Independent Apple apps

Useful apps for everyday life.

C. Ray Carroll LLC makes private, ad-free apps for iPhone and iPad: one to keep your important records together, one to plan around the sun, a game for the whole family, and a space rescue adventure.

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HarborKeepFor iPhone and iPad

Your important records. All together.

Insurance documents, passports, medical contacts, and the details that go with them. Keep them organized in one private place, ready to find when you need them.

HarborKeep Files and Photos showing an insurance summary, a policy card, home documents, and a passport scan.
Actual app screen with fictional example documents.
  • Keep the policy document, contacts, photos, and notes in one linked record.
  • Search your library, check important dates in Overview, or open the records you chose for Emergency. Emergency Records still requires unlocking the app.
  • Coming in 5.3: free readable exports and free encrypted backups. See the recovery options.

Free to download · Optional Pro purchase · No separate account · Optional iCloud sync

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Solar Compass ProFor iPhone and iPad

Plan around your best solar hours.

See when the sun and weather work in your favor. Compare today with tomorrow, estimate output for your panels, and plan around the energy you need.

Solar Compass Pro Solar Outlook with an hourly conditions timeline and estimated output for a showcase location.
Actual app screen with San Francisco showcase data. Forecast values are examples.
  • Follow hourly clouds, rain chance, and estimated kWh, and compare Today with Tomorrow.
  • Save your panel watts and an energy goal to see forecast coverage and an estimated finish time.
  • Use the live compass, Panel Aim, and Install Mode for direction and tilt guidance.

Free daily planning · Optional one-time Supporter unlock · No account

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Rowan Vale and the Kestrel Flight cadets. Rowan's white-and-orange Academy Dart dives into glowing ancient ruins. The academy station in orbit above the planet Meridian, with fighters closing in. The Serik, a giant clawed machine, rising over Meridian.
Artwork and scenes from the game
New for iPhone & iPad

Driftlock

A story-driven space rescue adventure. Fly as cadet Rowan Vale: lock onto drifting ships, tow survivors through debris and enemy fire, and bring everyone home as an academy emergency becomes a fight for Meridian.

  • 18 voiced missions with cinematic story, an original score, and boss battles against living machines.
  • Story, Pilot, and Ace difficulty, touch or game controller, and accessibility options for motion and flash.
  • Free Flight arcade mode: three routes plus a new Daily Patrol every day, free from the first launch.
  • Plays completely offline, even in airplane mode. No account, no ads, no tracking.

Free to download: five complete missions and Free Flight · One optional purchase unlocks the full campaign

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HarborKeep

Private content, protected on your device.

HarborKeep encrypts private record content. Some organization details remain readable, and older content has exceptions. Our security guide explains those boundaries, optional iCloud sync, and AutoFill.

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Solar Compass Pro

Planning that stays on your device.

No accounts, ads, or analytics. Saved sites, setups, goals, and photos stay on your device, and output estimates are calculated there. Place names and Apple Weather forecasts send location to Apple.

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Made by an independent developer

Hello, I’m Ray Carroll.

I’m an independent developer with more than 30 years of experience in software, from C and C++ to Java and Node.js services, React front ends, and cloud infrastructure on AWS.

Along the way I’ve built CI/CD pipelines and worked on authentication and directory systems for large enterprises, and I still work today as an enterprise-level developer on AWS. Outside of that, I build Apple apps through C. Ray Carroll LLC.

Languages and technologies: C, C++, Java, Node.js, React, Swift, AWS, CI/CD, LDAP, and OAuth 2 with JWT and JWE.

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Also from C. Ray Carroll LLC

Room for play.

Three In A RowFree for iPhone and iPad

Tic-Tac-Toe, with a friendly twist.

A colorful game made with kids and families in mind. Play a friend on the same device, or take on Kiwi Bot on Easy, Medium, or Hard.

  • Five ways to play: Classic, Misère, 4×4, Pick-a-Piece, and Treasure Hunt.
  • Make it yours with themes, backgrounds, board styles, and playful game pieces.
  • Plays offline, with no ads, no subscriptions, and no in-app purchases.
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Three In A Row on the Sky theme, with an empty board, a robot opponent named Kiwi Bot, and the score.
Actual app screen.