GAINR is live on the App Store

Great apps.Simply made.

Simply Made Labs is an independent iOS studio near Chicago. We design, build and run our own native apps, and we build yours.

GAINR · our flagship app

Targets built around you.

Set your goal and GAINR works out personalized daily calorie and macro targets for gaining weight and building muscle.

A bulking plan,made for you.

Generate meal plans that hit your numbers, so knowing what to eat is no longer the hard part.

Every meal,counted.

Log food through the day and keep your remaining calories and macros in view.

See the gains.

Follow your weight and progress over time, and adjust as your body changes.

GAINR Home screen with the calorie ring and macro targets
GAINR Meals screen showing a week of planned meals with calories for each
GAINR Log screen for a day with the calorie goal hit, listing dinner and snacks
GAINR Progress screen with 7-day average, streak and body weight
GAINR Meals screen showing a week of planned meals with calories for each
GAINR app icon

GAINR

Designed, engineered and operated by Simply Made Labs. Native SwiftUI, live on the App Store, with GAINR Pro available by subscription.

Your ideacould be next.

We bring the same care to custom native iOS apps for founders, entrepreneurs and small businesses, from the first sketch to the App Store.

Great apps.
Simply made.

Simply Made Labs is an independent iOS studio near Chicago. We design, build and run our own native apps, and we build yours.

GAINR · our flagship app

GAINR Home screen with the calorie ring and macro targets

Targets built around you.

Set your goal and GAINR works out personalized daily calorie and macro targets for gaining weight and building muscle.

GAINR Meals screen showing a week of planned meals with calories for each

A bulking plan, made for you.

Generate meal plans that hit your numbers, so knowing what to eat is no longer the hard part.

GAINR Log screen for a day with the calorie goal hit, listing dinner and snacks

Every meal, counted.

Log food through the day and keep your remaining calories and macros in view.

GAINR Progress screen with 7-day average, streak and body weight

See the gains.

Follow your weight and progress over time, and adjust as your body changes.

GAINR

Designed, engineered and operated by Simply Made Labs. Native SwiftUI, live on the App Store, with GAINR Pro available by subscription.

Your idea could be next.

We bring the same care to custom native iOS apps for founders, entrepreneurs and small businesses, from the first sketch to the App Store.

Custom iOS apps, crafted in-house.

The studio that ships GAINR builds your app with the same tools, standards and attention to detail. One small team, from the first sketch to the App Store and beyond.

Start your project

Native, all the way down.

Swift and SwiftUI, built for iPhone from the first line. No web views or cross-platform wrappers, so your app feels the way an iPhone app should.

struct TodayView: View {
    @Environment(Plan.self) var plan

    var body: some View {
        NavigationStack {
            List(plan.meals) { meal in
                MealRow(meal: meal)
            }
            .navigationTitle("Today")
        }
    }
}

Designed for iOS, not adapted to it.

Custom interface design that follows Apple's Human Interface Guidelines, with your own type, colour and motion.

Subscriptions, built in.

In-app purchases and subscriptions, done properly. We run them in GAINR ourselves.

  1. TestFlight
  2. App Review
  3. Release

Launch, handled.

We prepare the App Store listing, manage review and ship the release with you.

Built to keep running.

Updates for each new iOS release, fixes and improvements after launch, so your app stays current.

Who we build for

  • Founders
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Small businesses

From first conversation to the App Store.

A clear process with something real to look at at every step. You always know where your app stands.

  1. Discover

    We talk through the idea, who it is for and what the first version needs to do.

    You getA written scope and a quote

  2. Design

    Every screen designed in high fidelity, to Apple’s guidelines, before code is written.

    You getDesigns to review and refine

  3. Build

    Native SwiftUI, with TestFlight builds on your own iPhone as the app comes together.

    You getRegular builds to test

  4. Launch

    We prepare the App Store listing, handle review and ship the release with you.

    You getYour app on the App Store

Let’s build your app.

Tell us about the idea, even if it is still rough. We read every inquiry and reply with questions or a proposal.

  • Native iOS only. Swift and SwiftUI, built for iPhone.
  • A quote, not a price list. Every project is scoped to what it needs.
  • Chicago area, working anywhere. Calls and builds fit your schedule.

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