Case Studies & Craft

Behind every product is a problem worth solving.

Explore the ideas, technical constraints, and interface decisions behind our independent mobile applications. We document the messy iterations, removed features, and architectural trade-offs.

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CASE STUDY: PDFYJan 2026 • 6 min read

Re-architecting the mobile document utility for privacy and zero cloud friction.

help_outlineThe Problem Dilemma

“Why did manipulating a 3-page PDF on mobile suddenly require an account login, a recurring subscription, and an upload to an unknown remote server?”

Everyday mobile users were stranded between two extremes: heavyweight enterprise suites requiring cloud logins and subscriptions, and ad-riddled utilities that harvested document data. We set out to prove that advanced PDF operations could run completely within native device memory at instant speeds.

100% On-Device

Execution Target

0ms Latency

Cloud Overhead

< 24.8MB

Binary Footprint

0 bytes

Telemetry Exfiltration

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Re-architecting the mobile document utility for privacy and zero cloud friction.

PDFy Architecture

High-performance, local-first document processing on mobile.

CASE STUDY: WAITFeb 2026 • 5 min read

Designing Friction: The psychology of breaking dopamine loops without blunt blacklists.

help_outlineThe Problem Dilemma

“Blacklists fail because willpower is finite. If you fight human impulses with hard walls, the brain just learns how to tear down the wall.”

Most screen time and app blocking tools are designed like prison gates: they lock an app after 30 minutes, prompting the user to hit 'Ignore limit for today' within 5 seconds. We explored behavioral psychology to replace blunt force with mindful friction.

-68%

Impulse Open Drops

84%

Breathing Pause Completion

< 0.5% / day

Battery Impact

3.2 MB

Local Storage Footprint

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Designing Friction: The psychology of breaking dopamine loops without blunt blacklists.

Wait Attention Economics

Behavioral design patterns for breaking reflex screen habits.