iOS
Challengrs
A social fitness app that turns consistency into a game. Set a challenge, take verified workout photos, earn points, and compete solo, head-to-head, or with friends.
- Swift
- SwiftUI
- UIKit
- Supabase
- RevenueCat
- CoreML
- Lottie
- PostHog
iOS Engineer - Swift - Product Builder
Aren Akian
I build native iOS products with the discipline of an engineer and the taste of a designer.
Founder of Mekina Software. Creator of ABSeq. Builder of Challengrs.
I work across SwiftUI, UIKit, audio systems, subscriptions, analytics, and production app delivery.
2 shipped Native apps with App Store presence
Swift first SwiftUI, UIKit, AVFoundation, CoreML
End to end Prototype, build, instrument, iterate
Shipped iOS products
Native apps with real product constraints.
Two App Store products show the center of gravity: fast mobile tools, strong interaction design, and practical production systems.
iOS & iPadOS
ABSeq
A focused audio utility for swapping instantly between files, sequencing comparisons, and testing references without the friction of file-manager workflows.
- Swift
- SwiftUI
- AVKit
- AudioKit
- StoreKit 2
- SwiftData
- SoundTouch
- Metal Shaders
What I bring
Engineering depth, product ownership, and interface taste.
The work is strongest where native platform details, product iteration, and design craft meet.
Native iOS execution
Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, StoreKit, AVFoundation, CoreML, SwiftData, and the platform details that make apps feel at home.
Product judgment
I take ideas from sketches through shipped App Store releases, keeping user value, scope, and iteration speed visible.
Interaction craft
I care about reachability, motion, onboarding, state, and the small affordances that make an app feel considered.
Systems mindset
Supabase, analytics, push, subscriptions, caching, offline flows, and instrumentation are part of the product surface.
Open source
Tools, experiments, and platform practice.
Smaller projects around iOS files, 3D viewing, Pure Data externals, and audio systems.
3D Object Viewer
A starting point for viewing 3D object (.usdz) files on iOS and iPadOS.
- Swift
- SwiftUI
- SwiftData
- Swift 6 Concurrency
- SceneKit
- RealityKit
- QuickLook Thumbnailing
- Dependency Injection
BearSalmon
A PureData external for shuffling, chopping, and slicing sample arrays.
- PureData
- C
- DSP
Houscil~
Houscillator, a PureData external that generates 7th chord harmonics.
- PureData
- C
- Audio
Creative systems
Art and audio keep the software honest.
Music, video, and visual systems give me a practical feel for timing, feedback, and expressive tools. That creative practice shows up in the products without taking focus away from usability.
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