Pedagrade
A second pair of eyes for e-learning courses that catches what AI misses: wrong answer keys, objectives nothing tests, and missing practice. Runs on private AI.
Free for a weekTry it free →pedagrade.com →
Independent software studio
Software for people who make things.
We design, build, and run focused apps for course designers, singers, streamers, caregivers, and anyone protecting their best hours of work. Seven products, one standard.
6products live
3on the App Store
On-deviceprivacy by default
15+ yrsin design and learning
Products
Each one solves a problem we had first.
Pitchbird
Singing lessons with Coach Pip, who listens while you try and tells you the one thing to fix next. Plus a live tuner and a daily warm-up. Free to start.
Reso
Lives in your menu bar and learns when your best work happens and what pulls you away, then helps you guard those hours. What it notes stays on your Mac.
Invite-only betaRequest an invite →
Versewright
Lyrics whose stressed syllables land on the beat.
Live on the web
Della
Breathe at your resonant rate, with a 7-day coach.
Free on the App Store
Everkin
Helps people with memory loss recognize the faces they love.
On the App Store
Censr
Blacks out passwords and keys before they reach your stream.
Free
The studio
Small on purpose. Held to a standard.
Black Beacon Studios is an independent LLC. Every product is designed, built, and supported end to end by the same person, so the care carries through from the first sketch to the support email. Nothing ships until it earns the light.
Todd K. Edwards, Founder15+ years designing learning and products at Collins Aerospace, Motorola Solutions, and Lunarline. Instructional design work at toddkedwards.com.
iOS · Web · MacPlatforms
On-device firstPrivacy
LLC, founded 2026Structure
Within a dayReply time
Work with us
Have an idea? We can build it.
The same care that goes into our products, pointed at yours. From a first sketch to a shipped app, scoped and priced per project.
- iOS, web, and Mac apps
- AI features that keep data private
- E-learning and training tools
Prefer email? todd@blackbeaconstudios.net