We build the apps
we wish existed —
and ship them ourselves.
Novapps is an independent studio. No clients, no contracts — we make premium consumer apps for the gaps we feel ourselves, and we live with whatever they become.
Apps with a point of view.
We don't take briefs. Each Novapps product starts with something we want to use ourselves — and we only ship when the rest of it gets out of the way.
Demand we feel.
Ideas come from the gap between what exists and what we wish did.
Native & fast.
Sub-100ms taps. Animation that answers a question, not decoration.
Honest pricing.
Free where it should be free. Pro where it earns it. No dark patterns.
Privacy as posture.
We collect the least. The data we don't store can't betray our users.
What we've shipped.
A small catalog, on purpose. One live, more on the bench.
Car Spot
Point your phone at any car. Get the make, model and the story behind it — and quietly build a collection of every one you've ever spotted.
- — AI-powered scanning
- — Personal collection
- — Freemium · Pro tier
- — Privacy-first
On the bench
A second app, in private build. We'll talk about it when there's something to show.
Whatever's next
Always one or two ideas in notebooks. The bar is high; most don't make it past the page.
A method, not a machine.
Three movements. Each one has to earn the next.
Map the gap.
We sit with the problem until we can finish its sentences. Then we write one — the bet the app is making — and tape it to the wall.
- — One-sentence bet
- — Audience portrait
- — Success metric
Make the hero flow real.
If it doesn't pass the home-screen test by week three, we change course — not the deadline.
- — Hero flow, in code
- — Motion language
- — Build-ready spec
Day one is the smallest day.
Friction goes; rituals stay. Every release tightens the gap between what users want and what the app remembers.
- — Store-day-one craft
- — Retention loops
- — A long arc, on purpose
Stay close to what's next.
New apps, occasional notes from the workshop, the odd pre-launch invite. No noise.