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Independent design & technology studio

A small lab that ships real software.

BaristaLabs is an independent studio that designs, engineers, and ships its own software: two road-trip apps for Tesla drivers on iPhone and iPad, and a web atlas for taking an EV off the highway. We also build websites, apps, and AI-assisted tools for a small number of businesses and creators, working directly with the people who will use them.

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From the notebook

Monday pilot board showing a readiness score, candidate workflows, and a support-triage pilot lane.Selected guideAfter the readiness score: what to do in the next seven days

01Now shipping

Three products, live today.

Two apps on the App Store and one on the open web, each designed and engineered here. These are real screens from the shipped software.

01 / 03Road-trip gameiPhone & iPad

Supercharger Rally

Turn Supercharger stops into checkpoints, achievements, Roadbooks, trips, and routes worth driving.

Made forTesla drivers who like a goal on the road: new checkpoints, achievements, and routes worth driving.

  • Built for iPhone and iPad
  • Tesla account required

Current availability

Available on the App Store.

Get Supercharger Rally on the App StoreVisit Supercharger Rally

Independent BaristaLabs app. Not affiliated with Tesla.

Supercharger Rally on iPhone showing a nine-checkpoint optimized route across the Philadelphia region
9 checkpoints — A game board built from charging stops.

02 / 03Road-trip utilityiPhone & iPad

RouteDrop EV

Shape, save, rehearse, and share a multi-stop EV drive, then use a guided flow to send destinations to a compatible Tesla.

Made forTesla drivers who plan multi-stop trips before they leave, then use a guided handoff to send destinations to a compatible Tesla.

  • Plan, save, and rehearse multi-stop routes
  • Add ordered stop actions and share portable route packages

Current availability

Available on the App Store.

Get RouteDrop EV on the App StoreExplore RouteDrop EVRead the build story

Vehicle actions require a compatible Tesla. Independent BaristaLabs app; not affiliated with Tesla.

RouteDrop EV guided Send to Tesla sheet with drive modes and a compatible vehicle selection
Plan → send → drive — A guided handoff to a compatible vehicle.

03 / 03Backroad atlasWeb

EV Backroads

Find a dirt road worth the drive: mapped backroads, trail guides, and charging nearby for EV trips beyond the highway.

Made forEV owners who want scenic dirt roads and overlooks, with route notes and charging in reach.

  • Backroads map with route notes and charging nearby
  • Trip finder, trail guides, and editor-reviewed community submissions

Current availability

Live on the web.

Open EV Backroads

Check access, weather, road conditions, and charging before you leave.

EV Backroads trip finder asking what kind of dirt-road day you have in mind, with experience choices from a first trip on dirt to experienced in remote areas
Trip finder — captured from the live site at evbackroads.com.

In the lab

  • Custom War Minis

    Explore original tabletop miniature concepts in an AI-assisted creative app. In development.

02Engineering

The craft is in the parts you don’t see.

A multi-stop drive becomes a state-management problem before the vehicle moves. RouteDrop EV keeps the plan editable, rehearses ordered behavior, reports the vehicle handoff, and asks separately before live features use more precise location.

  1. 01

    Local-first route library

    Routes, trips, media, and photos work offline and sync privately through iCloud, so editing a plan is not a server round trip.

  2. 02

    Ordered stop actions

    Each stop can run a sequence of actions in the order you choose: a chime, a spoken story, photos, or a handoff to the next route.

  3. 03

    Real-road rehearsal

    Triggers are simulated along routed road geometry before the drive, so behaviour can be checked without a car.

  4. 04

    Visible vehicle handoff

    Account, connection, wake state, and delivery are shown step by step when a plan becomes a command to a compatible Tesla.

Read the RouteDrop EV build story
RouteDrop EV route library on iPhone with saved Blue Ridge Parkway, OBX Lighthouse Run, and Big Sur Weekend routes, each tagged and showing its stop count
RouteDrop EV route library — first-party product screenshot.

03Commissioned work

Hire the studio.

The people who design and ship our products also build for a small number of businesses and creators: websites their owners can update, customer-facing apps, media production, automation, and AI-assisted tools. You work directly with the people doing the work, from the first note to the handoff.

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How an inquiry works

  1. Send a short project note: what you want made, who it is for, and what already exists.
  2. The people who would design and build it read the note and reply with fit, rough scope, and a sensible first step.
  3. If it is a fit, work starts from a written estimate that states the schedule, inputs, outputs, and exclusions.

