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About us
An Irish software studio that builds what’s needed.
We design and build custom software, mobile apps and AI automation. We care about careful engineering, plain language and keeping people’s data to a minimum.
Why we exist
Most organisations don’t need more software. They need the right software: tools that fit how their people actually work, take away the repetitive steps, and are pleasant to use. That is what we set out to build, for our own products and for the teams we work with.
The latest technology, and AI in particular, makes far more possible than it did even a short time ago. We use it where it genuinely helps, such as reading documents, drafting, sorting and answering questions, with clear checks and a person in the loop wherever it matters.
We explain what we are doing in everyday words, and we would rather ship something small that works than something large that might.
Built for volunteer GAA coaches
We built CatchSolo for the volunteers who coach Gaelic football, hurling and camogie teams for children. It plans sessions, runs match day and keeps the squad, works with no signal on the pitch, and needs only initials and a year of birth for each player.
Explore CatchSoloPrinciples
How we decide what to build.
Privacy by design
Privacy is settled at the start, not bolted on at the end. We design data flows so the least possible personal information is collected, stored and shared.
Minimal data
If a feature works without personal data, it doesn’t get any. In CatchSolo a player needs only initials and a year of birth; anything more is optional.
Plain language
Software should explain itself. We write screens, documents and updates in clear, everyday words, and we talk to you the same way.
Build what’s needed
Every feature has to earn its place. We would rather solve the real problem simply than build something impressive that nobody uses.
Have something in mind?
We’d be glad to hear about it, however early the idea.