// case studies

Case studies.

Each project is broken down the same way: the problem, what we built, and what changed. Dashboards, AI assistants, CMS websites and iPhone apps, all shipped end to end by one team.

Websites & CMS Practical AI tools Custom tools & apps
7case studies
3for businesses
4apps & AI
Laptop on a construction site office desk showing a live budget and schedule dashboard, next to a hard hat and rolled blueprints
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01 / business case studies

Tools that run real operations.

The case studies that matter most to local business owners: client portals, AI integration for day-to-day admin, and small business websites you can update yourself.

Laptop on a construction site office desk showing a live dashboard with budget charts and a project schedule, next to a hard hat and rolled blueprints
CASE_STUDY_01

Construction Dashboards

The problem
Clients had to wait on status emails to find out where their budget and schedule stood.
What we built
A live client view of budget, risk, invoices, and schedule in one place.
What changed
Clients see where their project stands without waiting on a status email.
viewBudget
viewRisk
viewInvoices
viewSchedule
Custom tools & apps Client portal
CASE_STUDY_02

Commonly

The problem
Running a housing coop means a pile of shared-building admin, usually kept in spreadsheets.
What we built
AI-powered coop management, built for housing coops.
What changed
Practical AI handles the busywork of running a shared building, not spreadsheets.
Practical AI tools Web app
CASE_STUDY_03

Braid

The problem
Local business owners need a site they can keep current without calling a developer for every change.
What we built
AI-assisted websites and a CMS made for local businesses.
What changed
Fast, clear sites that owners update themselves. Built for customers, not clutter.
Websites & CMS Practical AI tools

02 / app & ai case studies

Range, shipped.

Our own products and client apps, from on-device AI to simple iPhone tools that do one job. Same team, same end-to-end delivery.

CASE_STUDY_04

Lochan

The problem
AI chat usually means sending your conversations to someone else's server.
What we built
Private AI chat that runs on the iPhone itself. Conversations stay on the phone.
iPhoneOn-device AI
CASE_STUDY_05

Gella

The problem
Most kids' stories are written for every child, not for yours.
What we built
Personalized AI stories, written around the child reading them.
AI product
CASE_STUDY_06

Old Photo Scanner

The problem
Boxes of printed photos, and scanning them one at a time by hand.
What we built
A hands-free iPhone and iPad app for digitizing printed photos.
iPhoneiPad
CASE_STUDY_07

Lapwing

The problem
Run/walk training means watching the clock instead of the road.
What we built
A run/walk interval timer app. One job, done cleanly.
Mobile app

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A website, an AI assistant, a client portal, an internal tool. Describe the problem in plain words and we'll tell you what we'd build.

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