Appundance Labs LLC · Delaware · App laboratory

We build random things to see what sticks.

A small, slightly unsupervised app lab. We take something annoying, add a laptop and leave it running overnight. Three experiments have stuck so far. The rest are classified, mostly out of embarrassment.

Exp. 004Contents: unknown

Stickiness log

Updated whenever something sticks
Stuck3Experiments now living in the wild
Did not stick00Classified. Out of respect.
Success rate??%Depends heavily on the denominator
Currently bubbling004Contents unknown, including to us

Experiments that stuck

Handle with care · may be habit-forming
Exp. 001Escaped containment

Voyante

Put your phone away. Your favorite things find you.

Taps you when something you’d love is a few minutes away, and plans your trips from the guides you trust. Most days, it stays quiet.

Hypothesis
You walk past great places daily
Result
Confirmed. You do.
Status
Early access
Exp. 002Field trial · Cancún

El Chingón

Everyone has a guy. This is the guy.

Tell it what broke and it gets real quotes from vetted pros over WhatsApp. Tell it what you’re craving and it sends the three places that are actually good.

Hypothesis
“Ahorita” can be engineered out
Result
Ongoing. Ahorita is resilient.
Status
Free, in beta
Exp. 003Incubating

Pixsell

Snap it. We’ll sell it.

Photograph your bag and Pixsell identifies it, prices it from real sold prices, and offers it first to buyers hunting for exactly that one.

Hypothesis
Nobody enjoys writing listings
Result
Confirmed by everyone asked
Status
Hatches in December

Run an experiment

Our actual R&D process, now self-serve
Reagents
A · An annoyance—
B · A method—
C · A catalyst—
Lab terminal · awaiting experiment
Add reagents. Press the button. Stand back.
Stickiness—
Side effects—
Peer review—
Did not stick

Lab safety rules

Posted by the door · mostly followed
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Goggles optional. Hypotheses mandatory.

Every experiment starts with something annoying and a guess about how to make it stop.

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If it works, ship it.

If it doesn’t, it was always a test. We were very clear about that. Internally.

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Do not feed the apps after midnight.

That’s when they get ideas. Several current experiments began this way.

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Do not ask how the ink works.

Wrong lab. That’s the parent company, and they will just say “No.”

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Do not tap the glass.

Experiment 004 is sensitive. Tapping it anyway is noted in the log.

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Report all spills.

Especially salsa. El Chingón has a guy for that.

Lab report

Observed, not peer reviewed
Facility specificationsRev. 2
EntityAppundance Labs LLC
Incorporated inDelaware
Laboratory floor spaceOne laptop
Lab coatsZero. Ordered one, regretted it.
Bunsen burnersNot required for apps
Experiments that have met each other0
Supervising bodyProbably Fine Holding LLC FZ
Supervision levelProbably fine
Chain of custody · simplified
Probably Fine Holding UAE · Approved this · Probably Appundance Labs LLC Delaware · The lab Exp. 001 Voyante Exp. 002 El Chingón Exp. 003 Pixsell Dotted line: kept in separate jars

Frequently asked, rarely answered

Is this a real lab?

It’s a real company. The lab is a laptop. The experiments are real. The lab coat was returned.

Why “Appundance”?

It’s what happens when you build random things to see what sticks: eventually, an abundance of apps. We are currently at three. The name is a forecast.

Why Delaware?

Everyone else was doing it. We checked whether there was a better reason. There are several. We read one of them.

What happens to experiments that don’t stick?

They are thanked for their service and quietly archived. We don’t talk about them. They know what they did.

Can I pitch you an experiment?

Yes. Bring an annoyance. Specific ones work best. “Everything” is too broad. “Plumbers who say ahorita” is perfect.

What’s in Experiment 004?

Unknown. It’s still bubbling. Please do not tap the glass.

Partnerships · press · experiment pitches · spill reports

Email goes to the parent company. Most things do. They forward anything that bubbles.