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Ahmed Labs

Independent iOS and AI app studio

Mobile apps for businesses that run on bookings.

I design, build, and ship iPhone apps, plus the dashboards your team runs them from.

See the templateStart a project
  • Booking flow
  • Live tracking
  • Rider and driver roles
  • Recurring rides
  • Payments
  • Receipts
  • Calendar sync
  • Email notifications
  • Admin tools

01Ride-booking template

Sutro

A ride-booking app for black car and chauffeur services.

Sutro is a complete template I built to show what a ride service app can be: an iPhone app for riders and a web dashboard for staff. Your version gets your name, your colors, and the features your business needs.

  • Rider iPhone app
  • Staff dashboard
  • Email sign-in
  • Hourly bookings
  • Email updates
  • Dispatch calendar

Sutro is a demo brand. Every name and booking shown is sample data.

01Booking

Pick a time first.

Riders choose a date and a 15-minute pickup slot. A minimum lead time is built in, so every ride arrives with notice.

02Vehicle

Choose the car.

Pickup and drop-off come from a place search. Each vehicle shows its capacity, amenities, and rate.

03Fare

See the price before you book.

The fare estimate and pickup time appear before anything is reserved. Notes like flight times travel with the ride.

04Recurring rides

Every ride in one list.

Upcoming rides, including weekly commutes, sit in one list. Riders can edit up to an hour before pickup, or cancel.

05Hourly

Book by the hour.

For multi-stop days, the chauffeur waits on standby. Riders pick the number of hours and see the rate upfront.

Staff dashboard

One dashboard for every client.

A web dashboard for dispatch staff. Search and sort every client by name, email, or phone. Riders get an email when a ride changes, and a calendar feed keeps dispatch in sync.

admin.sutro.example
Sutro admin dashboard listing client accounts

App Store screenshot set

  • Store screenshot: Book in seconds
  • Store screenshot: Clear pricing, upfront
  • Store screenshot: Every ride, in one place
  • Store screenshot: Book by the hour
  • Store screenshot: Every client, one dashboard
  • Store screenshot: Black car, on demand

Booking flow

From open to reserved in seventeen seconds.

Pick a time. Choose pickup and drop-off. Select a vehicle. Review the fare. Reserve. Recorded from the Sutro template.

02Services

Apps that take bookings, and the tools to run them.

Design, build, and App Store launch, from one person. You talk to the person writing the code the whole way.

  1. 01

    Booking and scheduling apps

    iPhone apps where your customers pick a time, pay, and manage their appointments.

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    02

    Ride-sharing and car service apps

    Rider booking, vehicle choice, upfront fares, and recurring rides, built for your fleet.

  3. 03

    Staff dashboards

    Web tools for your team to see clients, manage bookings, and answer questions fast.

  4. 04

    Moving off legacy tools

    Move your clients and bookings off Square or spreadsheets without losing history.

  5. 05

    AI features

    Practical features like smart search, summaries, and drafting, added where they save time.

  6. 06

    App Store launch

    Screenshots, listing, review, and release. I handle the submission end to end.

03Ride-sharing

Built for ride services.

The parts a ride or booking business needs, built to work together.

  • Booking flow

    Time, place, vehicle, and fare in a few taps.

  • Live tracking

    Riders see where their car is.

  • Rider and driver roles

    Separate views and permissions for each side.

  • Recurring rides

    Weekly commutes booked once.

  • Payments

    Card payments and deposits, handled securely.

  • Receipts

    Clear receipts sent after every ride.

  • Calendar sync

    A live calendar feed for dispatch.

  • Email notifications

    Riders hear about every change.

  • Admin tools

    Search, sort, and manage every client.

04Process

Four steps. No surprises.

  1. 01

    Scope

    We agree on what ships first, what it costs, and when it lands.

  2. 02

    Design

    You see real screens before any code is written.

  3. 03

    Build

    Regular test builds, so you try the app on your own phone as it grows.

  4. 04

    Launch

    I submit to the App Store, handle review, and hand everything over.

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Studio

One person, start to finish

05About

You work with the person who builds it.

I'm Armaan Ahmed. I study engineering at UVA and run Ahmed Labs, a one-person studio that ships production apps for real businesses.

I take a project from the first call to the App Store: product, design, the app, and the dashboard your staff use every day. You talk to me directly the whole way.

06Contact

Tell me about your project.

Share a few details and I'll reply within two business days.

Email
armaan@ahmedlabs.us
GitHub
github.com/armaan-crypto
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/armaanahmed0