Independent app studio

AI-native apps for people who care deeply about the details.

Axolotl Labs builds focused, premium apps at the intersection of AI, design, and deeply specific passions. Software for enthusiasts — not the average user.

  • 1 flagship iOS app shipping
  • 2+ apps in active development
  • AI-native from the ground up

The studio

Not a platform. Not a feature factory. A studio.

We build one app at a time, then one more, with the same obsessive standard. Each release is small, opinionated, and deeply tuned to the people it’s for.

High-craft software

Native performance, considered typography, motion that feels physical. The opposite of generic.

AI where it earns its place

Models behind every screen that benefits — not bolted on for the press release. Ranking, reasoning, retrieval, and generation, tuned to the task.

Domain-specific by design

Each app earns its existence from a niche we love. Porsche enthusiasts. Astrology readers. Voice-first power users. No horizontal slop.

First from Axolotl Labs

RevMatch

Find the Porsche that matches your Driver DNA. An iOS app for enthusiasts, canyon drivers, collectors, and shoppers who want the right trim — not the most-clicked one.

iOS · SwiftUI · AI-assisted · Coming soon to the App Store

The six axes of Driver DNA

Rank what you actually care about. RevMatch maps your weighting across hundreds of trims — then explains why each one made your top matches.

  • Rev happiness — tachometer illustrationRev happiness
  • Steering feel — Porsche steering wheel illustrationSteering feel
  • Acoustic drama illustrationAcoustic drama
  • Track readiness illustrationTrack readiness
  • Driving comfort illustrationDriving comfort
  • Value retention illustrationValue retention

Driver DNA

Rank what you actually care about — steering feel, acoustic drama, track readiness, value retention, comfort. Your axes, your weighting.

AI-assisted trim matching

A scoring model that maps your preferences across hundreds of Porsche trims, then explains why each one made your top matches.

Porsche trim intelligence

Deep, structured data on generations, engines, options, weights, and the small differences that actually change how a car drives.

Dream Garage favorites

Star the trims that hit. Build a personal shortlist, set a top pick, and revisit it as your taste evolves.

VIN lookup Coming soon

Scan or paste a VIN to identify a specific car’s exact build, options, and trim — before you commit.

Built for enthusiasts

Not a marketplace. Not lead-gen. A focused tool, designed with the same care as the cars it helps you find.

Under the hood

Engineered like a product, not a prototype.

RevMatch is a real production stack — not a wrapper around a chatbot. Native client, typed backend, structured automotive data, and AI where it actually helps.

Client

SwiftUI iOS

Native dark-first interface with Live Activities and a custom design system.

API

FastAPI backend

Typed Python services for preference scoring, persona derivation, and dream renders.

Data

MongoDB Atlas

Structured Porsche trim catalog — generations, engines, options, weights.

Cloud

Azure Container Apps

Cloud-native deployment with secrets management and zero-downtime updates.

AI

OpenAI & AIProxy

Generative renders, ranking explanations, and assistant turns — rate-limited and observable.

Identity

Sign in with Apple

Optional, guest-first auth. Your data stays yours.

The portfolio

One studio, a small family of focused apps.

RevMatch is the first. More are in motion — each one earning its existence from a passionate niche and a real workflow worth doing better.

Shipping · iOS

RevMatch

Automotive intelligence for Porsche enthusiasts. Driver DNA, AI-assisted trim matching, Dream Garage.

Learn more
In development

AstryX

Personal insight & astrology intelligence — serious tooling for people who take the chart seriously.

Coming soon
Exploring

Voice & productivity

An AI-native take on voice-first capture and the small daily workflows around it.

Coming soon
More on the way

Future apps

We have a short, opinionated list. We’ll announce each one when it’s ready — not before.

Stay tuned

The company

Focused, elegant apps at the intersection of AI, design, and deeply specific passions.

Axolotl Labs is small, independent, and intentional. If you’re a partner, press contact, or future user — we’d love to hear from you.