IEP Assist
An AI drafting assistant helping special-education teachers get from blank page to a strong first draft.
An independent software studio in New Orleans. We build the custom software your business actually runs on — internal tools, customer portals, mobile apps, and the workflows that long ago outgrew the spreadsheet.
The custom web application your business actually runs on — internal tools, customer portals, dashboards, the workflow that's currently a spreadsheet held together with macros. Built to last past the next reorg.
Native and cross-platform apps for iOS and Android. Built like products, not features — with the same engineering care we'd give a flagship of our own, regardless of audience size.
AR, VR, and mixed-reality applications — for training, visualization, retail experiences, and the kind of work where a flat screen falls short. Quietly one of the most exciting things we do.
Good software starts with understanding the work it's meant to support, so we start there too.
You tell us what you're trying to build and why. We tell you, honestly, whether we're the right shop for it — sometimes the answer is no, and we'll say so.
We'd rather prove the relationship on something concrete than sell you a twelve-month roadmap on day one. Most engagements begin with a clear, bounded first project.
You see progress as it happens, not at a single nerve-wracking reveal. We work in small, reviewable steps.
The code is yours, documented and maintainable. We build software you could take elsewhere — that's how you know it's built right.
It keeps our craft sharp and our judgment honest — we feel every decision we'd otherwise only recommend. Two are in active pilots right now:
An AI drafting assistant helping special-education teachers get from blank page to a strong first draft.
The operations layer for grassroots soccer clubs run by a tiny crew.
Christopher Matthews started Swampy South Labs in New Orleans to do a particular kind of work: build software carefully, for people who'll actually depend on it.
He brings eight years of building enterprise software and XR platforms to the work — leading delivery at a Fortune 500 technology company, shipping production apps across mobile, web, and immersive platforms.
If any of this resonates, reach out directly. No newsletter, no funnel, no nudges to your inbox.