I choose? Where should I go on holiday?

Most people face these decisions at some point. For years I handled them in exactly the same way — by overthinking them.

I'd spend days researching, open countless browser tabs, ask friends and family for advice, compare specifications, salaries, locations, fuel economy, reviews and every other factor I could think of. Yet somehow I'd often feel no closer to a decision.

The strange thing is I wasn't lacking information. In fact, I usually had too much of it. The real challenge was figuring out how much each factor actually mattered to me. That's what eventually led me to create Mullover.

The Problem with Pros and Cons Lists

Whenever people talk about decision-making, one piece of advice always comes up.

"Make a pros and cons list."

It's simple advice, and sometimes it works. But I found it had a fundamental flaw — not all pros and cons are equal.

Let's say you're deciding whether to move house. One benefit might be having a bigger garden. Another might be cutting your commute by an hour every day. A traditional pros and cons list treats those as two equal points, even though one might matter ten times more to you than the other.

The same applies when comparing job offers, choosing a university, or deciding whether to upgrade your phone. Some factors are hugely important. Others are simply nice to have. A basic list doesn't reflect that — and the result is a process that feels methodical but tells you almost nothing.

Other Methods Didn't Feel Right Either

Over the years I tried all sorts of decision-making techniques:

• Following gut instinct
• Asking friends and family
• Flipping a coin
• Building spreadsheets
• Using decision matrices

Many have genuine merit. But I found they usually fell into one of two categories — either too simplistic, or too complicated. When you're already stressed about a difficult decision, the last thing you want is to spend an hour building a spreadsheet with formulas.

I wanted something powerful enough to help with meaningful decisions, but simple enough that anyone could use it in minutes. That idea became Mullover.

Building Something People Actually Enjoy Using

When I started, I wasn't trying to build another generic decision tool. I wanted something that felt intuitive — and, honestly, a little enjoyable to use.

Mullover lets you compare two options while deciding how much weight each factor deserves. Because that's the reality of decision-making. A person comparing job offers might care far more about salary than remote working. Someone upgrading their phone might prioritise battery life over camera quality. A family moving house might care more about location than kitchen size.

The factors aren't the same for everyone, and the importance of those factors shouldn't be identical either. By letting you score options and adjust each criterion's weight, Mullover becomes a personalised decision maker rather than a one-size-fits-all tool.

The goal isn't to tell you what to choose. It's to help you understand what matters most to you — and let the maths do the rest.

The Decision Makers Available on Mullover Today

Since launching, I've built dedicated tools for some of the most common life decisions people face — each one tailored to the factors that actually matter for that choice.

Job Decision Maker

Comparing job opportunities is harder than it looks. The Job Decision Maker helps you weigh salary, commute, career growth, remote flexibility, stress level and stability — and tells you how close the call really is.

Moving House Decision Maker

Buying or renting a home is one of the biggest decisions most people make. This tool helps compare properties, locations, costs and lifestyle factors in a structured way — including whether to stay put.

Car Decision Maker

Should you change the car, or keep what's on the drive? Compare running costs, reliability, practicality, comfort and the cost of switching — with your current car scored as the free option.

University Decision Maker

Choosing a university can shape the next several years of your life. This tool helps compare course quality, prestige, nightlife, accommodation, cost of living and distance from home — including how much each factor matters to you.

Holiday Decision Maker

Torn between two destinations? Rate both on cost, weather, food, travel time and the ability to keep everyone happy. Ideal for settling the group chat once and for all.

Phone Upgrade Decision Maker

The shiny new model vs the one in your pocket. Battery life, camera, performance, cost to upgrade — and one honest question: do you actually need it, or do you just want it?

This Is Only the Beginning

One thing I've learned since launching is that people use decision tools for far more situations than I originally imagined. Every week I think of new decisions that could benefit from a dedicated tool — career changes, major purchases, financial choices, lifestyle decisions.

There will be many more added to Mullover in the future. My aim is to build a growing collection of free, honest decision tools that help people make more confident choices — and spend less time going round in circles.

Why Mullover Will Always Be Free

I built Mullover because I genuinely wanted a better way to make decisions. I know what it's like to spend hours comparing options, second-guessing yourself, and feeling stuck. I also know that many of life's biggest decisions arrive at the moments when you're already under the most pressure.

That's why Mullover is completely free — no subscriptions, no paywalls, no hidden costs. Just decision tools that work.

If you're facing a difficult decision right now — a job offer, a move, a car, a uni choice, a holiday — I'd love for you to give it a try. And if you do, I'd genuinely appreciate your feedback. Mullover started as a solution to a problem I personally struggled with. My hope is that it helps other people spend less time overthinking, and more time moving forward.