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Entertainment · iOS
Release Radar
One calm place to track upcoming movies, television, streaming drops, and games. Built around a release calendar that makes what’s next immediately legible.
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Independent product lab · Products + partnerships
We makeuseful things.
Columbus Labs designs, builds, launches, and operates digital products. We bring that same product judgment to a small number of client partnerships each year.
03live products
NativeiOS + Mac
Full-stackdesign to launch
Product signal · live
Release RadarDesigned, built, and shipped by Columbus Labs
QuotaKit
YesterdayProduct design
native engineering
launch + iteration
01Selected work
Products are ourproof of work.
We operate what we build. That means every decision—from a first-run screen to the systems behind it—has to hold up after launch.
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Productivity · Mac + iOS
QuotaKit
A Mac collector and iPhone companion for understanding AI coding usage, cost, history, widgets, and alerts across devices.
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News · iOS
Yesterday
A focused daily briefing built to help readers catch up in minutes—without turning the news into an endless feed.
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02Ways to work together
Senior thinking,hands on.
Product strategy, interface design, native and web development, backend systems, launch, and iteration—kept close enough to move with intent.
Tell us what you’re building- 01
New digital products
From an early idea to a product people can use, buy, and return to.
- 02
Product redesigns
Clarify the experience, strengthen the system, and prepare a product for its next stage.
- 03
Focused business websites
A sharp, useful digital front door built around trust, clarity, and action.
03How we work
Small team.Clear signal.
Columbus Labs is an independent studio that builds its own products and selectively partners with people who care about the details. The work stays direct, practical, and close to the people making it.
- 01
Phase 1
Align
Define the audience, useful outcome, constraints, and the smallest convincing first move.
- 02
Phase 2
Prototype
Make the important decisions tangible before the expensive parts harden around them.
- 03
Phase 3
Build
Design and engineering advance together, with working software as the shared source of truth.
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Phase 4
Launch + learn
Ship deliberately, watch what happens, and use real behavior to guide the next iteration.
04From the lab
Shipping now.
Testing next.
Our products are both finished work and a living laboratory for what makes software worth keeping.
LiveiOS App
Release Radar
Track movies, shows, streaming, and games.
- Live
Mac + iOS App
QuotaKit
Track AI coding quotas across Mac and iPhone.
- Live
iOS App
Yesterday
Your daily news, in five minutes.
In developmentiOS Game
Sentinel
Tower defense, real-world units.
In developmentiOS Game
Studio Head
Run your own movie studio.
05The right fit
A few things
to know.
Good work starts with a clear conversation. If the fit is right, we’ll define a practical first step together.
Explore website engagementsWhat kinds of projects fit best?
New digital products, meaningful product redesigns, and focused websites where clarity, craft, and technical ownership matter.
Can Columbus Labs take a project from idea to launch?
Yes. Our work can span product direction, interface design, development, backend systems, launch, and iteration. We shape the engagement around what the product actually needs.
Do you only build your own products?
No. Operating our own software is what sharpens our client work. We take on a small number of outside partnerships each year.
Do you build business websites?
Yes. We offer focused website engagements for businesses that need a credible, useful digital presence without a sprawling process.
A small number of partnerships each year
Build somethingworth keeping.
Tell us where the idea stands, what needs to change, and what a useful outcome looks like.
Discuss your projectWe reply within two business days.