HECTIC
Issue 01 · Autumn 2026LondonEvery device

HECTIC

StreamAllTelevision for Apple, Android, Roku and every smart TV
VoleroYour Mac, in your pocket
PIINGPrivate messaging, encrypted end to end
Gold grillz render from the Bite Club LDN app
Bite Club LDN · 3D render

A software studio making apps for every screen, from iPhone to Android, Windows, Linux, smart TVs and the radio, for brands with taste.

The StudioRomeo Valentine on craft, speed and owning your app
By the numbersP. 04
22Products & concepts
15+Platforms & devices
36Languages shipped
1Engineer you talk to
Contents

In this issue

  1. 06StreamAllFeature
  2. 08Every devicePlatforms
  3. 10The EcosystemsSpecial report
  4. 12Pushing boundariesTechnology
  5. 14VoleroFeature
  6. 22DreamSpireFeature
  7. 26Bite Club LDNFeature
  8. 28PIINGFeature
  9. 30HecticTVFeature
  10. 32Hectic RadioFeature
  11. 34Main LineFeature
  12. 36Forged LandscapesFeature
  13. 38Sourced LondonFeature
  14. 40Fresh FaceFeature
  15. 42SAMFeature
  16. 44FlipItFeature
  17. 46StreamAll everywhereFeature
  18. 48DivineFeature
  19. 50RadioBoxFeature
  20. 52Ghost DetailFeature
  21. 54DJ Danny Hectic BFeature
  22. 56HecticBullzFeature
  23. 58BLAMConcept
  24. 60HecticSuiteConcept
  25. 62HecticMagConcept
  26. 63Now & nextRoadmap
  27. 64The Archive: live, in production, conceptsIndex
  28. 68The StudioEditorial
  29. 74The CollectionServices
  30. 82How it's madeProcess
  31. 86Q&AQuestions
Every device · PlatformsP. 08
Wherever your people are

Every screen. Every speaker.

iPhone · iPad · Watch · Mac · Apple TV · Vision Pro

Apple

Native Swift and SwiftUI. StreamAll, Volero, PIING, HecticTV, Fresh Face, Bite Club, DreamSpire.

Phones · tablets · Android TV

Android

Native Kotlin. StreamAll for Android and Android TV; RadioBox on Google Play.

Amazon

Fire TV

StreamAll on Fire TV sticks and Fire TV sets.

Sticks · TVs

Roku

StreamAll built natively for Roku in BrightScript and SceneGraph.

Samsung · LG · Hisense

Smart TVs

StreamAll for Samsung Tizen, LG webOS and Hisense VIDAA.

Desktop

Windows

StreamAll for Windows; desktop apps and admin tools for clients.

Desktop · servers

Linux

Desktop and web apps, plus self-hosted back ends and tools.

Any browser · installable

Web

Websites, portals, shops and installable web apps on laptops and phones.

Stations · DJ booths

Radio

Hectic Radio's stations, listener app and DJ booth, and RadioBox apps.

Streaming

Video & TV

HecticTV and StreamAll: live channels, shows and playlists on every big screen.

Wrist · car · home

Wearables

Apple Watch companions, widgets, Siri and Live Activities.

Spatial

Vision Pro

Immersive versions of StreamAll, HecticTV and DreamSpire.

Special report · The EcosystemsP. 10
Not apps. Systems.

Three worlds, one studio.

Every product here is built to connect: to the customer's other Apple devices, to the business behind it, and to the rest of the Hectic world. The aim is to give people and companies a whole system they own, rather than one more app on a home screen.

For people

Your life, connected.

Private, everyday tools that follow you from phone to TV to Mac.

  • StreamAll — TV on every screen, synced by iCloud
  • PIING — messaging and calls, encrypted end to end
  • Volero — your Mac, from iPhone, iPad and Watch
  • SAM — a free AI assistant that runs on your own Mac
  • FlipIt — money discipline, practised on paper
For businesses

Your business, in their pocket.

Ordering, booking, payments and loyalty that the owner keeps, with no marketplace fees.

  • Main Line — ordering, till, Apple Pay and Wallet loyalty
  • Fresh Face — booking engine, clinic dashboard, shop, AI
  • Forged Landscapes — website and client portal
  • Sourced London · Bite Club · DreamSpire — premium retail and sourcing
  • Hectic client portal — briefs, quotes, messages and files for every client
For creators

Your audience, owned.

