An independent app studio

Explore with taste.

We build the apps we wish existed, designed and made in-house for iPhone and iPad. We start with the way we eat and explore, and follow our curiosity from there.

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The name

gas·tro·naut /ˈɡas.trə.nɔːt/ · noun

An explorer with an appetite.

gastro, for the food and the taste and the good stuff. astronaut, which really just means explorer, the star-sailor, the one who ventures out to see what's there. Put them together and you get us. People hungry to explore.

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The appetite of a kitchen diva. The nerve of an explorer. One very good companion.
That's Plateo.
(He leaves the space helmet at home when he rides along with SPOT.)

What we do

We build the apps we want to use.

An independent studio for iPhone and iPad. We build a small number of apps deeply, the ones we'd want on our own devices, and sweat them to the last detail. We start with food and travel, with room to roam.

Built in-house, for Apple

Design and engineering under one roof. Native craft for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. The tools we want on our own devices, nothing outsourced.

Food and travel, to start

A tiny counter for smoky noodles after midnight. The right detour on a first trip. We go deep on eating and exploring, and stay curious about what's next.

Taste over volume

Curated relevance over endless feeds. We lead with taste, context, and human curiosity.

Our story

First we wish it existed.
Then we build it.

Every Gastronaut Labs app starts as a selfish wish. A tool we want on our own devices when we're hungry, curious, and standing in a new city with an evening to fill. If it doesn't exist yet, that's the whole reason to build it.

The first one we shipped is SPOT, a taste-first planner that turns a vibe into a real night out or trip, built around what you actually like. We made it because we wanted it. Then the next idea showed up, and the one after that.

So the wishing became a studio. Gastronaut Labs designs and builds apps in-house for iPhone and iPad, for people who plan their lives around what's worth tasting, seeing, and sharing. We start with food and travel, and follow our curiosity from there. The rule stays simple: if we wouldn't reach for it every week, we don't ship it.

The apps we want to use. Explore with taste.

What we believe

Four things we keep proving.

The filters behind every app and every decision at Gastronaut Labs.

01

Taste over volume

Curated relevance beats endless choice.

02

Context over ranking

Why a place matters is as useful as its score.

03

Delight with purpose

Playfulness should make the next move easier.

04

Local with respect

Celebrate specificity without turning culture into content.

The work

What's in orbit.

SPOT and SupperBoard are both coming soon. Each app leads with its own name, all built on the same taste-first foundation.

SPOT Flagship · Coming soon

Never lose a good recommendation again.

I know a SPOT.

Tell SPOT the vibe and it builds the whole night. Dinner, drinks, and what's next, ordered, mapped, and built around your taste. Ad-free, always.

  • Built, not searched. A finished plan, not twenty open tabs.
  • Knows your taste. The more you use it, the more it's yours.
  • Private by design. Your plans are built on your device.

You're on the list. SPOT will be in touch.

Coming soon to the App Store. See the full SPOT page

SPOT · a real night out, built around your taste.

SupperBoard Next · Launching soon

The cookbook that cooks with you.

A family cookbook, remastered. With a diva at the stove.

Save recipes from anywhere, cook them step by step, and let Le Sous Chef plan the week and sort the shopping. The whole cookbook stays free.

  • Import from anywhere. Websites, TikTok, and Instagram, cleaned into real recipes.
  • Cook mode. One step at a time, with timers on your lock screen.
  • Le Sous Chef. Meal plans, smart swaps, and opinions you didn't ask for.

You're in. We'll be in touch before it opens.

iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Coming soon to the App Store. See the full SupperBoard page

SupperBoard · save it, cook it, eat well.

Gastronaut Labs makes discovery feel personal, playful, and possible.
The promise · Worth the detour.
Pitch us

Got an idea you'd like built?

We build the apps we want to use. If there's one you keep wishing someone would make, send it over. The good ones become real.

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