Freelance Developer · Solo Studio
One-person dev shop building custom iOS apps, AI integrations, and real-time web systems. Nigh is on the App Store; Baton Market is in active development.
Services
Custom builds, not templates. I take on a small number of projects at a time so they actually ship.
Native iOS apps that feel at home on the platform — Live Activities, on-device data, location-aware features, push notifications.
Shipped: NighAI assistants that actually know your data — grounded answers with citations, tool-use, and multi-step reasoning. Local or cloud models, your call.
Custom AI assistantsMulti-user web systems with live updates — dashboards, marketplaces, internal portals. Built to scale without ops headaches.
In flight: Baton MarketInternal tools, home automation, niche workflow software. The stuff that doesn't justify a SaaS subscription or shouldn't share data with one.
Solo / small-team scopeProjects
A small batch of things actively in build or live in the wild.
Knows the moment you need to leave for your next appointment — factoring in traffic, where you currently are, and how long you usually take to get out the door. A live countdown on your lock screen runs all the way until you're walking out.
View on App Store →A real-time marketplace for in-person sales — flea markets, estate sales, pop-up shops. Sellers list an item in seconds by snapping a photo; buyers across the room see the inventory update live and place offers from their phone.
Open Baton →About
Virtual Runaway is a solo operation. I handle product, design, backend, frontend, and ops on every project. That's the trade-off: lower headcount, narrower bandwidth, but no handoff loss and a direct line to the person actually building the thing.
I prefer scopes I can fit in my head: custom systems for individuals or small teams, internal tools, niche apps, and AI integrations that need to live close to the data they read. If your problem is “there's no off-the-shelf thing that does this,” that's usually the right fit.
Contact
Tell me what you're trying to build. I'll reply with whether it fits, what I'd need to learn first, and a rough shape of the engagement.