Broadcast, video and culture channels that don't depend on someone else's algorithm.

  • Hectic Radio — stations, DJ booth and live chat
  • HecticTV — shows and publishing on iPhone, Apple TV and Vision Pro
  • RadioBox — radio apps on two app stores
  • DJ Danny Hectic B — artist home
  • HecticMag · BLAM — culture and music discovery, in concept

How it connects.

A customer finds you→Books or orders in your app→Pays with Apple Pay→Gets a Wallet card→Is reminded on their Watch→Comes back→You see it all on your iPad
Pushing boundaries · The technologyP. 12
PIINGPost-quantum

Messaging protected against tomorrow's computers, not just today's.

Fresh Face · SAMOn-device AI

Assistants that run on the phone or Mac: private, and close to free to run.

StreamAll · VoleroSix platforms

One codebase for iPhone, iPad, Watch, Mac, Apple TV and Vision Pro.

Fresh FaceOwn booking engine

Bookings on Apple's iCloud, with no per-booking marketplace fees.

VoleroZero-account pairing

Remote desktop paired through iCloud, with no sign-up and no relay server.

Bite Club36 languages

A London brand, ready for the world from day one.

Main LineWallet loyalty

Loyalty cards in Apple Wallet, with no plastic and no extra app.

Studio£0 to run

Sites and back ends designed to cost the owner nothing until they grow.

Feature · StreamingP. 06
StreamAll home screen on Apple TVApple TV
Consumer · App Store

StreamAll

Your playlists, turned into television worth watching, on every Apple screen you own.

One native app across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch and Vision Pro. Live channels, a TV guide, movies and series, synced through iCloud, with widgets, Siri and Picture in Picture.

PlatformsSix
Built withSwiftUI
StatusLive
Feature · ProductivityP. 14
Volero session controls on iPhoneiPhone
Consumer · Remote desktop

Volero

Your Mac, in your pocket. Fast, private, and no account needed.

Control your Mac from iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Low-delay sound, files both ways, a shared clipboard, chat and recording, paired securely through iCloud.

PlatformsMac, iOS, Watch
PairingiCloud
AccountNone
Volero host app on MacMac

The Mac side.

A quiet menu-bar host that pairs once and stays out of the way.

Screen, sound and files stream over your own network, with nothing stored on anyone else's server.

Portfolio · Shot on deviceP. 18
Feature · Fashion & retailP. 22
DreamSpire app shop screeniPhone
Client · E-commerce

DreamSpire

A streetwear label, rebuilt as a native shopping experience.

Drops, collections and checkout connected to the brand's online store and creator programme, rebuilt natively for iPhone, Mac and Vision Pro.

SectorFashion
CommerceStore-linked
PlatformsiOS, Mac, visionOS
Feature · LuxuryP. 26
Gold custom grillz render from Bite Club LDN3D render
Client · Custom jewellery

Bite Club

London's custom grillz, designed, previewed and ordered from your phone.

A native iPhone app, website and studio tools for a London grillz brand: 3D product renders, a guided design-and-order flow, safe impression routes, a founders' studio line, all in 36 languages.

SectorLuxury
Languages36
StatusSite live
Visit thebiteclubldn.com
Feature · MessagingP. 28
PIING websiteLive site
Messaging

PIING

Private by default. Fast by design.

One-to-one chats, groups, stories and calls, encrypted end to end with post-quantum key exchange. No ads, no trackers.

PlatformsiPhone, iPad
SecurityE2E + PQ
StatusApp Store
Feature · MediaP. 30
Media

HecticTV

A video platform built for the big screen and the small one.

Shows, playlists and subscriptions for iPhone, Apple TV and Vision Pro, with a publishing studio and web companion.

PlatformsiOS, tvOS, visionOS
Built withSwiftUI
StatusIn review
Feature · BroadcastP. 32
Hectic Radio websiteLive site
Broadcast

Hectic Radio

London's broadcast network, live on every device.

The station website, listener app and DJ booth: stations, mixes, shows, live chat and go-live tools for presenters.

SectorRadio
Live24/7
StatusLive
Feature · HospitalityP. 34
Main Line café websiteLive site
Hospitality

Main Line

Real food. Proper coffee. Watford.

