Coming soon to App Store & Google Play
Shipshape
The cruise countdown that lives on your home screen. Widgets, packing lists, port days with all-aboard alarms, and a family game for the whole ship.
An independent studio · California
Small apps for big trips and better nights in.
We make cheerful, useful things for cruises, game nights and family weekends. No accounts, no clutter, and always a little surprise hiding somewhere.
What we make
Apps, sites and printables.
Coming soon to App Store & Google Play
Cruising Knots
How far has your ship really sailed? Every major cruise ship and its estimated lifetime nautical miles.
Visit cruisingknots.comBuzzer Nights
Game-show style party games for family nights, classrooms and church events. Pick a game, put it on the big screen, play.
Visit buzzernights.comCruising Through Time
Printable planners and activity books on Etsy, made with the same care as the apps.
Browse the shopLens Lab
Try the look of different camera lenses right on your phone, before you buy one. Being built and tested now.
Something hidden
Every Shipshape update adds a new surprise to find, from floating ducks to holiday lights. This site has a few too. Have you spotted one yet?
How we build
Four promises.
Your stuff stays yours
No sign-ups. Trips, lists and photos stay on your phone.
Family friendly
Made for the whole crew, with family-safe ads only.
Works offline
Ship Wi-Fi is slow. The things you need work without it.
Always something new
Regular updates, each with a fresh surprise inside.
Workshop log
What's new.
- Shipshape heads for the app stores. Testing is underway on Android and iPhone, with widgets, port-day alarms and the Ship Quest family game.
- Cruising Knots and Buzzer Nights go live. A ship-mileage tracker for cruise fans, and party games for the big screen.
- Rohrback Studio opens its doors. One person, a lot of ideas, and a rubber duck or two.
Say hello
Ideas, bugs or a story from your cruise?
Every message is read by the person who builds the apps.
rohrbackstudio@gmail.com