Independent app studio · Encinitas, California

We build products we can’t wait to use.

Our products

Our version of things.

Weather, time tracking, image compression. We like taking familiar things and making a version that works the way we think it should.

A Triple Glazed product

Mercury
Weather

Our favorite weather app. Clear forecasts and colorful charts on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro.

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Mercury Weather across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac

“Mercury is opinionated—its creators […] have decided how it should look, and they’ve knocked it out of the park.”

John Gruber, Daring Fireball

A Triple Glazed product

Orbit

Time tracking and invoicing for people who want to get paid. Built for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

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Orbit time tracking and invoicing shown across iPhone and Apple Watch screens

A Triple Glazed product

Pluto

Make images smaller. Keep them sharp. Fast, on-device image compression for Mac. No accounts. No uploads.

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Pluto for macOS comparing compressed images, including an Encinitas sunset and app icon

A few nice mentions

Mercury has been App of the Day, featured in Apple’s Developer Spotlight, and named Best Design by MacStories.

Apple App of the Day 9to5Mac Daring Fireball MacStories iMore Apple Developer Spotlight

Collaborations

Made together.

We work with a small number of teams at a time to shape the product, build it, ship it, and keep making it better.

Shot Lister

The better way to make your day.

Building and evolving Shot Lister with the Reel Apps team, the shot-listing and scheduling app used by film crews and Hollywood directors around the world. Helping productions plan a shoot day down to the minute.

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Shot Lister on Mac, iPad, and iPhone

Newie

Sell any service in seconds.

Working with the brilliant folks at Newie from day one to build an intuitive business tool for personal trainers to manage clients, payments, and scheduling. Helping trainers spend less time on admin and more time doing what they do best.

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Newie sales dashboard shown on an iPhone

Turbulence
Forecast

Bumpy flight ahead?

Working with Turbulence Forecast to turn dense aviation data into personalized flight forecasts and maps. Making it easier for travelers to understand what kind of flight to expect.

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Turbulence Forecast Flight Hub, World Map, and forecast request shown on iPhone

How we build

Polished.
Not overengineered.

01

Design that works

We care how an app looks, but even more about how it feels to use. We prototype early, use what we’re building, and keep refining the details until the whole thing feels right.

02

Platform-first approach

The best version of an app looks different on an iPhone than it does on a Mac. We design around each platform’s screen, input methods, conventions, and strengths instead of treating one interface as a template for all of them.

03

Backend & APIs

Great apps need great backends. We love building all the necessary parts.

04

Delights

We believe apps should bring joy. Whether it's a satisfying animation, a thoughtful interaction, or a clever solution to a problem, we love adding those extra touches that make users smile.

Work with us

Have an app in mind?

We only take on a few collaborations at a time, so we can stay close to the product and the people building it. Tell us what you’re working on. We’d love to chat.

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The studio

People who care about
the whole thing.

We work across product, design, and engineering, from the first sketch through launch and the updates after it. Running our own apps means we deal with everything that comes after shipping too, and we bring that perspective to every collaboration.

Based in Encinitas, California

Meet the team

Join the team

Come make apps
with us.

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