Everyone has a goal. We build the assist.

We build easy-to-use, reliable products that help people reach their goals.

Products

What we're building

Every product starts with one question. Whose goal does it assist, and which one?

Fav Timer app iconAvailable on iOS

Fav Timer

Make focus yours.

An iOS visual timer that turns your favorite image, GIF, or video and an analog dial into a single Scene.

Player
Anyone who wants to focus
Goal
Getting started on focus
Assist
Drag the dial and it starts. No pass or fail, only done or stopped.
  • Local-first
  • No account
  • No ads
  • US$1.99 one-time premium
Now in Beta

BuildNote

Record the work, not the paperwork.

Site records for solo and small-studio architects and interior contractors. Take a photo and it is filed by site, ready to share with your client.

Player
Solo and small-studio architects and interior contractors
Goal
Running the site without record-keeping chores
Assist
Photos sort themselves by site and time. Clients follow progress from a link, no sign-up.
  • Mobile web (PWA)
  • Free beta
  • Server-stamped photo times
  • Archived, never deleted

Why ASSIST

Your goal stays yours.

We don't set goals for the people who use what we make. A good product shouldn't take choices away. It should make it easier to move in the direction you already chose.

We provide the assist.

Principles

How we work

Five principles decide what we build and how.

  • Goal First

    We start from the goal a person is trying to reach, not from the technology or the feature list. We build a product only when we can say whose goal it assists.

  • Fast & Focused

    We ship quickly and spend that speed on the problem that matters most.

  • Rigorous Thinking

    We define problems from principles and evidence before we solve them.

  • Trust by Design

    We build trust into how the product works instead of promising it.

    Fav Timer runs without an account or a server. BuildNote stamps photo times on the server and archives instead of deleting.

  • Optimistic Progress

    We look at problems without illusions and stay optimistic about getting better.

About

ASSIST is an independent product studio built by Assist Labs.

We make products that help individuals and small teams reach their own goals.

Studio
Assist Labs
Products
Fav Timer · BuildNote
People
Playmakers
Web
assistlabs.kr