In 2018, a small team in Lisbon sat around a table and asked a surprisingly simple question: Why is it so hard to do simple things on your phone?
Translate a menu in Tokyo. Scan a document. Split a bill. People do these things every day, yet the apps designed to help often felt more complicated than the task itself.
So we built something better. No venture capital. No boardroom opinions. Just a team that loved building, an obsession with simplicity, and Atlantic sunlight through the windows.
From a small team in Lisbon to offices in San Francisco, the journey has exceeded every expectation we had. More than 100 million downloads later, it still feels a little unreal.
From a small team in Lisbon to offices in San Francisco, the journey has exceeded every expectation we had. More than 100 million downloads later, it still feels a little unreal.
This year, Air Apps made a collective decision to feel better. Not a wellness initiative with a landing page nobody reads. An actual, lived commitment that showed up in morning routines, lunch choices, and how we approach the workday.
Running before work. Yoga during breaks. Choosing healthier meals. Drinking more water. Getting proper rest. Both offices leaned in, the run clubs started getting competitive, and somewhere along the way, feeling good became part of how we work.
