Arizona, USA · Independent studio

Useful technology, built with focus

Desert Gadgets creates apps, educational software, creative tools, and interactive experiences. We favor simplicity, respect for privacy, offline capability where it fits, and software that avoids unnecessary complexity.

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Projects

From released apps to works in progress—each project reflects a clear purpose and thoughtful design.

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Ambient Slumber

iPhone & iPad · Sleep & relaxation

Ambient Slumber helps you unwind with ambient audio designed for sleep and relaxation—without tying you to a subscription or constant connectivity.

  • Works offline
  • More than 12 hours of included ambient and sleep audio
  • No monthly or yearly subscription
  • Privacy-friendly, offline-oriented approach

One-time app price: $0.99

View on the App Store
In development

Word Time

Learning Time family

A children’s reading-aloud app: a child sees a word, says it aloud, and the app listens—offering encouragement and progressively helpful hints for young readers.

  • Local-first and privacy-conscious
  • No accounts or advertising
  • Speech processing built around Apple’s on-device technologies
  • No raw audio or transcripts saved
In development

Shape Time

Learning Time family

An educational puzzle experience for young children who match shapes using shape, size, color, and orientation.

In development

Math Time

Learning Time family

A children’s mathematics learning and practice application, currently in active development.

In development

AI Usage Manager

A cross-platform tool to help people understand and manage their AI services—subscriptions, quotas, credits, reset times, API costs, allowances, model choice, and when local or cloud options fit a task. Planned for desktop and mobile.

In development

Virtual Docent

An offline-oriented visitor experience for museums and cultural organizations—self-guided interpretation and visitor information without requiring constant internet connectivity.

In development

CareKeeper

A privacy-focused, local care organization app for keeping everyday care information accessible—without unnecessary cloud storage or accounts.

In development

HMMRPG

A local group mystery role-playing experience for macOS and iOS. Players collaborate to investigate and solve a mystery together.

Concept · In development

Ear Training

A music education concept focused on practical ear training—recognizing notes by sound—with voice interaction to reinforce musical skills.

Learning Time is a family of educational apps from Desert Gadgets, including Word Time, Shape Time, and Math Time—designed for young learners with privacy and clarity in mind.

About Desert Gadgets

Desert Gadgets is an independent software studio building products across education, wellness, productivity, music, and interactive experiences.

Across many projects, we share a simple philosophy: software should be understandable, respectful of privacy, and able to work locally or offline when that genuinely serves the person using it—not every product is offline-only, but we design with intention about where data lives and what complexity is worth adding.

  • Education
  • Wellness
  • Productivity
  • Music
  • Interactive experiences

Contact

Questions about our projects or studio? We’d like to hear from you.

Email Desert Gadgets

cmartin120@live.com