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How the lab works

Lots of ideas go in. Only a few come out. Here's what happens in between.

pipeline

Four steps, one filter

01 · idea

Goes in the box

Every app starts as a small, annoying problem from daily life: a forgotten ferment, an idea lost in the shower.

02 · prototype

Built fast with AI

The first version is built together with an AI coding assistant. That's how one person can try many ideas.

03 · daily use

Tested for real

The prototype gets used at home for weeks. If it isn't useful every day, it stays in the box.

04 · shipped

Comes out

The survivors get polished, translated, tested on real devices, and published on the stores.

honest about ai

Built with AI. Decided by a human.

The code in these apps is written mostly with AI tools. What's not automated: choosing what to build, deciding how it should feel, using it every day, and saying no to features that don't belong.

ai does

The typing

Writing code, tests, translation drafts, and a lot of the repetitive work.

a human does

The deciding

Ideas, design, priorities, daily testing, and what gets shipped.

always

Your data stays yours

No account walls, data on your device.

always

Real support

Every message is read by the person behind the apps.

principles

Rules every build follows

principles.yml
# every build that leaves the lab follows these
storage:    local_first      # your data lives on your device
account:    optional         # open the app and start
offline:    true             # works without a connection
scope:      one_clear_job    # solve one problem well
built_with: human + ai       # idea and testing by a human
made_in:    "CH"
about

The person behind the box

Hi, I'm Simon. I live in Switzerland and I build apps for problems I run into myself, usually in the kitchen or at my desk.

By day, I'm a software and DevOps engineer with almost a decade of experience.