Breathing & calm
Mello
Mello is a private mental wellness app for iOS designed to run completely on-device with no tracking, no accounts, and no external servers. Build your wellness practice with privacy guaranteed.
Independent App Studio
A small studio that ships.
Who we are, how we build, and everything we have shipped so far.
What We Make
Useful apps. Thoughtful design.
The Wasted Rabbits is an independent app studio. We design and publish iPhone and iPad apps for wellness, movement, faith, and daily routines—with clear privacy practices and no unnecessary data collection.
Local-first privacyClean & joyful designThoughtfully crafted
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Mello and Commandery
Private iOS apps for personal practice, built around local-first data handling and no account requirements.
Privacy Promise
100% local-first
Your data stays on your device. No analytics, no ads, no accounts. Just your practice, private and secure.
Coming Soon
ROUNDS and RiseRep
Private movement and wake-up tools, each built with a no-account, on-device-first approach.
About
Clean, focused, and built for people.
The Wasted Rabbits creates thoughtful, joyful software that feels precise and stays out of the way. We're committed to building products that respect your privacy, work beautifully, and make your life simpler.
MissionSoftware for people
Privacy firstLocal-first by default
Design philosophyClean & joyful
Our Apps
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Shadow boxing
ROUNDS: Shadow Boxing
ROUNDS is an iOS fitness app for shadow boxing practice, workout tracking, and personal training summaries.
Devotional aid
Commandery
Commandery is a private devotional aid for personal prayer, reflection, Scripture study, and spiritual practice.
Wake-up alarm
RiseRep
RiseRep is a privacy-first iPhone and iPad alarm that turns getting out of bed into a wake-up mission—move, find a household object, or choose a non-exercise challenge to finish your routine.
Hands-free reader
Sway
Sway is a privacy-first reading browser for iPhone that uses on-device gaze signals to move through supported web pages hands-free.
News
Recent updates
July 2026
RiseRep joins The Wasted Rabbits product family
RiseRep is a privacy-first iPhone and iPad alarm built around wake-up missions, on-device camera analysis, and a simple promise: your alarm and wake history stay yours.
July 2026
Commandery joins The Wasted Rabbits product family
Commandery is a private devotional aid built for personal prayer, reflection, Scripture study, and spiritual practice without accounts, tracking, or third-party advertising.
June 2026
ROUNDS joins The Wasted Rabbits product family
ROUNDS: Shadow Boxing joined The Wasted Rabbits as a privacy-first iOS fitness app for shadow boxing practice, workout tracking, and personal training summaries.
April 2026
Mello v1.0 launches
Mello is now available on the App Store as a private, local-first mental wellness app for iOS. Designed to help you practice mindfulness with clarity and care, completely offline.
April 2026
Built for privacy, designed for you
All your wellness data stays on your device with Mello—no tracking, no analytics, no accounts, no servers. Your mental health practice remains completely private.
April 2026
Clean, joyful design at every step
Every interaction in Mello is thoughtful, accessible, and beautiful. We believe mental wellness apps should feel as good as they work and delight you in the process.
Work with us
Open for client projects.
We build iPhone and iPad apps, websites, and security and privacy reviews for clients, with the same care we put into our own apps. Tell us what you are building and we will reply within two business days.
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