---
title: "Ricardo Dantas"
url: "https://ricardodantas.me/"
markdown_url: "https://ricardodantas.me/index.md"
author: "Ricardo Dantas"
description: "I'm Ricardo, a software developer building web, Android, Apple and terminal software. See my projects, book mentoring, or hire me."
---

# I build software for Web, Android, Apple platforms and terminal

Apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Android, web apps and their backends, plus open-source tools for the command line. I also mentor developers and take on consulting work.

## What I do

- **Build** I ship my own apps: a calorie tracker, a bookmark manager, a voice recorder, a focus timer and more. I keep each one small enough to explain in a sentence. [Browse projects](https://ricardodantas.me/projects.md)
- **Mentor** Career advice for developers, and practical guidance on using AI for small and mid-size companies. One-to-one, on video. [Book a mentoring session](https://ricardodantas.me/mentoring.md)
- **Consult** Need a mobile app, a backend or a command-line tool built or reviewed? I take on a small number of consulting projects as a software engineer. [Talk about your project](https://ricardodantas.me/consulting.md)

## Apps

The apps I released most recently, newest first.

- [Roadquiz](https://ricardodantas.me/projects.md#roadquiz) (iOS · Android): Practice. Review. Pass.
- [Loam](https://ricardodantas.me/projects.md#loam) (macOS · Linux · Web · iOS · Android): Write together. Link everything.
- [SyncToHealth](https://ricardodantas.me/projects.md#synctohealth) (iPhone): Garmin rides, in Apple Health.
- [Foxmark](https://ricardodantas.me/projects.md#foxmark) (iOS · iPadOS · macOS): Save smart. Find faster.
- [All projects](https://ricardodantas.me/projects.md)

## Latest writing

I write about what I'm building and what went wrong along the way. Short posts, no schedule.

- [skills: Composable AI Agent Skills for Real Engineering Work](https://ricardodantas.me/posts/launching-skills.md): 2026-08-07 (Dev, AI). I kept teaching my coding agent the same things over and over. So I packaged the lessons into small, composable skills, starting with one that learns an unfamiliar codebase for you. Here's the collection.
- [Building LowfiTimer: A Focus App That Runs Everywhere](https://ricardodantas.me/posts/building-lowfitimer.md): 2026-03-26 (Dev, Swift). I built a Pomodoro timer with ambient sound mixing for every Apple platform. Here's how it went from a simple idea to a universal app.
- [Building BragLog: Turning Daily Wins Into Brag Documents](https://ricardodantas.me/posts/building-braglog.md): 2026-03-16 (Dev, Swift). I built an app that turns quick daily work logs into polished brag documents using on-device AI. Here's the story behind BragLog.
- [Read the blog](https://ricardodantas.me/posts.md)

## Got something to build, learn or fix?

Book a mentoring session if you want advice. Send me an email if you want something built. Either way, a real person answers.

- [Book mentoring](https://ricardodantas.me/mentoring.md)
- [Email me](mailto:me@ricardodantas.me?subject=Hello%20Ricardo)

## Elsewhere

- [GitHub](https://github.com/ricardodantas)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdantas)
- [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@ricardodantas)
- [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/ricardodantas.me)
- [X](https://x.com/ricardodantas)