A studio of one, accountable for everything.
Novaire Digital is just me, Benjamin. I design, build, ship and support every app here. There's no team to hand work off to and no roadmap written by committee, which is the point.
Good ideas shouldn't need a committee.
I kept looking for apps that didn't exist. Small, personal things. A quick way to capture a thought. A journal I'd actually open. When I couldn't find them, I built them, at first just for myself.
At some point it felt worth sharing, not just the apps but the way I think about them, so I gave the work a name. That's Novaire Digital. Apps I build because I want to use them, published in case they're useful to you too.
The principles behind every release.
Frictionless
Nothing should stand between you and the thing you opened the app to do. I keep each step frictionless: fewer taps, less fuss.
Private by design
Your data stays on your device. I don't run servers that hold it, and I don't share it with anyone.
Intentional
I build less, not more. One app that does its job well beats a cluttered one that does ten.
Small on purpose.
Small, and staying that way.
Novaire Digital isn't a software agency. I don't build apps for clients or take on contracts. It's a one-person operation and I plan to keep it that way, because doing everything myself is the only way I get to care about the small stuff.
In practice, every app I release gets my full attention. I use it daily, I care about how it feels, and I'm personally responsible for whether it respects the people who trust it with their data.
Want to work together, or just say hi?
Feedback, an app you wish existed, or a question about how the studio runs. It comes straight to me.