George Gates · Independent app developer

Small apps, built carefully.

Apps for the game table and beyond — card scanners, puzzles and life counters. Here's what I've shipped and what I'm building next.

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The apps

01
On the App Store iPhone & iPad

CardSnap MTG

Scan your Magic collection in seconds.

Point your camera at a Magic: The Gathering card and CardSnap identifies it with on-device OCR and Scryfall, then adds it to your collection. It syncs with Moxfield exports and backs up to iCloud.

  • Close-up and full-card scan modes
  • Moxfield import & export
  • iCloud restore points
Visit CardSnap App Store
Lightning Bolt M10 · #146 · Added ✓
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On the App Store Puzzle game Android coming soon

Scatterbox

Hunt the hidden atoms.

A modern take on the classic pencil-and-paper game Black Box. Fire rays into the grid, watch how they bend and bounce, and work out where the hidden atoms are in as few moves as you can.

  • Deduction puzzles in bite-sized rounds
  • Rays that absorb, deflect and reflect
  • On iPhone and iPad now, Android soon
Visit Scatterbox App Store
Atoms 4 Score 12
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In development iOS · Android

Upkeep

Every life total, on every device.

A life counter for Magic that runs across the whole table. One device hosts, everyone else scans a QR code to join, and every change shows up on every device in real time. It works over local Wi-Fi, with no account and no cloud.

  • Join a game with a QR code
  • Live sync over local Wi-Fi
  • No internet or sign-in required
Visit Upkeep
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iPad hosting · iPhone joined
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About

I make focused, well-made apps, built to do one job well, whether that's cataloging a collection or cracking a puzzle. Every project started as something I wanted myself. Each is built natively for its platform, tested properly, and doesn't ask for more than it needs.

Let's talk.

Questions, feedback or ideas for a new app, I'd like to hear them.

contact@ggates1020.com