Case study · Design · Build · Launch

CHC: Lounge Music Player

Cocktail Hour Companion: a mid-century turntable, curated lounge radio and your whole Apple Music library, on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Vision Pro.

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CHC on iPad
CHC on iPad

The idea

Streaming apps treat music as a list. CHC treats it as a record: a vinyl disc that spins, a tonearm that drops, and a room that changes colour with the album. It's my own product, and the place I prove out the animation, audio and multi-platform work I bring to client apps.

What I built

A fully animated turntable with over 1,000 skins in vintage colourways, CHC Radio with curated 24/7 stations (Spy Lounge, Space Age, Jet Set, Tiki and more), and MusicKit integration so anyone with Apple Music can search their own library and drop it on the platter. Continuous playback across albums, an ambient full-screen mode for parties, and a sleep timer for the end of the night.

Business plumbing

Free to download with VIP monthly ($3.99), annual ($27.99) and lifetime ($19.99) tiers. The same purchase unlocks every platform, including tvOS and visionOS.

Result

5.0 on the App Store and a proof point that a single developer can ship a polished, animation-heavy media app across five Apple platforms.

Client
Nirahlee Inc (own product)
Role
Concept, UI/UX, iOS, tvOS, visionOS, launch
Platforms
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro
Monetization
Freemium, monthly / annual / lifetime
Tech
SwiftUI, MusicKit, StoreKit 2, AVFoundation
Released
July 2024, actively updated
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Contact

Tell me what you want to build.

Send a few sentences about the app, who it's for and roughly when you'd like it live. I reply within one business day with next steps and, if it's a fit, a time for a free 20-minute call.

nirahlee@yahoo.com Email a project brief Nirahlee Inc · Palm Coast, Florida · working with clients anywhere in the US.