// notes from the lab
Why we build apps with no server in the path of your data, and release notes for Pressbook, Graycard and Fia, from the studio that makes them.
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SideSwipe Labs now makes three apps. Graycard turns a RAW shoot into JPEGs ready to share, on a Mac. Fia tracks your period and guides your kegels, on an iPhone. Both are free to start, with no account.
We took analytics out of Fia before launch, so its App Store label could say Data Not Collected. Why health data is different, what it cost us, and how we measure Fia without it.
Period trackers hold some of the most private data on a phone, and the popular ones keep it on their servers. Why we built Fia to keep your cycle on your iPhone, with kegels in the same app.
Circles are a private place for a few people, shared both ways through iCloud. Pressbook runs on the Mac with a sidebar and a desk, and an open iPhone Duo turns an album into a two-page spread.
Fia can share a summary of your cycle with up to five people, from your iCloud to theirs. How it works, what it never shares, and the safety research behind each rule.
A RAW file is a photo your camera never finished, and the tools that finish one were built for editors. Why we built Graycard to cull, finish and export a whole shoot on a Mac, in one pass.
Read the privacy label, turn on App Privacy Report, and watch the network on a Mac. A step-by-step check for any app, and what you should see when you run it on ours.
One Share panel for albums, collages, and carousels. Reels from collages and carousels. Private invites with comments, or a public link for reactions only.
Chapters that follow time and place, a fullness slider that changes page count live, and a cleaner path from camera roll to finished album - all on-device.
