iOS & Android utilities

Small apps that quietly do the heavy lifting

AppBros is an independent app studio. We design, ship, and grow our own utilities for iOS and Android, most of them built around AI.

Who we are

AppBros LLC is an independent app studio. We don't take client work. We build our own products, promote them ourselves, and answer to our users directly.

We stay small on purpose: a distributed crew of engineers, designers, and testers spread across a handful of countries and time zones. Fewer people, less handoff, faster from idea to the App Store.

Everyone here ships. Designers touch code, engineers sit in user calls, and the whole team lives with what we release. When an app earns its place we keep growing it. When it doesn't, we retire it and move on.

What we're building

Utilities we design, ship, and grow ourselves.

Scan AI

Point it at a receipt or a document and it reads every number and line for you. Nothing to retype.

In development

  • iOS
  • Android
  • AI

Retouch AI

Remove people, objects, and background clutter from any photo with a single tap. The scene fills back in on its own.

In development

  • iOS
  • Photo
  • AI

Memo AI

Record a voice memo and get clean, formatted text back, with a short summary sitting right on top.

In development

  • iOS
  • Android
  • Voice

More in the works. New utilities ship every few months.

How we work

We pick a task people repeat every week and build the smallest app that handles it well. Then we put it in front of real users and watch what sticks.

Everything happens in house: design, code, store pages, ad creatives. No agencies, no outsourcing. When an app earns its place, we keep improving it. When it doesn't, we retire it and move on.

  1. Idea & discoveryWe hunt for a task people repeat every week and check it is worth solving at all.
  2. User & market researchWe study who has the problem, what they use today, and exactly where it breaks down.
  3. ValidateQuick prototypes and landing tests tell us the demand is real before we write real code.
  4. UX & UI designWe design the smallest flow that solves it, then polish until it feels effortless.
  5. DevelopmentWe build native for iOS and Android, most of it wired around on-device AI.
  6. Testing & QAWe run it on real devices and real data until the edge cases stop surprising us.
  7. LaunchStore pages, ad creatives, and pricing all go live together, every asset made in house.
  8. Grow & iterateWe watch what sticks, ship updates on user feedback, and retire what does not earn its place.

Our team

Ethan Wong

iOS Engineer

Runs on espresso and early mornings. Swears his cat reviews every pull request before he ships.

Mason Brooks

Android Engineer

Lives in Android Studio, escapes on his mountain bike. Loves a clean diff, hates a flaky emulator.

Mateo Navarro

Fullstack Engineer

The reason your request never gets rejected. Weekend chef and unapologetic latency nerd.

Luka Kovačević

Fullstack Engineer

Front to back and back again. Loves a clean diff, hates a flaky test, and codes best after a long ride.

Declan Hayes

UX/UI Designer

Thinks in 8px grids and long walks. Collects fonts, houseplants, and strong opinions about empty states.

Nina Sullivan

Growth & ASO

Reads charts like tea leaves. Lives for launch day and the moment a keyword finally ranks.