Haplo is a one-developer indie studio building Swift-native, privacy-first apps for iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch. Nine apps shipped; zero data collected.
Press kit.
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Boilerplate
Haplo, LLC is an independent software studio founded in 2021 and run by a single developer. The studio builds native Swift apps for Apple platforms with a consistent philosophy: local processing over cloud, zero data collection, and no subscription wherever possible. Its nine shipped apps span focus (Barrier), on-device AI (Haplo AI), investing analysis (Haplo AI Investing), machine-learning tooling (Annot8), design (EasyLogo), documents (Markdown2PDF), fitness (Cinder), developer tools (ShipHappens), and travel (Bilbo). The studio's motto: "We're a tiny studio. Ship happens. (often.)"
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Fast facts
- founded2021
- teamone developer
- apps shipped9
- platformsiPhone · iPad · Mac · Apple Watch
- language100% Swift
- user data collectednone
- headquartersPortland, OR, USA
- build log@JC_builds on X
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Story starters
Four things happening here that are bigger than any one app. Reviewer access and benchmarks available for all of them — just ask.
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Coverage
Cinder: An Apple Watch Recovery App That Shows Its Calculations
Cinder · August 2026
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The lineup
Bilbo
On-device AI trip planner — builds full day-by-day itineraries on your iPhone. iOS, 2026.
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Barrier
Screen time & focus — blocks distracting apps with Apple's Screen Time API. In Goblin Mode, a goblin roasts you by name and makes you watch ads before you can doomscroll. iOS, 2023.
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Haplo AI Investing
On-device technical scoring for stocks — trend, momentum and volatility, with the reasoning shown. iOS, 2021 — the studio's first app.
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Annot8
ML image annotation at hotkey speed; exports YOLO, TensorFlow, PyTorch. macOS, 2023.
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Cinder
Workout & run tracking — AI training chat, Apple Watch logging, GPS routes, HealthKit and optional Strava sync. iOS, 2025.
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App Store screenshots, localization & uploads in one native tool. macOS, 2025.
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Brand assets
The studio logo below is free to use in coverage. App icons load straight from the App Store at full resolution — or grab them from each product page.
Please don't alter the marks, imply endorsement, or use them for anything that isn't about Haplo.
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The developer
Haplo is the work of one software engineer. Since 2021 they have designed, built, and shipped every app in the lineup themselves — every line of Swift, every icon, every App Store screenshot (using ShipHappens, the tool built for exactly that). They build in public at @JC_builds and are available for interviews, podcasts, and background on on-device AI, indie app development, and the one-person software business.
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