Apps that respect your time
Chisel Theory is a small independent studio in Illinois. We make four apps for iPhone and iPad — for training, private messaging, gift planning and photos — and we build them to be useful, quiet, and easy to leave.
The apps
Available on the App Store
Workout tracking and nutrition logging by barcode, with an accountability partner who can see whether you actually went.
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End-to-end encrypted messages that expire after 48 hours, or the moment they're read. No email, no phone number, and the keys never leave your device.
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Plan gifts for everyone you buy for, across birthdays and holidays alike. Share a family code so two people never buy the same thing twice.
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Gives an idle iPad a second life as a photo frame. Pulls from iCloud shared albums, with real transitions, night mode and the weather.
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One job each
Every app has a single clear purpose, and we're careful about features that would blur it.
Quiet by default
Notifications are opt-in and infrequent. When there's nothing useful to say, the app stays quiet.
Plain language
Settings that explain what they actually do, and privacy policies written to be read.
Yours to take
Export your data whenever you like, and delete your account from inside the app.