Appothecary LABS

Appothecary Labs · an independent app studio

Software, carefully formulated.

We build apps the way a good apothecary mixed remedies: measured twice, tested before anyone relies on them, and labelled honestly. First on the shelf: Point&Churn.

See Point&Churn How we build
  • Measured twice
  • Tested before trusted
  • Labelled honestly
Appothecary Labs logo: an element tile numbered 1, with the symbol Ap — its A drawn as a laboratory flask — and the name LABS 1 LABS
Fig. 1 — Element no. 1: the studio.

The table · 14 elements

Everything we do, on one table.

Every product, step and principle has a symbol and a number. Select any element to jump to its section.

1ApAppothecarystudio

No. 1 · Studio

Appothecary

The studio itself. App + apothecary: careful formulation, honest labels.

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  • Studio
  • Formulas
  • Process
  • Principles
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Elements 3–4 · Formulas

Products

What we've made so far, and space on the shelf for what's next.

Family
Formulas · flagship
For
Points & miles households
Found at
pointandchurn.com

Point&Churn

The household credit-card tracker for points and miles people — every card, fee, credit and bonus in one careful place.

Every card, whole household
Benefits and credits, annual fees and refund windows, sign-up bonuses and spend progress — for everyone at home.
Applications & 5/24
Log applications and see where you stand on the 5/24 rule and other issuer rules.
Calendar & Dashboard
Fee dates, credits to use, and the day each 5/24 slot opens — with a Dashboard on top.
Card Perks
Monthly, quarterly and annual credits, tracked so none quietly expire.
Churning margin
What your cards earned versus what they cost, side by side.
Planner & Smart intake
Plan the next card. AI-assisted intake reads statements and spreadsheets you choose to share.
Visit pointandchurn.com Not financial advice.

Privacy

Each household's data lives in its own database. Self-hosted, with encrypted off-site backups. No ads. AI only on what you choose to send.

Community

A Help and Ideas board for questions, bugs, enhancements and card requests, with voting — plus a Discord server linked to the app.

Tiers

Free to use as a Member, with a paid tier for extra features.

In the lab

More formulas in development.

When something is ready, it gets a proper label and a place on the table. Not before.

Elements 5–9 · Process

Our formula

Rs+Pt+Ts+Sg⇌Rw

⇌ reversible: if a release misbehaves, it rolls back automatically.

  1. Step 1 of 5

    Research

    Start from a real problem — ideally one we have ourselves — and write down what “solved” looks like before anything gets built.

  2. Step 2 of 5

    Prototype

    Build the smallest version that could work, with plain language on every screen from the very first draft.

  3. Step 3 of 5

    Test everything

    Every change ships with a test that fails without it. Over 3,000 automated tests run before anything goes live.

  4. Step 4 of 5

    Stage & verify

    A staging copy gets every change first. Production only happens after a person checks it and promotes it.

  5. Step 5 of 5

    Release & watch

    A misbehaving release rolls back on its own. Nightly sweeps check security, data safety, privacy and accessibility — every finding fixed or tracked.

Elements 10–14 · Principles

Principles

The properties that stay constant, whatever we build. Think of them as what's printed on every label.

Privacy first

Your data stays yours: kept separate, backed up with encryption, and never sold. No ads, ever. AI only sees what you choose to send it.

Tested before trusted

A change isn't finished until a test proves it works — and proves it would have caught the problem it fixes.

Plain language

Screens, alerts and terms are written so a normal person understands them the first time. If it needs a glossary, it needs rewriting.

Built to last

Staging, automatic rollback and off-site backups exist so that mistakes stay small and recoverable.

Listen, then build

Member ideas and bug reports shape what comes next. We study how people actually use an app, then build what fits their needs, not ours.

“Nothing should ever be able to wipe a member's data.”
House rule · applies to every formula

Element 1 · Studio

About the studio

App+apothecary→Appothecary

An apothecary measured carefully, mixed in small batches and labelled every bottle with what was actually inside. We think software deserves the same care, so we borrowed the name.

Appothecary Labs is an independent app studio founded by Louis. Like a good apothecary, we don't hand out one-size-fits-all: we study each problem closely and build apps that adapt to the people using them, with their data kept private.

Our mission: to build careful, private apps that help people manage the things that matter to them, tested before they're trusted and written in plain language.

Our vision: a shelf of trusted apps, each one solving a real problem well, labelled honestly, and built to the same careful standard.

Element 2 · Studio

Say hello

Unlike helium, this element reacts. Send a question about Point&Churn, an idea, or a problem worth formulating, and you'll hear back.

Message form · opens your email appNo. 2