# Modrn Magic

> Modrn Magic (modrnmagic.app) is an independent product studio founded by Akhil Jacob in San Diego, California. It designs, builds, and runs its own apps for iPhone, Android, and the web. It does not publish client work on this site.

Key facts:

- Founder: Akhil Jacob, software engineer. Portfolio: https://akhilcjacob.com/
- Legal name: Modrn Magic LLC
- Contact: hello@modrnmagic.app
- Mobile apps are built with Flutter. Web products use Next.js and Firebase.
- Store listings name the seller as Akhil Jacob.

## Products

- [Flowmoro](https://modrnmagic.app/apps/flowmoro/): Flowmoro is a Pomodoro focus timer for iPhone and Android. It keeps the screen quiet, lets you set your own work and break lengths, and collects no data. Available: [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flowmoro/id6717611672), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.modrnmagic.flowmoro). Price on the US App Store: $0.99. First released Oct 5, 2024.
- [Astro Defender](https://modrnmagic.app/apps/astrodefender/): Astro Defender is an arcade space shooter for iPhone and Android. You hold the center of the screen, rotate, and shoot down incoming enemies before they reach Earth, earning upgrades as you go. Available: [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/astro-defender-cosmic-crusade/id6478248785), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.modrnmagic.astrodefender). Price on the US App Store: free. First released Feb 29, 2024.
- [SkyWise](https://modrnmagic.app/apps/skywise/): SkyWise is a weather app for iPhone and Android with a built-in AI assistant. Alongside the forecast, you can ask plain questions like whether it is a good day for a barbecue or which shoes to wear. Available: [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/skywise/id6473301938), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.modrnmagic.skywise). Price on the US App Store: free. First released Feb 13, 2024.
- [InboxHiive](https://modrnmagic.app/apps/inboxhiiv/): InboxHiive turns podcast episodes into clean, readable newsletters. Subscribe to the shows you follow and get an AI-written summary, key insights, and a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of each new episode in your inbox. Available: [Website](https://inboxhiive.com).

## Experiments and archive

- [Nookly OS](https://modrnmagic.app/apps/nookly/): Nookly OS is a CRM and back office for trade businesses, such as leads, estimates, jobs, scheduling, invoices, and follow-ups. The owner drives it from their own Claude or Codex session through an MCP server. It is in development. Status: experiment, 2026.
- [Triply](https://modrnmagic.app/apps/triply/): Triply is a trip planning prototype. It generates personalized day plans and multi-day itineraries from your preferences, such as how you get around, budget, and the kinds of places you like. Status: experiment, 2025.
- [QuietDesk](https://modrnmagic.app/apps/quietdesk/): QuietDesk is a minimal Android launcher prototype. It replaces the home screen with a clock and a short list of favorite apps, with search for everything else. Status: experiment, 2024.
- [Quorum](https://modrnmagic.app/apps/quorum/): Quorum was a 2023 chat app with AI personas, plus a landing page. It did not ship. Status: archived, 2023 to 2024.

## Founder

- [Akhil Jacob](https://akhilcjacob.com/): founder of Modrn Magic. Engineering notes at https://engineering.akhilcjacob.com/, code at https://github.com/akhilcjacob.

## Optional

- [All work](https://modrnmagic.app/work/): every product with its status and outcome. 8 products since 2023: 4 live, 3 experiments, and 1 archived.
- [Contact](https://modrnmagic.app/contact/)
- [Sitemap](https://modrnmagic.app/sitemap.xml)