Indie iOS apps · made by one person

Small, friendly apps, made pixel by pixel.

I design and build every app here myself, from tools for pet people to little pixel games that nudge you toward good habits. No ads, no accounts, and your data stays on your phone.

Hi, I'm Mateo. Thanks for stopping by.

The apps

Coming to the App Store

For iPhone and iPad. Leave your email and I'll tell you when each one launches.

Pawboard

Coming soon

Your voice on your pet sitter's phone. Pets listen better to the person they know.

Record "sit", "dinner" and "good girl" in your own voice
Share a play-only board with your sitter as one file
Big buttons that are easy to tap with a leash in one hand

iPhone · iPadPrivacy: Data Not Collected

Coming soon to theApp Store

HabitPet

In development

A tiny pixel pet that lives in a Home Screen widget and grows when you keep your habits.

Feeds on finished Reminders, custom habits and closed Activity rings
Never dies. If you slip, it gets sleepy, then comes back when you do
Grows through stages, then retires and you raise a new one

iPhone · Apple Watch ringsSmall, medium and large widgetsPrivacy: Data Not Collected

Coming soon to theApp Store

See them in action

Short demos

Each video is under a minute. Tap one to play it here.

0:48

Pawboard: record a board in two minutes

Setting up "Dinner time!" and sharing it with a sitter.

0:37

HabitPet: a day with Pip

Closing rings, ticking off Reminders, and a well-fed widget.

Tip jar

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I'm one developer working on these in my spare time. The apps are free with no ads, so tips are what keep them going.

Pays the $99 a year Apple developer fee
Buys test devices and time for new features
Tells me people want more of this

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