Alberto Montagnese · solo builder

Just build.

Every project here started as a problem I had myself, and I solved it well enough that I keep using it. No ads. No dark patterns. Shipped by one person.

7
apps live on the App Store
5
platforms: iOS, Android, Mac, Chrome, ChatGPT
1
person doing all of it
0
ads, trackers or dark patterns
On your phone

Apps people use daily

Small, focused apps for real annoyances: visa appointments, calorie logging, posture, bedtime.

Global Entry Fast

skip the 14-month wait

JFK booked through 2027. SFO sold out. It watches every CBP enrollment center 24/7 and pings you within seconds of a cancellation.

LIVEiOS
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SuperPlayer

your playlist, every screen

An IPTV player for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac and Android. Bring your own Xtream, M3U or Stalker source.

LIVEiOStvOSAndroid

SnapYourCal

calories without the typing

Snap a photo of your meal and get calories and macros in seconds. No barcodes, no logging 40 ingredients by hand.

LIVEiOS

Prime Shot

AI portraits of you, anywhere

Upload a few selfies, type a prompt, and get four photos of you in any scene, outfit or style.

LIVEiOS

Vitruv

posture through your AirPods

Uses your AirPods' motion sensors to catch you slouching, and nudges you to drink water, take breaks and focus.

LIVEiOS

Bedtime Superhero

a fresh story every night

Pick your child's name, a setting and a lesson, and get an illustrated, narrated bedtime story in seconds.

LIVEiOS

AbFlow

abs in 2 to 30 minutes

The simplest interval timer for ab workouts. Voice cues mix on top of whatever you're already listening to.

LIVEiOS
Board games, mostly

Chess, backgammon & play

Side projects for the games I play every day, plus a little animated chess universe.

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Point & Pip

backgammon game review

Review your backgammon games move by move: see your biggest mistakes, replay positions, and learn from the analysis. A Chrome extension today, with the Pip Pal mobile app on the way.

LIVEChromeAndroid soon
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The Chess Mates

chess pieces with feelings

An Instagram series of animated chess reels: castling naps, stalemate pizza, and pawns texting their moms.

LIVEInstagram
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White vs Black

color stats for Lichess

A Chrome extension that shows your win, draw and loss rates as White and as Black, right on your Lichess profile.

COMING SOONChrome
For builders

Tools I made for myself

Utilities born from shipping a lot of small apps.

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Orbit

desktop layouts for Mac

Save your favorite Mac window layouts and put every window back with one click.

macOS
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ShareReady

link audit, inside ChatGPT

A ChatGPT app that checks a link before you share it, so the preview card looks right everywhere.

ChatGPT app
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ReleasePulse

app review radar

A ChatGPT app that watches your App Store reviews after each release and tells you what changed.

ChatGPT app
On the workbench

In the lab

Things in progress. Some will ship, some will teach me something.

Schengen Days90/180 visa stay calculator Lease Milesavoid mileage overage fees MoveQRQR labels for moving boxes RingLedgera tiny focused iOS app FrameMuse TVclassic art on your TV GlowScape TVfireplace and nature scenes PoliLingoreal-time voice translation Memes FCsoccer memes, shared fast
Got an idea?
Just build it.