Not sure where to start?

Run the 3–5 minute workflow readiness check

Answer nine practical questions and leave with a first-pilot recommendation ranked by impact, effort, and risk. No sensitive data and no booking required.

Start the workflow readiness check

04Film

Our Story

A short film on how BaristaLabs approaches commissioned work: scope one practical workflow, set the review boundary, and turn discovery into a pilot a small team can understand.

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Watch the BaristaLabs story

05Process

How a commission runs.

Most useful work starts with one repeated job: a quote follow-up, an intake queue, a site the owner wants to update, or a report that keeps bouncing between tools. We map it first, then choose the software, the model, or the simpler fix.

  1. 01

    Scope

    Name the job, the people who do it, the systems touched, and what done looks like before anything is built.

  2. 02

    Design

    Shape the interface and the data boundary together, so the build answers how the work actually happens.

  3. 03

    Build

    Ship in small, reviewable pieces, with direct access to the people writing the code and making the calls.

  4. 04

    Hand off

    Leave plain-language notes, clear ownership, and a maintainable path after launch.

Scoped first

Scoped discovery turns AI ideas into a bounded recommendation.

Rank candidate workflows, define data and review boundaries, and choose a pilot, preparation step, existing tool, or stop before committing to a broad build.

The estimate defines schedule, inputs, outputs, exclusions, and pricing status before work begins.

Compare discovery and pilot
workflow recommendation
Scoped
evidence boundary
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senior architect access
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06Client words

Proof from shipped work

In their own words, from the clients whose websites, apps, and media we built. Each quote links to the case study for the same work.

For years purveyors made promises to me to create a user friendly website and App for my transportation business. After thousands of dollars spent with only delays and non-functioning applications I discovered Barista Labs. They designed my new website quickly and economically including the App with an UI that is intuitive and includes all my customer communications channels. I cannot recommend them and their team high enough.
Asa RuskCartWheelsRead the case study
Barista Labs created my Graphic Design and Illustration website exactly to my vision, focusing on my work. The huge bonus is they built it so I can easily update and change its contents, that is a function that has proven to be valuable and timesaving. I couldn't be more pleased.
Stilson GreeneGraphic Design & IllustrationRead the case study
I turned to Barista to create short AI video content to market my weekly radio show. The results have been phenomenal. The videos look like a huge studio production but for a fraction of the expense. Fantastic work!
Stilson GreeneStilson's Themed Music HourRead the case study

07Writing

Featured guides from the lab

Field notes on building with software and AI: what we tested, what held up, and what to check before you commit.

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08Questions

Frequently asked questions

Does BaristaLabs only build its own products?

No. Our own products come first, and we also take on a small number of commissioned websites, apps, media, automation, and AI-assisted builds. Start with a project note or the workflow readiness check.

How does a project with the studio start?

With a short project note: what you want made, who it is for, and what already exists. The people who would design and build it reply with fit, rough scope, and a sensible first step. If it is a fit, work starts from a written estimate that states the schedule, inputs, outputs, and exclusions.

Are Supercharger Rally and RouteDrop EV affiliated with Tesla?

No. Both are independent BaristaLabs apps and are not affiliated with Tesla. Supercharger Rally requires a Tesla account, and RouteDrop EV vehicle actions require a compatible Tesla.

How does BaristaLabs set an AI implementation schedule?

For a suitable scoped pilot, BaristaLabs sets a schedule after the workflow, access, test cases, reviewers, dependencies, exclusions, and acceptance evidence are agreed. The estimate names what starts the work, what marks it complete, and how approved changes affect time and cost.

How does BaristaLabs keep AI project scope predictable?

We favor fixed-scope projects over open-ended billable hours, so buyers know the workflow, deliverables, risks, and next step before committing to a larger build.

Will my business data stay private during AI implementation?

BaristaLabs scopes data handling for each workflow before implementation: the minimum data required, the systems and vendors that can see it, access controls, retention, and approval points. The final privacy boundary depends on the architecture and vendor settings chosen for that workflow, so we document those assumptions before production use.

Do I get direct access to AI experts at BaristaLabs?

Yes. BaristaLabs keeps delivery close to the senior architects who design the solution, so you work directly with the people making technical decisions from day one.

Two ways in.

Use what we make

Explore the products

Two road-trip apps on the App Store and a web atlas for EV backroads, with real screens and links.

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Have something worth making?

Hire the studio

Websites, apps, product design, media, and AI-assisted tools for a small number of clients.

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