About us

A small studio with high standards.

Burns Software, LLC is an independent software company based in Madison, Wisconsin. We build our own websites and Apple apps, and we build them the way we’d want to use them: fast, private, accessible and made to last.

Why we exist

Too much software is slow, bloated and quietly harvesting data. We think people deserve better — websites that load in an instant and are easy to find, and apps that feel native because they are native.

So we keep the team small, choose proven tools, and sweat the details most software skips: structured data on every page, light and dark themes, keyboard and screen reader support, on-device processing, verified deployments and backups.

Everything in our portfolio is designed, built and published by us — from FilmReverseIt on iPhone and iPad to the websites that help people plan retirements, find developer tools and browse photography.

What we value

The principles behind every project

Clarity over complexity

The simplest solution that fully solves the problem — in the interface and in the code.

Speed is a feature

Prerendered pages, small bundles, native code. Every millisecond is part of the experience.

Privacy as a default

We collect only what a feature needs, keep secrets off the client, and process on-device when we can.

Accessible to everyone

Semantic markup, keyboard support, readable contrast and reduced-motion options from day one.

Built to last

Tests, documentation and scripted deploys keep every product easy to change for years.

Purpose before features

Each product starts with a real problem worth solving, and grows only where it helps the people using it.

Toolkit

Proven technology, chosen with care

We pick tools for longevity and performance, not hype — so what we build today still runs well years from now.

Apple platforms

  • Swift
  • SwiftUI
  • Core Image
  • AVFoundation
  • StoreKit

Web

  • Angular
  • TypeScript
  • HTML & CSS
  • Static prerendering

Backend

  • .NET
  • C#
  • ASP.NET
  • Node.js
  • REST APIs

Delivery

  • Git
  • Vitest
  • IIS & Plesk
  • Google Analytics
  • IndexNow

Approach

How we build

  1. 01

    Understand

    Every product starts with a real problem — scanning old film, planning a retirement, finding the right developer tool.

  2. 02

    Design

    Sketches become polished designs and prototypes, refined until the interface feels obvious.

  3. 03

    Build

    Native Swift on Apple devices, prerendered Angular on the web, with automated tests and build checks throughout.

  4. 04

    Ship

    Released to the App Store or the open web, with structured data, analytics and verified deployments.

See what we’ve built.

Apps for iPhone and iPad, and websites people use every day.

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