Building in the open

Apps for people
who do things.

KL5 Labs is an indie app studio based in Connecticut. We build focused, well-crafted iOS apps for people who track, log, and explore the things they care about.

Platform iOS & iPadOS
Stack SwiftUI · SwiftData
Status 2 apps in development
// what we're building

Apps in the Pipeline

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Pintly Passport
Your craft beer journey, stamped.
Track the breweries you've visited, log every pint, and build your personal craft beer passport. Built around a stamp-collection metaphor with achievements, stats, and regional discovery — starting with New England.
SwiftUI SwiftData MapKit CloudKit
In Development pintlypassport.app →
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FireLog
Track your calls. Meet your requirements.
A focused iOS app for volunteer firefighters to log incidents and training hours, track progress toward annual requirements, and maintain a personal activity record. Supports manual entry and CSV import from I Am Responding and First Due.
SwiftUI SwiftData CSV Import Charts
In Development Coming soon
# current status
~/kl5labs $ cat roadmap.md
→ Pintly Passport: core features built, achievements system live
→ Pintly Passport: CloudKit sync up next
→ FireLog: architecture designed, build starting soon
~/kl5labs $
// about the lab

Solo Indie Dev

KL5 Labs is a one-person indie studio. I build iOS apps that fill a need — tools I want to use, designed the way I think they should work.

By day, I work in communications and volunteer as a firefighter in Connecticut when I can. The rest of the time, I'm building apps with SwiftUI and SwiftData.

Every app ships when it's ready. No VC timeline, no growth hacks — just well-made software for real people.

Tools & Stack
  • ⚡ SwiftUI + SwiftData
  • ☁️ CloudKit
  • 🗺️ MapKit