Website, online ordering and till for an independent café, with Apple Pay, a Wallet loyalty card and a secure admin panel.

SectorCafé
PaymentsApple Pay
StatusLive
Feature · TradesP. 36
Forged Landscapes websiteLive site
Trades

Forged Landscapes

Outdoor spaces, forged properly.

A landscaping company's website with a project planner and a client portal for quotes, progress and photos.

SectorLandscaping
PortalClients
StatusLive
Feature · AutomotiveP. 38
Sourced London websiteLive site
Automotive

Sourced London

Curated luxury vehicles, sourced with precision.

A vehicle sourcing and sales house: live stock, enquiries and a direct line to the people finding your next car.

SectorLuxury cars
LeadsDirect
StatusLive
Feature · Health & beautyP. 40
Health & beauty

Fresh Face

A clinic in your client's pocket.

Skin diary, clinical camera, on-device AI assistant, its own booking engine, shop and an iPad clinic dashboard.

PlatformsiOS, iPad, Watch, Mac
AIOn-device
StatusBeta
Feature · AIP. 42
AI

SAM

A free, private AI assistant that actually does the work.

A local-first assistant for Mac with hundreds of tools, memory and automations, with the FlipIt paper-trading companion alongside.

PlatformMac
RunsLocally
StatusLive
Feature · FinanceP. 44
Finance

FlipIt

Trading discipline, practised on paper first.

A walk-forward paper-trading app that builds the habit before any real money moves, with a website and support pages.

ModePaper
PlatformiOS
StatusBuilding
Feature · StreamingP. 46
StreamAll websiteLive site
Streaming

StreamAll everywhere

Beyond Apple: every TV in the house.

StreamAll's companion builds for Android TV, Fire TV, Roku, Samsung, LG, Hisense and the web, from the same design.

Platforms7 more
NativeKotlin, BrightScript
StatusBuilding
Feature · WebP. 48
Web

Divine

A web app, launched.

A live web app built and deployed by the studio.

TypeWeb app
HostingEdge
StatusLive
Feature · RadioP. 50
Radio

RadioBox

Radio, in every pocket.

The original radio apps for iPhone and Android, with an admin dashboard and a Flutter rebuild.

PlatformsiOS, Android
StoresApp & Play
StatusLive
Feature · Automotive careP. 52
Automotive care

Ghost Detail

Detailing, booked beautifully.

A car-detailing website with services, galleries and booking.

SectorDetailing
TypeWebsite
StatusBuilding
Feature · MusicP. 54
Music

DJ Danny Hectic B

An artist site with the volume up.

Mixes, bookings and news for a London DJ.

SectorMusic
TypeArtist site
StatusBuilding
Feature · BookingP. 56
Booking

HecticBullz

Bookings without the back-and-forth.

A fast booking website built with React and Tailwind.

TypeBooking
StackReact
StatusBuilding
Feature · ConceptP. 58
Concept

BLAM

Name that tune, from the UK underground.

A concept for music recognition tuned to grime, drill, garage and drum & bass.

StageConcept
FocusUK music
PlatformiOS
Feature · ConceptP. 60
Concept

HecticSuite

One hub for every Hectic brand.

A concept for a self-hosted admin and publishing hub across the Hectic group.

StageConcept
TypePlatform
HostingSelf-hosted
Feature · ConceptP. 62
Concept

HecticMag

The magazine you're reading, in your pocket.

A concept for a digital magazine of the Hectic world: features, mixes and culture.

StageConcept
TypePublication
PlatformiOS, web
Now & next · RoadmapP. 63

Out now

  • StreamAll on the App Store
  • PIING on the App Store
  • Hectic Radio, Main Line, Forged, Sourced, Bite Club live
  • SAM for Mac

In review

  • Volero 1.0
  • HecticTV for iPhone and Apple TV
  • StreamAll for Apple TV and Mac
  • Fresh Face beta on TestFlight

On the horizon

  • StreamAll on Android, Fire TV, Roku and smart TVs
  • DreamSpire native and Bite Club apps
  • BLAM music recognition
  • HecticSuite, one hub for the group
The Archive · Everything we've madeP. 64
On the bench

