Patry Design is an independent studio building apps for the rhythms of modern family life. For parents, for kids, for the home itself.
Four convictions that shape every product we ship — and every product we choose not to.
Our apps come from real moments in real families. Every product begins with something we noticed in our own home — a need, a friction, a question — and grows from there.
Decades of design experience inform every detail. We believe family apps deserve the same craft as the best productivity tools, and we bring that conviction to everything we ship.
We charge fair prices for our work because we believe in a simple exchange. You pay for the app, you own the experience. Our apps exist to serve you — and that is what makes them worth using.
Family life changes constantly. Kids grow, routines evolve, needs shift. Our apps are designed to adapt with these moments, supporting you wherever you are in the journey.
Four products. Four families of users. One studio, holding the bar steady for all of them.
Daily parenting tips, designed to actually fit into your day.
Parenting advice is everywhere. What's missing is the time and trust to use it. NudgeNest delivers one carefully crafted tip each day, tailored to your child's age, presented as a beautiful card you can read in under a minute. Content is organized around the five areas that matter most: anxiety, routines, emotions, communication, and discipline.
A daily routine that feels like a game — with a parent dashboard that stays out of the way.
Daily routines are a struggle in most homes with kids between 8 and 13. Rooteen turns the things kids were going to do anyway — brushing teeth, homework, chores — into XP, streaks, and badges. It's the same loop that keeps them playing games, pointed at habits that matter. Parents pair their own companion app, Rooteen Family, to stay in the loop without taking over.
The home inventory your insurance has been waiting for.
When something happens to your home, the hardest part isn't filing the claim. It's remembering what you owned, proving its value, and finding the documentation. MapleSafe makes home inventory as simple as taking a photo. AI identifies what's in the picture, estimates current replacement value in Canadian dollars, and organizes everything into a complete record you can share with your insurance company in a single tap.
Turn your iPhone into a professional sound meter — no subscription, no data collected.
Measuring sound levels shouldn't require a subscription, an account, or your data. SoundGuard turns your iPhone into a precise decibel meter, with real-time readings, background measurement that updates Dynamic Island and Lock Screen continuously, and Apple Health integration to track your noise exposure over time.
Patry Design is the independent software studio of François Patry — a designer and developer based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, with over twenty-five years of experience designing digital products.
The studio creates apps for the rhythms of family life: routines, communication, daily care, protection of what matters at home. Each product begins with a real need — observed in our own family or in those around us — and grows from there into something we hope serves yours.
The apps we publish today are the apps we use ourselves, and the ones we plan to publish tomorrow follow the same principle.