Small apps,
made carefully,
for the people
who use them.
A small group of builders, working end-to-end on every app we make.
Product design
Interaction design grounded in Apple's Human Interface Guidelines. Prototypes, motion, and detail work that honors the platform.
Native development
Swift and SwiftUI, written for clarity and longevity. Apps that respect battery, memory, and the user's time.
App Store delivery
Submission, review, and launch, handled with care. We treat the App Store as a partner, not an obstacle.
Long-term stewardship
OS updates, accessibility audits, and the slow patient work of keeping software good for the people who depend on it.
Quiet experimentation
We prototype small ideas in private, testing what an app should be before committing to building it.
Selective collaboration
We take on a small number of partner projects each year, working alongside founders and teams who share our standards.
A semester planner for students.
Organize the year into semesters. Add courses, log readings, and track assignments. Watch progress build a page at a time, week by week, until the term is done.
- Semesters
- Organize the year into terms, with courses inside each.
- Readings
- Log assigned pages and track what you've actually read.
- Assignments
- Due dates, weights, and a clear view of what's next.
- Progress
- Honest weekly totals. No streaks, no nags.
How we work, in five short notes.
Native first
We build natively for Apple platforms. Swift, SwiftUI, and the system frameworks. The right tool, used well, beats anything cross-platform for the apps we want to make.
Restraint over volume
A short list of features, executed carefully, is worth more than a long one done poorly. Every app we ship is allowed to be small.
Privacy by design
We collect only what is necessary, store only what is needed, and explain everything plainly. On-device first; the cloud only when it earns its place.
Accessibility is not optional
Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, contrast, and motion are part of the first build, not a future task. If it isn't accessible, it isn't finished.
Long after launch
Software is a relationship, not a transaction. We keep the apps we ship maintained, updated, and accountable to the people who installed them.
An independent studio, registered in the United States, building for Apple platforms.
Vandermere Labs LLC was founded to make a small number of careful iOS applications. We are not a contracting shop and we are not chasing scale. We exist to ship work we are proud to put our name on.
- Legal name
- Vandermere Labs LLCLimited liability company
- Founded
- 2025Active and operating
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey, USAUnited States entity
- Focus
- Apple platformsiOS · iPadOS · visionOS
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