In production

  • VoleroMac remote desktop for iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Vision Pro
    In review
  • HecticTVVideo platform for iPhone, Apple TV and Vision Pro
    In review
  • Fresh Face LondonClinic app with booking engine and on-device AI
    Beta
  • DreamSpire NativeNative shopping app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro
    Building
  • FlipItPaper-trading discipline app and site
    Building
  • StreamAll everywhereAndroid TV, Fire TV, Roku, Samsung, LG and web
    Building
  • Ghost DetailCar detailing website
    Building
  • DJ Danny Hectic BArtist website
    Building
  • HecticBullzBooking website
    Building
From the sketchbook

Concepts

  • BLAMUK music recognition for grime, drill, garage and more
    Concept
  • HecticSuiteSelf-hosted hub and admin for the Hectic brands
    Concept
  • HecticMagA digital magazine for the Hectic world
    Concept
  • Your ideaThe next one could be yours
    Open
Commission yours
Cover story Software people love is made, not assembled. Romeo Valentine · Founder, Hectic Software
Editorial · The StudioP. 68
Founder's letter

Craft is the whole point.

By Romeo Valentine, Founder

Most apps are built to be finished. We build them to be used every day by people who notice the details: how a screen settles into place, how quickly it opens, how it feels in the hand. That is the difference between software people tolerate and software they love.

So we build the way Apple builds, with Swift, SwiftUI and the frameworks behind every Apple screen. One codebase reaches iPhone, iPad, Watch, Mac, Apple TV and Vision Pro, with widgets, Siri and Live Activities included rather than bolted on.

“You talk to the person building your app. Nothing gets lost in translation.”

There are no account managers between you and the work. You see a working beta on your own phone early, decisions are made on the real thing, and the price is agreed in writing before we start.

And when it's done, it's yours: the app, the App Store listing, the code and your customers' data. We stay on to keep it fast and current with every new iOS.

Direct.

Work with the engineer, not a chain of hand-offs.

Every screen.

Apple, Android, Windows, Linux, TVs and web.

Yours.

Your app, listing, code and data. No lock-in.

Private.

On-device AI keeps customer data on the phone.

Early.

A TestFlight beta in your hand while we build.

Clear.

Fixed, written quotes and weekly progress.

The Collection · ServicesP. 74
I

Native apps

iPhone, iPad, Watch, Mac, Apple TV and Vision Pro in Swift and SwiftUI.

  • Widgets, Siri, Live Activities
  • Accessibility and dark mode
II

Platforms

Accounts, admin dashboards, client portals and real-time sync.

  • Secure back ends
  • Web companions
III

Commerce

Apple Pay, Stripe, Klarna, subscriptions, booking and deposits.

  • Shops and memberships
  • Stock and orders
IV

Intelligence

Assistants, camera analysis and smart actions that run on the device.

  • Private by design
  • Near-zero AI running costs
V

Security

End-to-end encryption, passkeys and two-factor sign-in.

  • Apple privacy rules
  • UK GDPR
VI

Launch & care

App Store listings, TestFlight betas, review and updates for every iOS.

  • Screenshots and copy
  • Ongoing care plans
How it's made · ProcessP. 82
01

Discover

Your business, your customers and what success looks like.

02

Design

Your brand, screens and flows, designed the Apple way.

03

Build

Native engineering with a working beta early.

04

Beta

You and your team test on TestFlight and send feedback in seconds.

05

Launch

App Store release, then updates, fixes and new features.

Q&AP. 86
How much does an app cost?

It depends on scope. After a short call we send a fixed written quote with what's included, so there are no surprises.

Do I own the app and the code?

Yes. On completion the app, its App Store listing and the source code belong to you.

Do you build Android apps?

Yes. Android phones, Android TV and Fire TV sit alongside Apple, Windows, Linux, smart TVs and the web. Apple apps are built natively in Swift; other platforms use their own native tools.

How fast can I see something?

You get a working beta on your own iPhone through TestFlight early in the build, and new versions as we go.

Will you look after it after launch?

Yes. Care plans cover updates for each new iOS, fixes and new features.

Can I track my project?

Every client gets a private project page with status, quote, messages and files.

Back page

Commission us.

Tell us about the app you want to make. A short brief takes three minutes, and Romeo replies within one working day.

Start your briefMy project