✦ Independent creator — websites & apps

From a repaired old TV
to apps on the App Store.

My name is Alain — “Alocean”. I learned to code as a kid, copying out programs on Atari, Amstrad and Amiga. Today I build websites and iOS & Android apps. Forty years of passion, still intact.

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What I create

A creator by passion

I code in the evenings and on weekends, for the pure joy of creating. Apps published on the stores… and websites for my friends, my family and the people around me.

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iOS & Android apps

Apps designed for real needs, published on the App Store and Google Play — from idea to release.

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Websites for my loved ones

I build websites for my friends, family and acquaintances — out of passion, whenever a project speaks to me and makes me want to dive in.

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Code, a passion

Programming is still my playground. Evenings and weekends, I keep learning, tinkering and creating — just like when I was 10.

My work

The apps I've created

Apps designed for real needs — accessibility, health, inclusion and exploration.

Today — on the App Store & Google Play

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Pictovista

A pictogram-based planner for people with disabilities. Designed with the Les Perce-Neige Foundation.
App StoreGoogle PlayiPad
pictovista.ch →
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Koilia

Gluten-free scanner: know in seconds whether a product is right for you. For coeliacs and the gluten-intolerant.
iOSAndroid
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BookVista

An emotional, inclusive life journal — for families, care homes and people with disabilities.
iOSAndroid
bookvista.ch →
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Spectryon

Spirit Box & EVP — an audio exploration app for the paranormal-curious.
iOSAndroid

My early days — in the first hours of the iPhone & Android

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Series & Movies Tracker

Never lose track of your shows and movies again: watched episodes, watchlist, upcoming releases.
First appiOSAndroid
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Diet & Weight Loss

Track your diet and weight loss day by day: goals, meals, progress.
First appiOSAndroid
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Private Diary

A private, secure notebook for your thoughts, day after day.
First appiOSAndroid
The retro corner

My little games 🕹️

Hand-coded, as a tribute to the machines of my childhood — Atari, Amstrad, Amiga. Playable right here, right now.

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My journey

From Atari to the App Store

A life in pixels — from a curious kid fixing a discarded TV to building apps.

~1982

The beginnings — Merlin & the Atari 2600

A TV rescued from the street, repaired all on my own. The revelation: you can understand, fix, create.

1984

The magic of code

ZX81, then Atari 800XL: lines and lines of BASIC. “One day, I'll have a computer.”

~1986

Amstrad CPC

464, then 6128: tapes, floppy disks, a dot-matrix printer. Programming, swapping, discovering.

~1988

Amiga & the QUARTZ group

Amiga 500, then 2000. No longer just playing: I'm making demos with a team of enthusiasts.

1992

Nintendo — “I become Mario”

Hotline, shops, trade fairs. Stars in people's eyes. “I'm exactly where I'm meant to be.”

1995–2015

Ocean Software, Canal+ “Mister Teknik”, Ordixpress

A WEB-J before YouTubers existed, then an entrepreneur. Life's turns, all the way to Switzerland.

Self-employed

IT support & training

Several years freelancing: computer repair and IT training for seniors. Passing knowledge on, reassuring, making tech accessible to everyone.

For 5 years now

Les Perce-Neige (Neuchâtel) & app making

Today I support people with disabilities at the Les Perce-Neige Foundation in Switzerland, in the canton of Neuchâtel. And in the evenings and on weekends, I keep coding: websites and apps. The loop is closed — from the kid copying out programs to the creator publishing them on the stores.

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Shall we talk?

A website or app project?

An idea, a wish, a question — write to me, I love building useful things.

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