About
Day job in healthcare IT.
Apps on the side.
Cardiac Applications Analyst at Dartmouth Health. Four free iOS apps built for people mainstream software tends to overlook.
How each app started
BarkOnTrack came first — my wife needed client records, appointment tracking, and visit notes in one place she could use from her phone while working. Nothing on the App Store quite fit, so I built it.
PuppyOnTrack grew out of the same world: new puppy owners trying to stay on top of feeding schedules, potty training, vet visits, and sleep patterns with no good tool to log it simply.
DokuDoku came from noticing how many puzzle apps assume perfect vision and small touch targets. Sudoku shouldn't require a magnifying glass.
SpoonDo came last, from a different kind of mismatch — productivity tools that quietly assume every day feels the same. For people managing chronic illness or fatigue, that assumption makes the whole thing useless.
What matters
The fix isn't a font-size setting buried in preferences.
Accessibility from the start
Contrast, touch size, clarity, and pacing all affect whether something is actually usable. Those decisions belong at the beginning, not the end.
Narrow focus beats trying to please everyone
Each app is built around one specific group of people. That constraint is the point — it's what makes them genuinely useful instead of generically fine.
Free removes one more barrier
The people these apps are built for already have enough friction in their lives. Charging for access would defeat the purpose.
Want to talk?
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