Independent iOS & Android developer and AI consultant. I take products from the first sketch to the App Store — and help teams put AI to work in apps people actually use.
Two live products where I owned the whole journey — product, design, engineering, and the AI under the hood.
A dictionary that turns every word into a short, listenable podcast episode. Two AI hosts explain meaning, usage, and real examples — so vocabulary sticks through conversation, not memorisation.
An audio-first trainer for English spelling and vocabulary: hear a word, spell it. Curated lists span everyday schooling, academic, and IELTS vocabulary, with custom lists and progress tracking on top.
Available for freelance and consulting work — whether that’s building an app from scratch or getting AI into one you already have.
Design and build polished iOS and Android apps end to end — from first concept and UX through to a shipped, maintained product on the stores.
Work out where AI genuinely helps your product, prototype it quickly, and ship features that are useful, trustworthy, and cost-aware.
Wire large language models, speech, and generative media into real apps — with sensible architecture, sane costs, and UX that hides the rough edges.
I’m based in Torbay on Auckland’s North Shore. I’ve spent years building mobile apps and working with AI, and I run my own products end to end — from the first sketch through design, engineering, and release.
Lately that means bringing generative AI, speech, and language models into real apps in a way that feels effortless to the person using them. I take on select freelance and consulting work where that kind of hands-on depth makes the difference.
Independent by choice. Working solo means I stay close to every layer of a product — the AI, the code, and the tiny UX details that decide whether people keep coming back. It’s also why I can move fast for the teams I work with.
Have an app idea, or want to get AI working in a product you already have? I’d love to hear about it.
hanson@eflash.co.nz