# Andreas Ink

Hi, I'm Andreas. I build Apple-platform products around real-life problems.

Andreas Ink is a founder and iOS product builder making Apple-platform products around real-life problems.

## Primary Action

See what I'm building: https://andreas.ink#work
Follow the product timeline: https://andreas.ink/timeline

## Audience

- People discovering Andreas through one of his apps, a release, or a social post.
- Independent founders and product builders interested in useful Apple-platform software.
- People following work across behavior change, education, accessibility, sensors, caregiving, health, and AI agents.
- Thoughtful collaborators who want to compare notes before turning a conversation into a project brief.

## What Andreas Builds

Andreas builds independent Apple-platform products by starting with a real problem, choosing technology that changes the experience, and learning from real releases.

### Best For

- Following independent iOS products from first experiment through App Store release.
- Apple-native ideas involving Screen Time, AirPods motion, spatial audio, health, accessibility, sensors, and Live Activities.
- Grounded AI workflows that help people step away from a computer or turn messy material into useful action.

### Not For

- Technology demos with no clear human problem.
- AI features added for optics rather than utility.
- Products that hide limits, permissions, or failure states from the people using them.

## Proof Points

- 11: apps with verified App Store releases as of July 11, 2026
- 146: App Store versions released across those apps as of July 11, 2026
- Nearly 25K: people who had accessed ExamCram across mobile and web, as reported by UNF in June 2025

## Product Philosophy

Software should adapt to people, not the other way around.

## Trust Signals

- iOS engineer at Rune Labs, contributing to StrivePD's patient-facing iOS app since 2022.
- 2025 Swift Student Challenge winner for Tides.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Science from the University of North Florida, 2025.

## Selected Work

### ExamCram
AI learning product. Turns a student's notes, slides, and screenshots into quizzes and flashcards for faster review.
Proof: UNF reported that nearly 25,000 people had accessed the mobile and web product by June 2025.
Capabilities: Product strategy, SwiftUI, AI integration, Education UX
Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/examcram-study-ai-quizzes/id1595934993

### WalkLock
Screen Time behavior change. Turns real walking into the unlock mechanism for distracting apps.
Proof: Shows Apple-native behavior design with Screen Time, Live Activities, retention thinking, and habit loops.
Capabilities: Screen Time, Live Activities, SwiftUI, Behavior design
Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/walklock-reduces-screentime/id1633153202

### PodPosture
Sensor-driven wellness. Uses AirPods motion data to give lightweight posture and movement feedback.
Proof: Shows restraint around noisy motion data and lightweight coaching.
Capabilities: Core Motion, Sensor feedback, Haptics, Wellness UX
Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podposture-posture-improver/id1550684595

### PingPath
Accessible spatial navigation. An iOS app for people with visual impairments that uses spatial audio, LiDAR, and AI to support indoor navigation, object finding, and questions about nearby surroundings.
Proof: Shows nonvisual interaction prototypes, room-mapping experiments, and accessibility judgment without overstating navigation results.
Capabilities: ARKit, RoomPlan, LiDAR, Accessibility, Spatial UX
Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pingpath-blind-ai-navigation/id1644421594

### MostAwake
Caregiver alerting. Uses family settings and permitted data to choose which caregiver should receive an overnight request.
Proof: Shows careful language and state design for a family coordination tool that is not an emergency service or medical device.
Capabilities: Caregiving UX, Apple Health, Notifications, Trust states
Link: https://andreas.ink/carewatch

## Agent Alerts

Agent Alerts keeps one long-running agent or automation run visible as an evolving Live Activity, with source context, progress updates, and an optional deep link back to the originating work.
Availability: Available on the App Store
Capabilities: Live Activities updated through a stable activity ID, OAuth-linked remote MCP for interactive AI clients, Webhook and API publishing, Local Mac MCP helper, Source-specific name and icon, Optional guarded deep links, Revocable OAuth access and publish-scoped service tokens
Product page: https://andreas.ink/agent-alerts
Setup guide: https://andreas.craft.me/qtX8oWJYSSxbJ2
Human pairing page: https://andreas.ink/agent
Canonical agent instructions: https://andreas.ink/agent/instructions

## Product and Release Timeline

How Andreas's work moved from public-health software and broad product experiments into durable app families and reusable shipping systems.
Evidence snapshot: 2026-07-11T23:40:46.408Z
Coverage: 2020–2026
- 11 apps with distributed versions
- 146 distributed App Store versions
- 1994 visible build uploads

Focus eras:
- 2020 — Trust and public-health software
- 2021–2022 — Health sensing, accessibility, AR, and broad experimentation
- 2023–2024 — Durable product families and useful AI workflows
- 2025–2026 — Deep product ecosystems and reusable shipping infrastructure

The public dataset separates distributed App Store versions from development activity and treats GitHub repository activity as evidence of focus—not hours worked or productivity.
Timeline: https://andreas.ink/timeline

## How Andreas Builds

### Start with a real problem
Begin with a concrete moment that feels needlessly difficult, not a technology looking for a use.

Outcomes:
- A clear human problem
- A useful first interaction
- A reason for the product to exist

Keywords: founder, product idea, real-life problem, iOS product

### Choose technology that changes the experience
Use Apple-platform capabilities only when they make the core experience more useful or understandable.

Outcomes:
- Apple-native interaction
- System capability with a clear purpose
- Behavior beyond the main app screen

Keywords: Screen Time, AirPods motion, spatial audio, Live Activities, SwiftUI

### Ship, learn, and keep shaping
Treat onboarding, analytics, failure states, reliability, and real use as part of the product after release.

Outcomes:
- Honest first release
- Observed product behavior
- Evidence for the next change

Keywords: App Store release, onboarding, analytics, reliability, product iteration

## Process

1. Notice the real friction instead of starting with a technology looking for a use.
2. Prove the strange interaction with the real Apple frameworks it depends on.
3. Ship an honest version with onboarding, accessibility, failure states, analytics, and App Store readiness included.

## Contact

Email: me@andreas.ink
Say hello: mailto:me@andreas.ink?subject=Hello%20from%20andreas.ink&body=Hi%20Andreas%2C%0A%0AI%20found%20your%20work%20through%3A%0A%0AI%20wanted%20to%20reach%20out%20about%3A%0A
Project brief: mailto:me@andreas.ink?subject=iOS%20product%20brief%20for%20Andreas%20Ink&body=Hi%20Andreas%2C%0A%0AWhat%20are%20you%20building%3F%0A%0AWhat%20is%20already%20real%3F%0A%0AWhat%20feels%20hardest%20right%20now%3F%0A%0AWhat%20would%20useful%20progress%20look%20like%20in%20the%20next%20few%20weeks%3F%0A
Project brief prompts:
- What are you building?
- What is already real?
- What feels hardest right now?
- What would useful progress look like in the next few weeks?

## Machine-Readable Endpoints

- JSON: https://andreas.ink/api/content
- Plain text: https://andreas.ink/api/plain
- Search index: https://andreas.ink/api/search-index
- LLM map: https://andreas.ink/llms.txt