Independent software studio

Light in the deep.
Apps with focus.

Lanternfish Labs designs and builds mobile apps that do one thing exceptionally well — crafted end to end for iOS and Android.

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About

A small studio, built to go deep.

Lanternfish Labs is an independent studio that designs and builds mobile apps from the ground up — product, design, and engineering under one roof. We keep the team deliberately small and senior, favoring focused, useful software over feature bloat.

We build for the platforms people actually carry: native-quality experiences on iOS and Android, shipped deliberately and supported for the long haul.

100% In-house — design, engineering & support under one roof
2 Platforms — iOS & Android, first-class on both
0 Feature bloat. Every screen earns its place

Principles

How we build.

Focus over features

Each app solves one real problem completely. We'd rather do a single thing at an obsessive standard than ten things adequately.

Craft in the details

Native-feeling interactions, fast launches, careful typography. The last 10% is the part people feel, so it's the part we sweat.

Built for the long haul

Small and independent means nobody's chasing a quarterly roadmap. Apps get maintained, supported, and improved for years.

Our Apps

Currently on the bench.

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HomeRoam

Available now

Take the learning to the world around you. HomeRoam turns the places a homeschool family is already going — the creek, the farm stand, the old courthouse — into grade-appropriate lessons, with the answers written underneath so a parent can teach something they never studied.

  • Place-based lessons
  • Grade-appropriate
  • Parent answer keys
  • Built for homeschoolers
App Store Google Play soon homeroam.app
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Greenside Gambit

Now in beta

Every golf game, settled to the penny. Track Skins, Wolf, Nassau, and more with your foursome — live scores on every phone, honest WHS handicaps, and every carryover and side bet settled automatically at the 18th.

  • 9+ game formats
  • Live score sync
  • WHS handicaps
  • 30,000+ courses
  • Venmo settlement
App Store soon Google Play soon greensidegambit.com

Contact

You found the light.

Questions about our apps, press inquiries, or just want to talk shop? We read everything and typically reply within one business day.

Email hello@lanternfishlabs.com