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Notes from the studio. How projects get scoped and priced, what shipping to the App Store actually involves, and the numbers behind our own products. Written for people who have to make these decisions.

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What is on-device AI, and does it actually keep your data private?

On-device AI runs on your phone's own chip, so what you type or photograph never leaves it. Since iOS 27, "built with Apple's AI" no longer guarantees that. How to tell, and how to choose.

Nick Counts7 Oct 2026
PLAYBOOK

How to run multiple AI coding agents in parallel without them overwriting each other

Give every agent its own git worktree and branch, then review each diff before you merge. The steps by hand, what Claude Code, Codex and Cursor automate, and the traps.

Nick Counts6 Oct 2026
PLAYBOOK

How to get a fixed-price quote for an app (and what it should include)

A fixed-price app quote that holds lists every screen and state, prices each line, adds a change budget, and moves anything unknown into paid discovery.

Nick Counts12 Jul 2026
Rally, by email

Just the good stuff. No spam.