A Software Studio · Est. 2024

Software for personal change.

Better Lives Labs is a small, independent software studio designing considered apps that help people change how they think, feel, and live — one calm, focused tool at a time.

Independent Self-funded since day one
Apple Platforms iOS · iPadOS · macOS
Studio Operated by ROAS Ads LLC
01 — About

A studio with a single belief: small software, used consistently, can change a life.

Better Lives Labs is the software arm of ROAS Ads LLC — a privately-held company building consumer applications for Apple platforms.

We make apps for the parts of life people quietly want to change — sleep, focus, anxiety, habits, confidence, the loops that keep playing in the background of a day. Not big platforms. Not feeds. Just small, considered tools that get used, get out of the way, and leave something better behind.

Each product is shaped by research, refined by use, and built with the patience that comes from being independent. We're not optimizing for attention. We're optimizing for outcomes.

03
Apps in active development
100%
Privately funded
Native
Built with Swift & SwiftUI
Zero
Trackers or third-party ads
02 — Approach

Five principles guide everything we build.

— I.

Small & focused

We make narrow tools that do one thing exceptionally well. No feature creep, no kitchen-sink dashboards, no "platforms."

— II.

Native, always

Swift and SwiftUI for Apple platforms. No web wrappers, no cross-platform shortcuts — performance and feel matter.

— III.

Privacy by default

Your data stays on your device or in your iCloud. We don't track, profile, or sell anything about our users. Ever.

— IV.

Outcomes over engagement

We don't chase daily-active-user metrics. The best version of our apps is one you use, then put down — because it worked.

— V.

Independent & patient

Funded by our own work. We can take time, ship when ready, and answer to users instead of investors.

"Software shouldn't be the destination. It should help you get somewhere better, then quietly step aside."

— The Studio
03 — Products

Currently building.

— 01

Inner

A guided audio library for personal change — hypnosis sessions for sleep, anxiety, focus, confidence, and habit work. Our first app, launching on iOS and iPadOS.

Launching Soon
— 02

Margin

A daily journaling app for iPhone and iPad. Plain text, end-to-end encrypted via iCloud, with thoughtful prompts and zero social features.

In Development
— 03

Cadence

A minimalist habit tracker for iOS and watchOS. No streaks-as-pressure, no gamification — just a calm record of what you actually did.

In Development
04 — Contact

Get in touch.

For press, partnerships, support, or questions about our apps and company — we read every email.

General & Support
luis@betterliveslabs.com
Replies within 1-2 business days
Legal Entity
ROAS Ads LLC
Trading as Better Lives Labs
Web
betterliveslabs.com
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