A 24-year creative veteran's experiment in what AI changed about solo software.
Press resources, bio, photo, and per-app assets below.
Sean Trapani is a 24-year creative veteran and the Co-Founder / Chief Creative Officer of Cinch Agency, the studio he's run with his partner since 2015. Across his career he's led creative on work for Wawa, Carlisle, Henry, Chase, and Cage Fury Fighting Championships, collecting 26 industry honors along the way, including the Gold Addy and the Platinum Creativity 40.
Basic Apps is what he built when he wanted to find out whether AI tools had changed the math on solo iOS development, whether one designer could now ship the kind of small, opinionated software that used to require a full product team. In roughly three months he shipped five: Basic Intake, Basic Checkbook, Drift, Basic Fidgit, and Ink. He continues to run Cinch.
Sean lives in Yardley, PA. He'd rather you talk about the apps than him, but he understands that part of the story is the math itself.
"The story isn't that AI builds apps.
It's that designers can now finish them."
For press inquiries, podcast bookings, review-copy requests, or a one-page PDF bio with verifiable career timeline, email below. Sean typically responds within 24 hours.
hello@basicapps.techEach app is iOS-only, indie-built, and shipped without ads or analytics. Anchor links below let you deep-link directly to a single app's section for pitches and coverage.
A note app where AI plays editor, not author. Speak naturally, Claude turns dictation into structured prose, headings, and lists, without rewriting your voice. Editorial-grade rich text on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Three font packs. iCloud sync. No streaks, no ads, no AI training on your notes.
An AI-powered supplement tracker with a Claude-powered advisor that knows your stack, Apple Health data, and goals. Scan a bottle to add a supplement; ask your stack anything; manage routines for the people you care for via Caregiver Mode. Apple Watch companion, iOS widget, iCloud sync.
A modern, manual-entry checkbook register for people who want clarity about money without handing a bank login to a third party. No syncing your accounts, no machine-learning your transactions, just a clean register, monthly views, and the discipline of writing it down.
A pocket-sized reset for the moments your phone has too much of your attention. No streaks, no gamification, no productivity-bro framing. Sixty seconds of breathing, touch, sound, and silence, then the app gets out of your way. The anti-doomscroll app that ends its own session.
Eight tactile screen fidgets with real haptics and sound, bubble pop, slider, dial, and more, in a single Midnight Kinetic interface. Designed for moments when your hands need something to do and your brain needs a beat. Not a game, not a meditation app. A sampler of fidgets, in your pocket.